T. Boone Pickens OSU uber-booster T. Boone Pickens, who was not implicated, said he was “disappointed” in the magazine’s reporting, which details allegations of players and recruits receiving improper payments, academic misconduct, drug abuse and inappropriate sexual conduct between football recruits and members of OSU’s hostess program, Orange Pride. “Many of the sensational allegations go […]
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‘Eve’ plum
Lana Lumas Images and words from Oklahoma’s incarcerated women informed one local artist’s latest exhibition, currently on display at Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum. It also reflects his longtime hope to liberate a state that has led the nation in per capita female imprisonment for nearly 20 years. Photographer Yousef Khanfar shot 101 images of women […]
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Big Jim
From Jim Halsey’s collection are guitars signed by Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney. You may never have heard of Jim Halsey, but surely you’ve heard of the acts he’s discovered, managed or guided the careers of: Wanda Jackson, Roy Clark, Hank Thompson and The Oak Ridge Boys, to name just a few. Chances are, without […]
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Herbal remedy
A state Senate committee bogarted a bill designed to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma by refusing to hold hearings on any of its assigned legislation this session, effectively keeping the measure hostage until next session. Senate Bill 573, known as the Compassionate Use Act, would allow a physician to prescribe marijuana to patients, and would […]