In a NowPublic news article I wrote awhile back, about an impoverished man apparently sueing a huge nonprofit organization (Blacks, Men: Are Racial & Gender...
opinion by Mortal | 1 wk ago 32 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
Donna Jackson shot an intruder dead during a 911 call when she sought help. Donna Jackson, a 57-year-old Oklahoma resident, was at home when a man, Billy Dean Riley, tried to break into her home. In the 911 call,...
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Snow storms are covering the the central United States, including Iowa and Oklahoma, which were being hit the hardest. The snow fall has already caused major delays and closures and is expected to get...
created by Gordon Clark | 2 wks ago | updated 1 wk ago 433 views | 38 recommendations | 7 comments
" 1st Lt. Michael Behenna By Bob McCarty and Carrie Fatigante It’s not uncommon for people convicted of crimes to proclaim their innocence. Most deserve to be ignored, but not Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna. On July 31, 2008, Lieutenant Behenna was...
What’s up with the “turkey pardon” thing. Every year elected officials waste time pardoning a turkey for Thanksgiving. Tell me, do you think the turkey knows this? Why pardon an animal when there are so many people on death rows all across the...
opinion by CherrieJW | 3 wks ago 11 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
In days long past, Americans seemed able to get past politics to personally pursue what was inevitably in the best interests of America. Those days seem long gone. There is...
opinion by Mortal | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 345 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
Queers United backs Transgender attorney seeking to upset anti-gay seat From Queers United blog, this item about a transgender attorney seeking to defeat and win a legislative seat from an anti-gay...
Well known homophobic Oklahoma state Representative Sally Kern is set to face a possible new challenge in her next race; a transgender candidate called Brittany Novotny. Rep. Sally Kern made headlines previously...
created by Amy Judd | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago 557 views | 12 recommendations | 1 comment
In a wonderful example of Republican logic, Sen. Tom Coburn told a weeping woman that his government office would help her, then lectured her on how government was not the solution."CNN’s Rick Sanchez aired a...
Five people were hurt this morning when a small plane crashed in Oklahoma in front of a Bank of Oklahoma at Northwest Expressway and Candlewood Drive. The five people are in critical condition - there were three women and two men on board. There were no reports that anyone...
created by Amy Judd | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 425 views | 6 recommendations | 0 comments
This is somewhat like going from Florida to New York and being killed by an alligator.Very unusual. It has been 30 years since a tornado hit this part of Ontario. Oklahoma has sixty to seventy tornadoes a...
Since taking office, President Barak Obama and his allies in Congress have careened into the headlines and pummelled Republicans still reeling from defeat and dissent within their own...
opinion by Mortal | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago 750 views | 36 recommendations | 18 comments
Eight people have died in a traffic accident near Oklahoma's Will Rogers Turnpike, when a tractor trailer hit a line of cars in traffic and killed occupants of the vehicles.This was near the border of Missouri and Kansas. "Highway Patrol Lt. George Brown says traffic was...
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Rick Boardman can say all he wants to a reporter for the Enid (Okla.) News & Eagle — as he does in this video — in an attempt to justify the decision to strike that garnered support of 94 percent of the union members for whom he serves as president. What he...
Surfing through the morning news headlines, I found some nuggets of news that caused me to pause for a moment and thought they might have a similar effect on you: NO CHRYSLER DEALERS LEFT IN DETROIT: Last week, Lochmoor Chrysler Jeep on Detroit’s East Side stopped...