CFN looks back on 2016 and makes predictions about what Okies will get up to in 2017.
Randy Terrill
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A real maverick
David Prater Credit: Mark Hancock On the other end was Scott Rowland, Prater’s first assistant district attorney. Rowland was at the Oklahoma City Police Department’s homicide division; there was a video he wanted Prater to see. A few days prior, Prater had heard about two people trying to rob a local pharmacy, but that a […]
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Viva la comunidad
Credit: Mark Hancock But when it was signed into law five years ago, HB 1804 sparked “sheer panic in the community,” said Pat Fennell, former president and CEO of the Latino Community Development Agency (LCDA). Many immigrants fled the state immediately. Those who stayed lived in fear. In the time since, the measure has lost […]
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Rumble at the runoff
Credit: Brad Gregg That’s a rhetorical question, of course. The answer is: damn near everyone. When lawmaker and alleged briber Terrill, R-Moore, announced he was not running for reelection, three Republicans squared off in the June 26 primary. The results forced a Tuesday runoff in which Moore businessman Mark McBride faces Norman resident Paula Sullivan. […]
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‘Business as usual’
The prosecution’s witnesses, under both state questioning and cross-examination by the defense, offered a peek behind the veil that often separates the public from what goes on at the Legislature. And to some, what they saw was disappointing. “I’m sure I’m not the only person who thought of the Otto Von Bismarck quote during the […]
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‘Business as usual’
The prosecution’s witnesses, under both state questioning and cross-examination by the defense, offered a peek behind the veil that often separates the public from what goes on at the Legislature. And to some, what they saw was disappointing. “I’m sure I’m not the only person who thought of the Otto Von Bismarck quote during the […]
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‘Business as usual’
The prosecution’s witnesses, under both state questioning and cross-examination by the defense, offered a peek behind the veil that often separates the public from what goes on at the Legislature. And to some, what they saw was disappointing. “I’m sure I’m not the only person who thought of the Otto Von Bismarck quote during the […]
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Standing trial
In a case with its share of courtroom drama and highprofile witnesses and defendants, prosecutors are seeking to prove that Terrill bribed Leftwich to leave her Senate seat by creating a temporary position for her at the state Medical Examiner’s Office that paid $80,000 per year. The arrangement would have cleared the way for Rep. […]
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Standing trial
In a case with its share of courtroom drama and highprofile witnesses and defendants, prosecutors are seeking to prove that Terrill bribed Leftwich to leave her Senate seat by creating a temporary position for her at the state Medical Examiner’s Office that paid $80,000 per year. The arrangement would have cleared the way for Rep. […]
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Standing trial
In a case with its share of courtroom drama and highprofile witnesses and defendants, prosecutors are seeking to prove that Terrill bribed Leftwich to leave her Senate seat by creating a temporary position for her at the state Medical Examiner’s Office that paid $80,000 per year. The arrangement would have cleared the way for Rep. […]