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‘A great woman’: Female tribal leaders praise planned Wilma Mankiller quarter
The design has been chosen for a new quarter honoring Wilma Mankiller. It will be the third coin of the American Women Quarters program,...
‘Stop trying to figure out a way to retrofit the old jail’
Here we are again. Another study about the Oklahoma County Jail has been completed, and here's a shocker: The experts think we need an...
Folklore defined the sundry stories of Pretty Boy Floyd
Lewis Stiles Gannett (1891-1966) was a columnist for the New York Herald Tribune who took his wife and teenage son on an automobile trip...
Edmond voters say: Not in the backyard of my park
Although I'm watching from afar (Oklahoma City), I can't help but be a bit fascinated by the sales tax vote in Edmond this past...
‘We will be recognized’: Couple recalls fight for same-sex marriage in Oklahoma
TULSA — Nearly 30 years before the U.S. Supreme Court legally recognized same-sex marriage, Sue Barton and Gay Phillips were joined in a “holy...
Quik Trip in OKC means delicious competition
Why does Tulsa have two Whole Foods stores anyway, while Oklahoma City only has one? Perhaps the answer lies in the aisles of a...
Joy Harjo rings in third term as U.S. poet laureate
Tulsa native and Muscogee Nation citizen Joy Harjo, the first Native American woman to serve as the nation’s poet laureate, began her third term...
From Nairobi to Oklahoma: A Kenyan’s journey past obstacles to education
NAIROBI — On a cold Friday morning in September 2019, a young Kenyan man woke up early in Nairobi, eager to fly to the...
Oklahomans sniffle through invasion of the allergens
I sneeze, you sneeze, we all sneeze more than we please this time of the year.
But this year in particular, you may be worrying,...
Will cashless OKC arena accept bizarre cryptos?
A new season of NBA basketball is almost upon us, and with it, some drastic changes are coming to the newly named Paycom Center.
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