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‘My family was too poor to afford deodorant’

Tiara Blue - Thursday, March 9, 2017

TISHOMINGO, Oklahoma — Sweat stains darkened the fabric of my shirt, stretching from the seam of my sleeve down to my upper waist. A...

Letter: Barry Switzer and his wife voting ‘No’ on SQ 777

Letters to the Editors - Tuesday, September 6, 2016

To the editors: My passion for the gridiron is well known. What a lot of people don’t know about me is my love of animals. My...

Editorial: Oklahoma kills ‘American Rule,’ no one notices

Tres Savage - Monday, May 15, 2017

(Update: Days after the publication of this article, the Oklahoma Legislature amended another bill and reinstated the statute discussed below.) A widely popular bill expanding...

Reaction to new councilman shows Norman polarization

Tres Savage - Monday, August 31, 2020

If you weren't aware, Norman has been pretty much anything other than united in 2020. A series of events this summer in Oklahoma's third-largest...

Understanding COVID-19 numbers: The data behind Oklahoma’s bump

Eric Pennell - Wednesday, June 17, 2020

To be fair to Gov. Kevin Stitt, when he announced on May 29 that Oklahoma would be moving into Phase 3 of his Open...

Psst! Do you want to find $1 billion for Oklahoma schools?

David Walters - Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Oklahoma's Economic Development Generating Excellence (EDGE) committee was formed by former Gov. Brad Henry to come up with ideas for our state's government. In September 2003, I suggested to the...

Keanu Reeves in OKC? Excellent!

Mike Allen - Sunday, March 21, 2021

Ah yes, spring. The weather is warming, the flowers are blooming, and Keanu Reeves is enjoying an ice cream cone as he strolls through...

Editorial: Ignoring Texas QB Sam Ehlinger’s head trauma

Tres Savage - Monday, October 16, 2017

While the 2017 Red River Rivalry offered entertaining football, the handling of Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger's frightening head injury should remind fans that collegiate...