I have no doubts that the news of Merge Records’ forthcoming reissue of Superchunk’s 1994 classic, “Foolish,” has my friend George Lang at The Oklahoman nervously checking his inbox every four or five minutes, anxious to download that remastered 50 minutes of 90s indie-guitar glory. The re-done edition is accompanied by never-before-heard bonus material and […]
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‘Line in the sand’
The measure, authored by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid (pictured right) and Ward 4 Councilman Pete White, failed in a 4-5 vote. Ward 7 Councilman Ronald “Skip” Kelly and Ward 5 Councilman David Greenwell joined Shadid and White in voting to approve the measure. Shadid criticized The Oklahoman at the meeting. Prior to the citywide […]
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Turn the page
Ed Kelley, who has been the paper’s editor since 2003 and worked at the paper for more than 35 years, announced June 10 that he would be leaving to become editor at The Washington Times. Kelly Dyer Fry will become editor of The Oklahoman and serve as vice president of news for OPUBCO. About 10 […]
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Calling it quits
All this happened on June 15, the date Oklahoma Gazette published exclusive excerpts of her new book, which has the mouthful title of “The Stoning of Sally Kern: The Liberal Attack on Christian Conservatism — and Why We Must Take a Stand.” Saving you from spending $14.84 (it is a recession, after all), the article […]
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Unconvinced by Kern
I am unconvinced by her apology, with or without the tears. I am also convinced that many of those who applauded her, in the Republican caucus or at the gun range, were not applauding her apology. Our economic elite have successfully transformed Oklahoma from Democratic into Republican by using institutions like The Oklahoman and the […]
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Citing financial projections, The Oklahoman terminates 46 positions
The reduction in staff brings the total number of employees to 690, according to a statement posted on the newspaper’s website, and the layoffs affect most major departments at the company. In the fall of 2008, The Oklahoman cut 150 jobs through early retirement and layoffs, and in May, laid off 57 employees. In an […]