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Hamm remains at helm

Continental Resources CEO and Oklahoman Harold Hamm received good news recently in the divorce case with his estranged wife, Sue Ann Hamm, Forbes reported. There was speculation that Hamm could lose 70 percent controlling interest in the company, meaning his wife would win a big chunk of that black gold fortune. However, in a Feb. […]

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Runaway grandma

They’re getting into all kinds of trouble these days. A 79-year-old woman was recently arrested and charged with kidnapping, burglary and robbery. Bobbie House drove the getaway car after she and 43-year-old Curtis Wacasey Jr. broke into Specialty Building Material (SW Third Street near Exchange Avenue) and stole hundreds of dollars worth of roofing shingles. […]

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Thou shalt not lose to Texas

The never-ending debate over the Ten Commandments monument at the State Capitol is a self-inflicted comic wound. Of course Satanists and Hindus want their own spot on the lawn. Our born-again legislators opened this can of worms by violating one of the Ten Commandments: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. The man […]

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Now it’s Blake Shelton’s turn

The church picketed his Oct. 3 concert in Kansas City, Mo., because it believes his marriage to country star Miranda Lambert is adultery; it’s Shelton’s second marriage. Shelton and Lambert live on a farm just outside of Tishomingo — you know, when they’re not busy being famous. Like Gill, who stood up for his marriage, […]

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Vince Gill looks hate in the face

 In a video of the encounter, an unidentified female church member (the videographer) confronted Gill about his 13-year marriage to Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant. “Vince Gill, what in the world are you doing out here?” she asked. “I just came to see what hate looked like,” he replied. “Well, more importantly, what are you doing […]

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Paseo visionary

“All of a sudden, everyone hears this big, baritone voice, and it reverberated throughout the entire building,” said Karen Orr, the gallery owner. “I can’t get that out of my head. There was no microphone, and it wasn’t required.” Belt, an attorney and urban developer, was known for working behind the scenes and doing little […]

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One direction

Six months ago, John Johnson and Joie Sherman-Johnson, both University of Oklahoma alum who make up the duo North Meets South, were working corporate jobs in Washington, D.C., playing “casually, not even weekly, not even monthly for about two years,” per Johnson, before relocating to Norman. Fresh from a short tour of the Midwest, the […]

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A real sports animal

Photo: Mark Hancock • he’s thin-skinned;• he’s a big tipper; • he’s hard to work with; • he’s morally sound; • he’s loyal; • he is not a misogynist (“just ridiculous,” he said of that accusation); • he doesn’t care if people like him, only if he’s doing a good job;• he’s emotional and passionate; […]

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