Lower natural gas prices led to a reduction of about 5,400 jobs at the end of the third quarter compared to the same time period a year ago. In addition, government spending cuts combined with the October government shutdown hit Oklahoma’s military bases and their communities especially hard. According to government data, the 16-day shutdown […]
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Angels unaware
According to its own numbers, the center works with approximately 1,200 central Oklahomans. Executive Director Connie McGoodwin said DRTC’s economic impact is profound, generating $5.5 million in wages for the state’s disabled community. In 1953, the center was founded as a school by parents inspired by Angel Unaware, a book by Dale Evans Rogers, the […]
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Saaaaaa-lute!
For the second consecutive year, the OKC-based company earned a spot on the list of 100 companies considered military-friendly by G.I. Jobs magazine. Devon ranked No. 36 for 2014 after being listed at No. 57 in 2013. More than 5,000 companies applied for inclusion in the magazine. Criteria included strength of company military recruiting efforts, […]
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Preaching relief
The state Baptist General Convention recently celebrated 40 years of its disaster-relief program that has assisted people from coast to coast in almost every type of tragedy, including hurricanes, floods, wildfires and tornadoes. In 2013, disaster-relief volunteers were spread thin as they helped clean up flooded homes in Colorado, provided assistance to superstorm Sandy victims […]
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:1″><span style=" Times New Roman”,”serif”;mso-fareast-Times New Roman”; mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ES-BO”> Worth the commute Downtown London residences are known to be staggeringly expensive, but media blogger Sam Cookney calculated in October just how much. Cookney said he can live in an upscale apartment in Barcelona, Spain, and commute almost every workday to London (700 miles […]
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Toby Keith — Drinks After Work
I make absolutely no excuses for finding total pleasure in Toby Keith’s take-no-prisoners, buck-the-system, good-time-Charlie tunes. He’s a grown man who sings grown-man songs, and if any proof is needed, I suggest turning up the volume of his new album, Drinks After Work, right from the first track, the sublimely later-era ZZ Top-esque dirt-rocker “Shut […]
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Happenings the week of Oct. 29, 2013
A Fresh Take: William S. and Ann Atherton Art of the American West Gallery, showcasing the Museum’s permanent art collection in 10 newly reinstalled exhibition spaces. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 N.E. 63rd, 478-2250, nationalcowboymuseum.org. Allan Houser and His Students, in celebration of his 100th birthday, this exhibit features works of Allan Houser […]
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LIFE
Featured Selections from Prix de West, selections from the museum’s most prestigious collection. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd St., 478-2250, nationalcowboymuseum.org. Fuego Friday, this year’s annual event will feature ceramic work and kiln firing techniques as a departure from the annual iron pour, 7-10 p.m., Oct. 25. OU Ceramics Facility, 401 […]
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Happenings the week of Oct. 1, 2013
2013 Student ADDY Winners Exhibit, showcasing thework of 38 UCO students whose work earned a total of 92 ADDY awards. University of Central Oklahoma, Donna Nigh Exhibit Hall, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, uco.edu A Fresh Take: William S. and Ann Atherton Art of the American West Gallery, showcasing the Museum’s permanent art collection in […]
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Happenings the week of Sep. 3, 2013
2013 Student ADDY Winners Exhibit, showcasing the work of 38 UCO students whose work earned a total of 92 ADDY awards. University of Central Oklahoma, Donna Nigh Exhibit Hall, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, uco.edu A Fresh Take: William S. and Ann Atherton Art of the American West Gallery, showcasing the Museum’s permanent art collection […]