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Updated at 1:56 PM
Ex-Broken Arrow teacher possibly captured after 18 years as fugitive
By KELLY HINES and NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writers
Reader comments (19)
Ronald G. Lyons may have been arrested in Paris this week after he failed to show up for a prison term in March 1990.
Updated at 3:01 PM
Increasing tuition hasn't hurt Oklahoma colleges
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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The cost of going to college has increased about $300 a year for full-time students, but tuition at public four-your universities in Oklahoma is still about $2,000 less than the national average.
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The U.S ranks third in the world in per student expenditures (U.S. dept of Ed.) and yet our education ...
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More than money
...and the huge budget deficits under Bush will put who out of business...us?
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Ignatz
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Political Briefs
How about sending some money over to Tulsa to save OSU's hospital?
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SRV
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Toby Keith gives donation to hospital
Yes, this is good step in the positive direction. There are many nice neighborhoods in N. Tulsa. North ...
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Frites and Mayo
on the story
Group buys former Albertsons on North Peoria Avenue
OU's record in recent BCS games is lousy. Let's hope they don't embarrass us again.
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JoJo
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No logic is involved, it's just plain luck
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She's soldiering on
By JAMES D. WATTS JR. World Scene Writer
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All it takes for dreams to come true on a stage is for some character to work a little bit of magic.
Full house is full-time job
By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer
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Success for single mother and National Guard Pfc. Angela Clark and her family of seven, made up of sons, ...
Jail pact accusations fly
By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
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County Commissioner John Smaligo has accused Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor of violating a confidentiality ...
Gas drops below $1.50
By ROD WALTON World Staff Writer
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Retail gasoline keeps falling so far and so fast that it actually had some consumers looking over their ...
Setup for ballpark project detailed
By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer
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The process that the Tulsa Stadium Trust is likely to use to build a downtown ballpark is unusual and ...
Alleged drunken driver is charged
By DAVID SCHULTE World Staff Writer
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A Tulsa woman who is suspected of being drunk when her car hit another vehicle on U.S. 75 last month, ...
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Full house is full-time job
By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer
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Success for single mother and National Guard Pfc. Angela Clark and her family of seven, made up of sons, daughters and friends, could stay just outside her grasp unless help comes.
She's soldiering on
By JAMES D. WATTS JR. World Scene Writer
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All it takes for dreams to come true on a stage is for some character to work a little bit of magic.
Jail pact accusations fly
By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
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County Commissioner John Smaligo has accused Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor of violating a confidentiality ...
Gas drops below $1.50
By ROD WALTON World Staff Writer
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Retail gasoline keeps falling so far and so fast that it actually had some consumers looking over their ...
Setup for ballpark project detailed
By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer
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The process that the Tulsa Stadium Trust is likely to use to build a downtown ballpark is unusual and ...
Alleged drunken driver is charged
By DAVID SCHULTE World Staff Writer
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A Tulsa woman who is suspected of being drunk when her car hit another vehicle on U.S. 75 last month, ...
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Rising Hurricane
By ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
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Tulsa has developed into Conference USA's alpha dog.
No logic is involved, it's just plain luck
By The Picker
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OU lovers are on the verge of frittering away one of the greatest moments in fandom: putting one over ...
Nearly 18,000 tickets remain for title game
By MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
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So far, it hasn't been a seller's market for the University of Tulsa.
Sooners' BCS lead over UT isn't safe
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
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If No. 2 Oklahoma beats No. 20 Missouri on Saturday in the Big 12 Conference championship game, how safe ...
Mind game will be in OU's plan
By DAVE SITTLER Sports Columnist
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The deciding factor in the Big 12 Conference football championship contest could be the game within the ...
Source: Beckman to Toledo
By BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer
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Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Tim Beckman is expected to be introduced as the University of Toledo's ...
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'Not recession-proof'
By TREVOR DAVIS World Staff Writer
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National economic woes will affect Tulsa into next year, but the metro area will fare better than the rest of the country partly because of its oil and gas industry, economists said Wednesday.
Jobs loss data doubted
By JOHN STANCAVAGE World Business Editor
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Avis blames cuts on lagging travel market
By D.R. STEWART World Staff Writer
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A slowing economy and tepid travel market made further layoffs at Avis Rent A Car necessary, executives ...
Automakers plead for $34 billion in aid
By KEN THOMAS Associated Press
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Imperiled automakers and their union worked feverishly Wednesday to sell a skeptical Congress on a $34 ...
Maintenance shops to close
By JOSHUA FREED Associated Press
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United Airlines plans to furlough 1,088 workers around the country, according to layoff notices and the ...
Hilti exec predicts 2010 rebound
By KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer
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Hilti's North American president expects home and commercial construction to continue their declines ...
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First Thursday: December
By JAMES D. WATTS JR. World Scene Writer
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For 75 years, Radio City Music Hall in New York City has hosted a holiday extravaganza featuring the theater's world-famous Rockettes.
Best Bets: Running around in Cirque
By Staff Reports
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“Saltimbanco” is Cirque du Soleil’s longest running show, an allegorical tale of life in the urban ...
Ah, to be one of the 'ladies who lunch'
By JAMES D. WATTS JR. World Scene Writer
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Come Monday, Glenda Silvey will be able to do the one thing she hasn't for nearly two decades.
Diner veterans steak a claim
By SCOTT CHERRY
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Selena’s Steak-House offers much more than steak and potatoes. In fact, the menu offers a wide range of ...
On TV
By RITA SHERROW World Television Editor
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It's last call for David E. Kelley's quirky legal dramedy, a series whose end-of-episode chats with Denny ...
Complete Calendar
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Drum groups, powwow dancers and patrons alike come together for the 2008 Intertribal Indian Club of ...
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Cruelest season
By JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT World Scene Writer
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You've winterized your car, even your lawn mower. But what about your face?
Diner veterans steak a claim
By SCOTT CHERRY
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Selena’s Steak-House offers much more than steak and potatoes. In fact, the menu offers a wide range of ...
Cascia patrons enjoy wine benefit
By DANNA SUE WALKER World Staff Writer
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Patrons of Cascia Hall School and Our Lady of the Assumption of Clear Creek Monastery in Holbert were ...
Guy's guide to the perfect buy
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Coming out of the woodwork
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Suspect a fever? Don't sweat it
By JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT World Scene Writer
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and not just the holiday one. It's flu time, too.
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Best Senior year ever!
By DHARA SHETH Satellite Correspondent
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Forget extra science or math classes. Callie White doesn't have time for those.
'Twilight' viewers offer mixed reviews
By JULIA ANTHONY & KATHRYN HILLIS Satellite Correspondent
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The midnight release of 'Twilight' was everything I could ever want. Except for Edward Cullen to 'lose ...
Helping homeless is an extra course
By CADY CARLSON Satellite Correspondent
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I would like to say thank you to Ernest Dixon. He opened my eyes in the course of one morning.
No-shave November
By BRANDON FITZGERALD & ANNIE PAIGE Satellite Correspondents
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My fuzzy trek through the month of November has returned several things, namely patchy facial hair and ...
Satellite 7
By Satellite Correspondents
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Best times to do the “awkward turtle”:
Thanksgiving survival guide
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STEP 1: Prepare yourself by binge-eating every day this week to expand your stomach for the big day. ...
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Fill the stands
By World's Editorial Writers
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The University of Tulsa hosts the East Carolina University Pirates Saturday morning in the Conference USA football championship game. Kickoff is 11 a.m. at Chapman Stadium. The event will be a perfect ...
Calm needed
By World's Editorial Writers
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The details of the attacks in Mumbai, India, continue to unfold. As with any such travesty, everyone ...
Liberals are no better
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It is getting tiresome to keep seeing editorials and letters calling Oklahomans 'ignorant hillbillies' ...
Traffic problem lingers
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More than money
By Staff Reports
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In response to Ken Neal's column 'Fixing public schools starts with funding' (Nov. 30): In the 1950s ...
Winterfest is wonderful!
By Staff Reports
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I had the pleasure of visiting Tulsa for 'Winterfest' at the BOK Center. It was wonderful to see this ...
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Building the Big Blue Machine
World Scene Writer Cary Aspinwall followed Memorial’s band through an entire season. Read the whole story, view slide shows and watch videos of the band.
The Legacy of Will Rogers
Read stories by and about Rogers from the Tulsa World archive, view an interactive timeline detailing his life and career, see slide shows with more than 100 photos, take a video tour of the museum and more.
A Family Battle
Margo Battle knows what her 9-year-old son is up against. His father is in prison. He comes from a low-income family. And lives in a neighborhood troubled by gang violence. See how Margo is trying to make sure her son doesn't become another statistic.
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Okies rock Grammys ...
Last night, The Recording Academy announced its list of 51st Annual Grammy nominees. Oklahomans ...
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Another bailout?
Whether or not you agree that the Big 3 automakers ought to be bailed out, and it seems pretty clear ...
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