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May 19, 2013
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T. Boone Pickens at 85: Energy mogul talks about his life, legacy and why he can't retire

 
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Patriot Cup founder Dan Rooney appeals to celebrities' sense of duty to give event star power

The cast of characters at the fourth annual Patriot Cup should be major league.

 
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Keystone pipeline critics point to 2010 Enbridge disaster

The Enbridge oil slick never reached Lake Michigan, but it slid as far down river as the delta of Morrow Lake, not too far from the city of Kalamazoo.

 
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Oklahoma's natural wonders need attention

Now that vacation season is upon us, the hunt is on for fun and affordable destinations. How's this for a possibility: a place with 12 separate eco-regions, the most ecologically diverse place in the entire country; a place that's home to Rocky Mountain foothills, cypress swamps, high plains and tablelands, river valleys and canyon lands, prairies and grasslands, hardwood forests and pine-covered mountains.

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Shock rookie Skylar Diggins talks about life on, off the court

Welcome to Tulsa, Skylar.

 
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SCENE FEED

Shock rookie Skylar Diggins talks about life on, off the court Welcome to Tulsa, Skylar.

BRAVETTA HASSELL World Scene Writer

15 minutes ago

Thompson Square heads to Tulsa for Cain's show Keifer and Shawna Thompson - aka Thompson Square - are the two-time winners of the Academy of Country ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

just now

Summer movies have specific audience: young men, teen boys The summer movie season is a young man's game. That's who Hollywood targets once the weather heats up ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

14 minutes ago

Nour Habib: The week ahead: Mayfest, art advice and 'The Outsiders' And the second concert in the Musical Mondays series is this week

Nour Habib Scene Writer

1 hour ago

Best bets: Mayfest, Concert series Sunday is the last day to attend the 41st annual Tulsa International Mayfest in downtown Tulsa.

Staff Reports

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SEEN: Quit thinking and just shoot I've written in this space before about my new 'old love' of shooting film with cheap plastic cameras ...

MIKE SIMONS

4 hours ago

'Psych' stars Roday, Hill tease eighth season Two reasons for the popularity of the USA series 'Psych' are its inside jokes and theme storylines, like ...

ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press

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Share your best class reunion stories Most likely to succeed.

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

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People & Places: Inaugural dinner to honor Iron Gate founders Keenan Barnard had seen homeless people before.

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

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Second Helping: Halibut and steak dishes are classic, filling fare This is a recap of Scott Cherry's restaurant reviews in last week's Weekend section. The full reviews ...

SCOTT CHERRY World Scene Writer

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AMY DICKINSON

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RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

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American will favor passengers without roller bags If you're traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines.

DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer

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Tulsa Symphony announces 2013-2014 season New music, new conductors, a new way to experience Disney's classic animated film 'Fantasia' and a special ...

JAMES D. WATTS JR.
World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

Eagles DVD set gives band's history, never-before-seen footage There's a reason that the Eagles were the opening-night act for Tulsa's BOK Center and the Ford Center ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

'Star Trek' likely to launch Benedict Cumberbatch into stars Benedict Cumberbatch's mission at the moment is to boldly go into a conversation by phone from London ...

JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press

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'Montaro Caine' is actor Poitier's debut as novelist Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier's first novel, 'Montaro Caine,' is a corporate thriller that veers ...

JENNIFER KAY Associated Press

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Book Review: Easy Rawlins is back, and unstoppable Easy Rawlins isn't dead after all.

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

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JAMES D. WATTS JR.
World Scene Writer

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Walter Mosely brings back Easy Rawlins character in 'Little Green' In 2007, Walter Mosley seemingly ended his detective series with Easy Rawlins in 'Blonde Faith.'

DAVID L. ULIN Los Angeles Times

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MIKE FISCHER Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Staff and Wire reports

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Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

Death notices for May 18 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Oklahoma State won't release QB Wes Lunt to transfer to Big 12, SEC or Pac-12 Oklahoma State has confirmed that former Cowboy quarterback Wes Lunt will not be released to transfer ...

JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Nude man allegedly exposed self to teenage girls The victims and their boyfriends identified Baldwin as the nude man they saw in a parking lot at Reed ...

Staff Reports

21 hours ago

Sunday: Jenks schools investigated after parents opt out of testing Although state education officials declined to release specifics, it appears the investigation targets ...

KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

17 hours ago

Coming Sunday: Get to know the Tulsa Shock's new star, Skylar Diggins She’s the new face of the franchise and it’s fair to say she’s become something of a celebrity during ...

Staff Reports

17 hours ago

DATELINE TULSA: Amber Hilberling gets national spotlight from lock-up She says she still doesn't know what happened when her husband fell to his death.

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

Durant's parting comments show promising future for Thunder Sometimes Kevin Durant is simply remarkable.

JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Columnist

1 day ago

Neph brothers team up to lead Owasso offense One things's certain as the Owasso Rams go through spring football drills.

MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Fallin wants Insure Oklahoma reworked ahead of Affordable Care Act "President Obama's decision to discontinue the federal waiver authorizing Insure Oklahoma is a disaster, ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

1 day ago

Sunday: Pickens aims to make more, give more money DALLAS — Days away from his 85th birthday, T. Boone Pickens isn’t satisfied with the estimated $1.2 billion ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

14 hours ago

Death notices for May 17 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

2 days ago

John E. Hoover: Somehow, Gundy has created yet another PR mess with Lunt Telling the quarterback he may transfer, then telling him three of his five choices are forbidden, seems ...

1 day ago

Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

Tulsa church keeps families together during worship Children's church, youth group, Sunday school, and men's and women's fellowships have been part of the ...

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

1 day ago

UPDATE: Tornado watch issued for parts of Oklahoma The dangerous weather is forecast to continue into Sunday night as the storms move east.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

14 hours ago

Animals of all shapes, sizes find sanctuary on Tulsa farm Nancy Werhane is crazy about animals.

NOUR HABIB World Scene Writer

1 day ago

Creative cars peel into Tulsa for ArtCar Weekend Hundreds of children at Tulsa grade schools and the residents of a recovering local apartment complex ...

SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer

23 hours ago

TU starting kicker won't return for 2013 season The spring football practice period ended more than a month ago, but the University of Tulsa program ...

BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer

1 day ago

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SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

457 Comments

Tulsa city councilors asked to move forward on use of Tate Brady's name in Tulsa Arts District "I come not to praise Tate Brady but to help bury him," Workman said. "Action needs to be taken. I think ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

2 days ago

370 Comments

Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

231 Comments

Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

231 Comments

Benghazi schmegazi

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

4 days ago

190 Comments

Oklahoma governor signs tax-cut, driver's license fee-hike bills Both a tax-cut measure and a bill to increase what Oklahomans pay to obtain and renew their driver's ...

BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

4 days ago

187 Comments

Tulsa gas price soars 33 cents in two days to $3.82; low inventories, refinery shutdowns blamed A mid-continent squeeze is suddenly spiking Tulsa gasoline prices to levels hardly seen in nearly five ...

LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer & ROD WALTON World Business Editor

3 days ago

174 Comments

Former Mayor Kathy Taylor sending out partially completed absentee ballot applications Former Mayor Kathy Taylor has sent out more than 10,000 partially completed applications for absentee ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

5 days ago

158 Comments

Benghazi: Looking for truth or playing politics? The only cure for the Benghazi fever that has infected Washington likely will be the midterm elections ...

World's Editorials Writers

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139 Comments

Minnesota Senate OKs gay marriage; governor to sign bill Minnesota is set to become the 12th U.S. state where gay couples can get married after a final legislative ...

PATRICK CONDON & BRIAN BAKST Associated Press

5 days ago

134 Comments

Teen arrested after knife found in his car at Jenks High School He was later released after posting bond on $10,000 bail.

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

4 days ago

130 Comments

Tom Cole wants select committee to investigate Benghazi attack U.S. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma on Monday became one of the latest Republican voices clamoring for further ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

5 days ago

121 Comments

Justice Department investigating IRS The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for ...

STEPHEN OHLEMACHER & HENRY C. JACKSON Associated Press

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110 Comments

Penalizing the IRS BRUCE PLANTE CARTOON

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

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103 Comments

Tulsa killings continue at record pace; latest slaying is year's 30th A man told police that a woman he met at a strip club Thursday attacked him later in the morning, leading ...

JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

2 days ago

91 Comments

Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal ...

SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

91 Comments

Senator calls IRS targeting of tea party 'chilling' Republicans said Sunday that the Internal Revenue Service's heightened scrutiny of conservative political ...

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90 Comments

U.S. House votes again to repeal 'Obamacare'; Coburn pushes bill against expanding Medicare The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare - ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

2 days ago

89 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Euphemism "Sunday Morning Quarterback" in the World's Capitol Report May 12 contains this brief:

Anthony J. Lauinger, Tulsa

1 day ago

89 Comments

Government seizes AP phone records The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for ...

MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

5 days ago

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Arbitrary Hospital Fees

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A fond farewell ...

By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR Scene Writer on Aug 25, 2008, at 2:37 PM  Updated on 8/25 at 2:37 PM

BARRELHOUSE BEAT

Carrie Underwood on her family birth order: 'I was the accident'

Sometimes stars say awkward things. This week's Marie Claire interview with Oklahoma country star Carrie Underwood is ...

Miranda Lambert earns nomination for O Music Award

Country sweetheart Miranda Lambert earned a nomination for an O Music Award for Best Interactive Video for 'Fastest Girl ...

Broken Arrow's JD McPherson, Okemah's John Fullbright nominated for 2013 Americana Honors & Awards

Broken Arrow retro-rocker JD McPherson is nominated for two awards in this year's Americana Honors & Awards . Okemah singer-songwriter ...

CONTACT THE BLOGGER

Jennifer Chancellor

918-581-8346
Email

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BlackSwan


FRIDAY ... mark it.

Now.

BlackSwan will perform its last Tulsa show before it packs up and heads north to Portland.

Yes, Portland.

10 p.m. Friday at Soundpony, 409 N. Main St.

It's FREE, people!

Monaphore and Callupsie will also perform!

CLICK HERE TO READ BLACKSWAN'S BLOG ON ITS MOVE

CLICK HERE FOR BLACKSWAN'S MYSPACE PAGE

CLICK HERE FOR CALLUPSIE

CLICK HERE FOR MONAPHORE

BARRELHOUSE BEAT

Carrie Underwood on her family birth order: 'I was the accident'

Sometimes stars say awkward things. This week's Marie Claire interview with Oklahoma country star Carrie Underwood is ...

Miranda Lambert earns nomination for O Music Award

Country sweetheart Miranda Lambert earned a nomination for an O Music Award for Best Interactive Video for 'Fastest Girl ...

Broken Arrow's JD McPherson, Okemah's John Fullbright nominated for 2013 Americana Honors & Awards

Broken Arrow retro-rocker JD McPherson is nominated for two awards in this year's Americana Honors & Awards . Okemah singer-songwriter ...

CONTACT THE BLOGGER

Jennifer Chancellor

918-581-8346
Email

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SCENE FEED

Shock rookie Skylar Diggins talks about life on, off the court Welcome to Tulsa, Skylar.

BRAVETTA HASSELL World Scene Writer

15 minutes ago

Thompson Square heads to Tulsa for Cain's show Keifer and Shawna Thompson - aka Thompson Square - are the two-time winners of the Academy of Country ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

just now

Summer movies have specific audience: young men, teen boys The summer movie season is a young man's game. That's who Hollywood targets once the weather heats up ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

14 minutes ago

Nour Habib: The week ahead: Mayfest, art advice and 'The Outsiders' And the second concert in the Musical Mondays series is this week

Nour Habib Scene Writer

1 hour ago

Best bets: Mayfest, Concert series Sunday is the last day to attend the 41st annual Tulsa International Mayfest in downtown Tulsa.

Staff Reports

3 hours ago

SEEN: Quit thinking and just shoot I've written in this space before about my new 'old love' of shooting film with cheap plastic cameras ...

MIKE SIMONS

4 hours ago

'Psych' stars Roday, Hill tease eighth season Two reasons for the popularity of the USA series 'Psych' are its inside jokes and theme storylines, like ...

ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press

4 hours ago

Share your best class reunion stories Most likely to succeed.

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

People & Places: Inaugural dinner to honor Iron Gate founders Keenan Barnard had seen homeless people before.

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

Second Helping: Halibut and steak dishes are classic, filling fare This is a recap of Scott Cherry's restaurant reviews in last week's Weekend section. The full reviews ...

SCOTT CHERRY World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

Birth control query shock for parent Dear Amy: My daughter, who is almost 12 years old, visited a hospital a couple of months ago, and during ...

AMY DICKINSON

4 hours ago

Anne Heche takes on God in comedy 'Save Me' to make people giggle Beth Harper is a mess. She's obnoxious, undependable, out of control and mean to people, including her ...

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

American will favor passengers without roller bags If you're traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines.

DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer

4 hours ago

Tulsa Symphony announces 2013-2014 season New music, new conductors, a new way to experience Disney's classic animated film 'Fantasia' and a special ...

JAMES D. WATTS JR.
World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

Eagles DVD set gives band's history, never-before-seen footage There's a reason that the Eagles were the opening-night act for Tulsa's BOK Center and the Ford Center ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

'Star Trek' likely to launch Benedict Cumberbatch into stars Benedict Cumberbatch's mission at the moment is to boldly go into a conversation by phone from London ...

JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press

4 hours ago

'Montaro Caine' is actor Poitier's debut as novelist Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier's first novel, 'Montaro Caine,' is a corporate thriller that veers ...

JENNIFER KAY Associated Press

4 hours ago

Book Review: Easy Rawlins is back, and unstoppable Easy Rawlins isn't dead after all.

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

4 hours ago

Books: Author investigates woman's 1937 murder in China It was a fact buried in a footnote - a mention of the murder of a young English woman in Peking in ...

JAMES D. WATTS JR.
World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

Walter Mosely brings back Easy Rawlins character in 'Little Green' In 2007, Walter Mosley seemingly ended his detective series with Easy Rawlins in 'Blonde Faith.'

DAVID L. ULIN Los Angeles Times

4 hours ago

Books: 'Woman Upstairs' is spellbinding Midway through 'The Woman Upstairs,' Claire Messud's spellbinding, psychologically acute and deliberately ...

MIKE FISCHER Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

5 hours ago

Book ahead Author Charles W. Sasser, who co-wrote the memoir 'Back in the Fight: The Explosive Memoir of a Special ...

Staff and Wire reports

5 hours ago

Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

Death notices for May 18 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Oklahoma State won't release QB Wes Lunt to transfer to Big 12, SEC or Pac-12 Oklahoma State has confirmed that former Cowboy quarterback Wes Lunt will not be released to transfer ...

JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Nude man allegedly exposed self to teenage girls The victims and their boyfriends identified Baldwin as the nude man they saw in a parking lot at Reed ...

Staff Reports

21 hours ago

Sunday: Jenks schools investigated after parents opt out of testing Although state education officials declined to release specifics, it appears the investigation targets ...

KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

17 hours ago

Coming Sunday: Get to know the Tulsa Shock's new star, Skylar Diggins She’s the new face of the franchise and it’s fair to say she’s become something of a celebrity during ...

Staff Reports

17 hours ago

DATELINE TULSA: Amber Hilberling gets national spotlight from lock-up She says she still doesn't know what happened when her husband fell to his death.

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

Durant's parting comments show promising future for Thunder Sometimes Kevin Durant is simply remarkable.

JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Columnist

1 day ago

Neph brothers team up to lead Owasso offense One things's certain as the Owasso Rams go through spring football drills.

MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Fallin wants Insure Oklahoma reworked ahead of Affordable Care Act "President Obama's decision to discontinue the federal waiver authorizing Insure Oklahoma is a disaster, ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

1 day ago

Sunday: Pickens aims to make more, give more money DALLAS — Days away from his 85th birthday, T. Boone Pickens isn’t satisfied with the estimated $1.2 billion ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

14 hours ago

Death notices for May 17 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

2 days ago

John E. Hoover: Somehow, Gundy has created yet another PR mess with Lunt Telling the quarterback he may transfer, then telling him three of his five choices are forbidden, seems ...

1 day ago

Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

Tulsa church keeps families together during worship Children's church, youth group, Sunday school, and men's and women's fellowships have been part of the ...

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

1 day ago

UPDATE: Tornado watch issued for parts of Oklahoma The dangerous weather is forecast to continue into Sunday night as the storms move east.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

14 hours ago

Animals of all shapes, sizes find sanctuary on Tulsa farm Nancy Werhane is crazy about animals.

NOUR HABIB World Scene Writer

1 day ago

Creative cars peel into Tulsa for ArtCar Weekend Hundreds of children at Tulsa grade schools and the residents of a recovering local apartment complex ...

SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer

23 hours ago

TU starting kicker won't return for 2013 season The spring football practice period ended more than a month ago, but the University of Tulsa program ...

BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal ...

SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

457 Comments

Tulsa city councilors asked to move forward on use of Tate Brady's name in Tulsa Arts District "I come not to praise Tate Brady but to help bury him," Workman said. "Action needs to be taken. I think ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

2 days ago

370 Comments

Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

231 Comments

Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

231 Comments

Benghazi schmegazi

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

4 days ago

190 Comments

Oklahoma governor signs tax-cut, driver's license fee-hike bills Both a tax-cut measure and a bill to increase what Oklahomans pay to obtain and renew their driver's ...

BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

4 days ago

187 Comments

Tulsa gas price soars 33 cents in two days to $3.82; low inventories, refinery shutdowns blamed A mid-continent squeeze is suddenly spiking Tulsa gasoline prices to levels hardly seen in nearly five ...

LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer & ROD WALTON World Business Editor

3 days ago

174 Comments

Former Mayor Kathy Taylor sending out partially completed absentee ballot applications Former Mayor Kathy Taylor has sent out more than 10,000 partially completed applications for absentee ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

5 days ago

158 Comments

Benghazi: Looking for truth or playing politics? The only cure for the Benghazi fever that has infected Washington likely will be the midterm elections ...

World's Editorials Writers

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139 Comments

Minnesota Senate OKs gay marriage; governor to sign bill Minnesota is set to become the 12th U.S. state where gay couples can get married after a final legislative ...

PATRICK CONDON & BRIAN BAKST Associated Press

5 days ago

134 Comments

Teen arrested after knife found in his car at Jenks High School He was later released after posting bond on $10,000 bail.

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

4 days ago

130 Comments

Tom Cole wants select committee to investigate Benghazi attack U.S. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma on Monday became one of the latest Republican voices clamoring for further ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

5 days ago

121 Comments

Justice Department investigating IRS The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for ...

STEPHEN OHLEMACHER & HENRY C. JACKSON Associated Press

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110 Comments

Penalizing the IRS BRUCE PLANTE CARTOON

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

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103 Comments

Tulsa killings continue at record pace; latest slaying is year's 30th A man told police that a woman he met at a strip club Thursday attacked him later in the morning, leading ...

JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

2 days ago

91 Comments

Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal ...

SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

91 Comments

Senator calls IRS targeting of tea party 'chilling' Republicans said Sunday that the Internal Revenue Service's heightened scrutiny of conservative political ...

Associated Press

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90 Comments

U.S. House votes again to repeal 'Obamacare'; Coburn pushes bill against expanding Medicare The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare - ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

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89 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Euphemism "Sunday Morning Quarterback" in the World's Capitol Report May 12 contains this brief:

Anthony J. Lauinger, Tulsa

1 day ago

89 Comments

Government seizes AP phone records The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for ...

MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

5 days ago

81 Comments

Arbitrary Hospital Fees

BOB ENGLEHEART via Caglepost.com

6 days ago
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