So if Kanye wants to go off on his Alan Vega/Suicide jag, let him. We have a homegrown replacement right here in Takeoff Eyeslow, dropping an album that is a better follow-up to Graduation than anything West has done since. On The Prescription, the Norman rapper exudes sleepy passion. The first track, “Papa Robert,” doesn’t […]
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Legislators caved to drug companies
I wish I had the time and knowledge to research how much profit drug companies make off of pseudoephedrine and what the impact would be if it were by prescription only. There are many over-the-counter medications without pseudoephedrine that do not contribute to methamphetamine addiction and production, but you valued the rights of the pharmaceutical […]
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Meth-odology
The vote in the House Public Health Committee prompted a war of words between Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris and a trio of Tulsa-area Republican legislators who opposed the bill. Harris railed that Reps. David Derby, Ron Peters and Mike Ritze “betrayed their constituents.” Derby shot back that “it’s time the DA did his […]
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I want a new drug
House Bill 1235, authored by Rep. Ben Sherrer, D-Chouteau, seeks to make pseudoephedrine, which is also a component of many cold and allergy medications, available to Oklahomans by prescription only. The brewing legislative battle appears to pit law enforcement officials against drug companies that argue the change would be an undue burden on law-abiding allergy-sufferers. […]