This year’s OU football team has wheels, and we’re not talking about speed. In an unprecedentedly trendy maneuver, the OU athletics department has employed a food truck — you know, a restaurant for hipsters — to serve its athletes with choice cuisine. The new dining option comes as a result of a new NCAA rule […]
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Yes. But then again, no.
Sike! An opinion piece in The Tulsa World called Fallin out for supporting both of those programs and then changing her mind. The piece pointed out that Fallin inherited both programs from former Gov. Brad Henry. It said Henry approved the health exchange grant, and after taking office, Fallin agreed. Then, in 2010, the Legislature […]
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Eminent development?
After failing to negotiate a purchase price with the owners of several lots west of Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Oklahoma City Council authorized city staff to file an eminent domain claim with a vote on March 18.The timing of the vote is one that Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid finds ironic. “The city, in my […]
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Seeing red
The Sooner Theatre rolls out the red carpet this Saturday for Moore Norman Technology Center’s (MNTC) 6th Annual Film Festival showcasing student work from its digital video production (DVP) and graphic design classes. The eight short films to be showcased were written, produced, directed and edited by MNTC students for their DVP capstone course. Working […]
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Gazette Poll: Big win, again
Two polls conducted prior to the election by Oklahoma Gazette and News 9 adjusted for the demographics of traditional voters in Oklahoma City elections and predicted that Cornett would carry 63 percent of the March 4 vote. Cornett earned 31,514 votes and 66 percent of the total. Shadid’s campaign, dramatically out-financed by Cornett’s campaign and […]
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Shaky shelter
In an exclusive News9/Oklahoma Gazette poll, 52 percent of Oklahoma City residents “strongly supported” public funding to help build storm shelters in public schools. Another 26 percent “somewhat supported” the idea. The survey included 980 city residents, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.13 percent. Though, when asked where the funding should […]
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News9/OKG Poll: Cornett still dominates in pre-election poll
The exclusive News9/Oklahoma Gazette poll, released Sunday, shows almost no change from a poll taken a week ago in Cornett’s support, while Ed Shadid drew some votes away from other candidates. The Feb. 27-March 1 tally put Cornett in the lead with 63 percent. Candidate Ed Shadid gained six points over the Feb. 17-19 poll, […]
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LIFE
Norman’s historic Sooner Theatre will host a murder mystery night complete with dinner and a show the weekend of Valentine’s Day. Death in a Double Wide is a comedy about a woman who gets murdered for firing off one too many snappy comebacks. The audience will have a chance to guess who the murderer is, […]
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Don’t get your gay all over our military
The gov announced that she will not follow the federal government’s order to process spousal benefits for same-sex members of the National Guard. “Governor Fallin is setting a great precedent here,” the comedian and faux-news host prodded. “Because once a gay person gets something, [they get] their gay all over it. That’s why I think […]
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Hmm … more corporate tax breaks?
The Sooner state is at No. 36, which means only 14 other states impose overall tax structures that are more burdensome. The ranking was unchanged from the 2013 report. However, there was good news. Property tax collections averaged $642 per person, the fourth lowest nationally. Meanwhile, the state’s income tax system consists of seven brackets […]