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World analysis shows wide disparity in driver's testing results in Oklahoma

The odds of passing a driver's test for a Class D license might depend in part on where the test is taken and who gives the exam, a Tulsa World analysis of exam data shows.

 
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Source: Wes Lunt to transfer to Illinois

Lunt will have to sit out this season but will have three years of eligibility remaining. Lunt’s family lives in Rochester, Ill., about an hour and a half from the Illinois campus.

 
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Tulsa housing market making real recovery

Ask several Tulsa real estate professionals how business was a few years ago, and you'll get similar answers.

 
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Swon Brothers one step closer to winning 'The Voice'

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Drillers clinch first-half title with rainouts

The Tulsa Drillers are back in the Texas League playoffs for the second consecutive year.

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Major Golf: North to Alaska

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Drillers need doubleheader split to win first-half title; Parker activated

It all comes down to tonight for the Tulsa Drillers. The Texas League’s North Division first-half title will be decided when the Drillers visit the Springfield Cardinals ... 

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Netflix making series of upcoming 'Turbo' movie, cuts deal with DreamWorks for more original content

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And now we have web-connected balloons

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Golloway talks Twitter, his farewell from OU and the Sooners' future

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"Man of Steel" leaps to #1 in biggest June opening ever.


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Saxophonist Grady Nichols to headline Chef Aid

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Can Dewey Bartlett make the sun rise in the West?

Dewey Bartlett is a remarkable man.

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Eric Himan to headline Sunday's free concert at Guthrie Green

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