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Long gone, Whizbang prospered in the wild days of Oklahoma boomtowns
OSAGE COUNTY — In 1920, oil was discovered near Burbank, Oklahoma, east of Ponca City. Almost overnight, hundreds of boomtowns sprang up in the...
State parks management questioned on accounting, ‘unusual’ restaurant agreement
To close a two-hour meeting Thursday afternoon that featured legislators grilling Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department executive director Jerry Winchester about his decision to...
Imagine that: New Oklahoma brand confuses some
You may have noticed the new Oklahoma brand, logo and "imagine that" slogan this past week. What's that, you say? You didn't know Oklahoma...
Professor Swadley and the cheese-melting machine
Are you keeping up with the state of Oklahoma's surprising Swadley's saga?
Sure you are. The recent troubles regarding a now-terminated Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation...
‘Egregious’: In libel lawsuit, man wrongly identified by The Oklahoman seeks damages
(Editor's note: The following article about a civil defamation lawsuit contains references to a racial slur and to court documents that have been temporarily...
Normalization of swastikas poses troubling trend
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Here’s the thing about swastikas: They’re easy to draw. The simplest of minds can hammer one out in a matter...
Jury awards $20 million in punitive damages as The Oklahoman’s libel trial concludes
MUSKOGEE — The Oklahoman libel trial culminated today when jurors announced their verdict finding Gannett Co., Inc. liable for $20 million in punitive damages...
OKC councilman: Grocery store drama ‘a slap in the face’
Oklahoma City Councilman John Pettis aired the dirty laundry of Buy For Less developers in a weekend Facebook post that said the company now seeks to...
Two-buck suck: Nielsen killed their own radio survey
The Nielsen company is likely the best-known media ratings entity in America. It solicits people to record their programming preferences in a one-week diary...
The ‘Machete Order’ for X-Men: One fan’s guide
It’s hard to imagine another franchise whose filmography is as intimidating to newcomers as Star Wars. So, in 2011, blogger Rod Hilton devised a...