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star-spangled

Letter: ‘It’s not star-spangled beauty, to me’

To the editors: It’s not star-spangled beauty, to me. The harshness of the shell, the emitting of a crude smell, the pandering of souls not living...
domestic violence

How do you know when it’s domestic violence?

FAIRFIELD BAY, Ark. — I imagine the question in this headline seems ridiculous to most. We all have an idea of what domestic violence looks...
Just because it's on the internet

Sundaze comic: ‘Just because it’s on the internet’

I've seen people believing in a lot of bunk this past week, much more than usual. It's slightly concerning, but it also reminds me...
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‘We had a chance to change the world and instead …’

I recently came across two oddly similar quotes from unrelated sources. They were not written nor spoken in the same decade. Both begin, "We had...
Oilfield Prayer Day

Christian minister on Oilfield Prayer Day: ‘I just can’t’

Dear Gov. Mary Fallin, You have declared Oct. 13 to be Oilfield Prayer Day. You have invited us to, “thank God for the blessings created by the...
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Norman’s ‘class act’ comedian Stan Silliman dies

Norman-based comedian and humor writer Stan Silliman died Sunday after a lengthy battle with cancer. Silliman, whose surname was Solloway, started his standup career in...
All the men smiled

Sundaze poem: ‘All the men smile’

All the men smile by James Coburn Trump the lump began to fall too many salacious remarks for the Don to take to the ball. With four-letter words disaster loomed. Running...
cockfighting

SQ 777 Rotary debate: ‘Our beloved sport of cockfighting’

As Rep. Scott Biggs (R-Chickasha) and former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson debated State Question 777 Tuesday in front of the world's largest Rotary...
Parker Milssap, Elton John, Sarah Jarosz

Elton John: Parker Millsap and Sarah Jarosz ‘restored my faith in music’

In Facebook and Twitter posts Monday, pop and rock legend Elton John praised Oklahoma singer-songwriter Parker Millsap and Texas singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz by saying the duo had...
longing to bud

Sundaze: ‘Longing to bud’

Longing to bud by James Coburn Blue in faint light Your warmth lingers beyond cold night, so familiar to sky. Remember the gardens there, an undergrowth to collect our days. This...

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