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September 18, 2013
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Oklahoma National Guard defies Pentagon on same-sex benefit requests

In a policy reversal, the Oklahoma National Guard will no longer process benefit requests from same-sex couples after being notified by Gov. Mary Fallin's office that doing so violates state law banning gay marriage.

 
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OSSAA critics testify before legislative panel

The interim study, requested by Rep. Bobby Cleveland, R-Norman, is the first among three scheduled. Other meetings are set for Sept. 24 and Oct. 3.

 
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Exporting from Tulsa area grows at fast pace

In just 12 years, natural gas plant builder Thomas Russell Co. grew from a Tulsa startup to a $750 million company.

 
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Funding first step in justice initiative

The incarceration rate in Oklahoma is among the highest in the nation with approximately 26,000 people behind bars at any given time.

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Greek Festival organizers ready for hungry visitors

In the Greek culture, families generously share and celebrate food.

 
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Greek Festival organizers ready for hungry visitors In the Greek culture, families generously share and celebrate food.

NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON
World Scene Writer

5 hours ago

Best Bets: Charlie Pride and the Swon Brothers, Hot air balloon festival Head to Tahlequah to see country music legend Charlie Pride and Muskogee natives and rising stars the ...

Staff Reports

3 hours ago

Recipe: Baked apples get an easy twist with French toast crust It's apple season again, one of the few times of the year I'm sorry I live in the city, without a car. ...

SARA MOULTON Associated Press

4 hours ago

Monitoring blood pressure can be easily done at home Dear Doctor K: I have hypertension. Should I be monitoring my blood pressure at home?

DR. KOMOROFF Universal Uclick

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Stepfather should rise above wedding hurt Dear Amy: My stepdaughter is in her late 30s and is getting married next year.

AMY DICKINSON

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Tulsa's Square 1 Theatrics to produce first John Grisham novel for stage Tulsa-based Square 1 Theatrics, Tony Award winners earlier this year for the Broadway revival of 'Pippin,' ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

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TV type: "Mad Men" final season stretched into two years 'Mad Men,' AMC's hugely popular series about the world of advertising in the '60s, has upped its episode ...

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

Tom Gilbert: Budweiser's OK+ is headed for Oklahoma liquor stores Word has it that OK+ (in excess of 3.2) Budweiser is coming to a liquor store near you.

TOM GILBERT World Chief Photographer

5 hours ago

Artist Euripides 'Rip' Kastaris to showcase works at Tulsa Greek Festival For the first time, an artist will attend the Tulsa Greek Festival to personally show and sell his a ...

NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON
World Scene Writer

5 hours ago

Baby Veronica update: Both sides spend several hours in court Matt and Melanie Capobianco raised Veronica for the first two years of her life, but she has lived with ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

14 hours ago

Baby Veronica's parents meet in Tulsa court In the longest hearing yet since the custody battle moved to Oklahoma, Baby Veronica's two sets of parents ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

John E. Hoover: Artrell Woods' story is heartbreaking, but all stemmed from choices he made How can one not have sympathy for Artrell Woods?

JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Columnist

1 day ago

Death notices for September 17 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Latest Tulsa homicide likely related to drugs A man's body was found in a car early Monday in what Tulsa police say is the city's 43rd homicide of ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

OSU will investigate claims made in Sports Illustrated series Citing a strong appetite for its "Dirty Game" series on Oklahoma State football, Sports Illustrated released ...

KELLY HINES World Sports Writer

23 hours ago

Tom Gilbert: Budweiser OK+ (some say 6 point) coming to liquor stores? Budweiser has on its sales sheet to sell Lime-A-Rita and Strawberita

20 hours ago

OU Notebook: Rest and recovery The Sooners return to practice this week, but they'll take Saturday off to rest for their Sept. 28 trip ...

GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Former OSU player in SI story explains what he wants: money Said Woods about wanting money, "Bottom line. That’s all. For pain and suffering. For me taking a whole ...

JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer

1 day ago

4-day prostitution sting in Tulsa, Rogers, Ottawa and Delaware counties leads to 42 arrests The bureau's Human Trafficking Unit concluded a four-day operation Friday that focused on organized sex ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

1 day ago

Former OSU player Artrell Woods says he wants to get paid Former Oklahoma State receiver Artrell Woods was a central figure in Sports Illustrated's final chapter ...

JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Guerin Emig: Mike Stoops' rant on Gabe Lynn's targeting penalty Two days after being victimized by college football's targeting crackdown, the Oklahoma defensive coordinator ...

1 day ago

Ex-players Nethon, McGee say Cowboy football does care In the final chapter of "The Dirty Game," Sports Illustrated said so many players have been jettisoned ...

JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer

22 hours ago

Reynolds finds way back on OU team Jaz Reynolds afforded himself a quick glance at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium’s scoreboard while registering ...

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Forbes 400 wealth list contains several Oklahomans Forbes' latest annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans includes several billionaires with Oklahoma ...

Staff and Wire Reports

1 day ago

Jimmie Tramel: OSU alum who once broke neck hopes Artrell Woods and other ex-Cowboys find peace Like Artrell Woods, Andrew McGee sustained a spinal injury while at OSU. McGee is now a graduate assistant ...

21 hours ago

Kelly Hines: Highlights of Deadspin Q&A with SI editors Deadspin.com hosted a chat with SI managing editor Chris Stone and executive editor Jon Wertheim on ...

17 hours ago

Gunman in Navy Yard rampage was hearing voices He had been treated since August by Veterans Affairs, the officials said.

BRETT ZONGKER, ERIC TUCKER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

19 hours ago

Oklahoma National Guard reverses stance on same-sex couple benefits Oklahoma now joins Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana as the only states that have publicly said they will ...

PHILLIP O'CONNOR NewsOK.com

16 hours ago

Tulsa school board OKs nearly $6 million in raises for teachers, staff The Tulsa school board approved nearly $6 million in additional funding for employee salary increases ...

ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

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U.N. official weighs in on Baby Veronica case Considering that Veronica will turn 4 this weekend, a United Nations investigator avoided calling her ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

last week

744 Comments

Baby Veronica's parents meet in Tulsa court In the longest hearing yet since the custody battle moved to Oklahoma, Baby Veronica's two sets of parents ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

250 Comments

Oklahoma Supreme Court: Baby Veronica to stay in state for time being Baby Veronica will celebrate her fourth birthday with her biological father this weekend after the Oklahoma ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

4 days ago

191 Comments

Putin and Obama

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Obama's Jail

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

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146 Comments

Study: Oklahoma tops cuts to per-pupil spending since recession At 22.8 percent, Oklahoma has had the largest percentage cuts to per-pupil spending in the nation since ...

ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

5 days ago

140 Comments

Baby Veronica court proceeding continues Meeting for a second-straight day, Baby Veronica's competing sets of parents spent several hours at a ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

4 hours ago

136 Comments

13 killed in Washington shooting rampage A defense contractor employee went on a shooting rampage Monday inside a building at the heavily secured ...

ERIC TUCKER, BRETT ZONGKER & LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

1 day ago

119 Comments

Despite flaws Affordable Care Act will benefit state Dear Gov. Fallin,

RON DU BOIS

5 days ago

119 Comments

Obama: Force not preferred approach President Barack Obama said in a nationally televised address Tuesday night that recent diplomatic steps ...

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United We Stand

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

last week

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New study warns of U.S. long-term debt problems The Congressional Budget Office report said government spending on health care and Social Security would ...

ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

1 day ago

88 Comments

Obama Foreign Policy

BOB ENGLEHART via Caglepost.com

4 days ago

85 Comments

Analysis: Oklahomans' insurance rates average $143 to $673 under Affordable Care Act Health insurance rates offered by the state's largest insurer under the Affordable Care Act will average ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

2 days ago

82 Comments

Oklahoma responds to ACLU lawsuit opposing Ten Commandments monument at Capitol The plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds are ...

BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

4 days ago

80 Comments

Tulsa up close Identify this Tulsa landmark or place and win tickets.

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White House pushes back on Putin's Syria op-ed The White House pushed back Thursday against Russian President Vladimir Putin for his opinion piece in ...

DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

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Oklahoma's insurance chief John Doak claims rates will skyrocket under ACA Insurance Commissioner John Doak claimed Tuesday that insurance rates under the Affordable Care Act will ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

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Letter to the Editor: Character Syndicated columnist Dana Milbank ("Falling short of 1963," Aug. 30) writes: "The first African-American ...

John Schwane, Broken Arrow

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Wayne Greene: Bridenstine wades into the mayor's race Rep. Jim Bridenstine's decision to get involved in the Tulsa mayor's race - taping a radio spot that ...

WAYNE GREENE World Editorial Pages Editor

20 hours ago

Beer Advocate ranks Prairie's Bomb top 5

By TOM GILBERT Chief Photographer on Aug 20, 2013, at 5:21 PM  Updated on 8/21 at 12:12 PM

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Budweiser OK+ (some say 6 point) coming to liquor stores?

Word has it that OK+ (in excess of 3.2) Budweiser is coming to a liquor store near you.

A couple of popular Budweiser ...

Status update on Prairie Artisan Ales Tulsa Brewery

Chase Healey of Prairie Artisan Ales has been a busy brewmaster lately.
Not only is he jetting around the globe promoting ...

Don't mess with Godzilla

I haven't tried this beer and I will be curious on how the lawsuit pans out. What do you all think?

This in from the ...

CONTACT THE BLOGGER

Tom Gilbert

918-581-8349
Email

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The Beer Advocate just announced their top 100 new beers and Tulsa's Prairie Artisan Ales made the top five. This is a list that is updated from the last six months. The Bomb is an American Double, Imperial Stout, 14.00% ABV

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WHAT THE ALE

Budweiser OK+ (some say 6 point) coming to liquor stores?

Word has it that OK+ (in excess of 3.2) Budweiser is coming to a liquor store near you.

A couple of popular Budweiser ...

Status update on Prairie Artisan Ales Tulsa Brewery

Chase Healey of Prairie Artisan Ales has been a busy brewmaster lately.
Not only is he jetting around the globe promoting ...

Don't mess with Godzilla

I haven't tried this beer and I will be curious on how the lawsuit pans out. What do you all think?

This in from the ...

CONTACT THE BLOGGER

Tom Gilbert

918-581-8349
Email

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Greek Festival organizers ready for hungry visitors In the Greek culture, families generously share and celebrate food.

NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON
World Scene Writer

5 hours ago

Best Bets: Charlie Pride and the Swon Brothers, Hot air balloon festival Head to Tahlequah to see country music legend Charlie Pride and Muskogee natives and rising stars the ...

Staff Reports

3 hours ago

Recipe: Baked apples get an easy twist with French toast crust It's apple season again, one of the few times of the year I'm sorry I live in the city, without a car. ...

SARA MOULTON Associated Press

4 hours ago

Monitoring blood pressure can be easily done at home Dear Doctor K: I have hypertension. Should I be monitoring my blood pressure at home?

DR. KOMOROFF Universal Uclick

4 hours ago

Stepfather should rise above wedding hurt Dear Amy: My stepdaughter is in her late 30s and is getting married next year.

AMY DICKINSON

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Tulsa's Square 1 Theatrics to produce first John Grisham novel for stage Tulsa-based Square 1 Theatrics, Tony Award winners earlier this year for the Broadway revival of 'Pippin,' ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

TV type: "Mad Men" final season stretched into two years 'Mad Men,' AMC's hugely popular series about the world of advertising in the '60s, has upped its episode ...

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

4 hours ago

Tom Gilbert: Budweiser's OK+ is headed for Oklahoma liquor stores Word has it that OK+ (in excess of 3.2) Budweiser is coming to a liquor store near you.

TOM GILBERT World Chief Photographer

5 hours ago

Artist Euripides 'Rip' Kastaris to showcase works at Tulsa Greek Festival For the first time, an artist will attend the Tulsa Greek Festival to personally show and sell his a ...

NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON
World Scene Writer

5 hours ago

Baby Veronica update: Both sides spend several hours in court Matt and Melanie Capobianco raised Veronica for the first two years of her life, but she has lived with ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

14 hours ago

Baby Veronica's parents meet in Tulsa court In the longest hearing yet since the custody battle moved to Oklahoma, Baby Veronica's two sets of parents ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

John E. Hoover: Artrell Woods' story is heartbreaking, but all stemmed from choices he made How can one not have sympathy for Artrell Woods?

JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Columnist

1 day ago

Death notices for September 17 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Latest Tulsa homicide likely related to drugs A man's body was found in a car early Monday in what Tulsa police say is the city's 43rd homicide of ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

OSU will investigate claims made in Sports Illustrated series Citing a strong appetite for its "Dirty Game" series on Oklahoma State football, Sports Illustrated released ...

KELLY HINES World Sports Writer

23 hours ago

Tom Gilbert: Budweiser OK+ (some say 6 point) coming to liquor stores? Budweiser has on its sales sheet to sell Lime-A-Rita and Strawberita

20 hours ago

OU Notebook: Rest and recovery The Sooners return to practice this week, but they'll take Saturday off to rest for their Sept. 28 trip ...

GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Former OSU player in SI story explains what he wants: money Said Woods about wanting money, "Bottom line. That’s all. For pain and suffering. For me taking a whole ...

JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer

1 day ago

4-day prostitution sting in Tulsa, Rogers, Ottawa and Delaware counties leads to 42 arrests The bureau's Human Trafficking Unit concluded a four-day operation Friday that focused on organized sex ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

1 day ago

Former OSU player Artrell Woods says he wants to get paid Former Oklahoma State receiver Artrell Woods was a central figure in Sports Illustrated's final chapter ...

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1 day ago

Guerin Emig: Mike Stoops' rant on Gabe Lynn's targeting penalty Two days after being victimized by college football's targeting crackdown, the Oklahoma defensive coordinator ...

1 day ago

Ex-players Nethon, McGee say Cowboy football does care In the final chapter of "The Dirty Game," Sports Illustrated said so many players have been jettisoned ...

JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer

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Reynolds finds way back on OU team Jaz Reynolds afforded himself a quick glance at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium’s scoreboard while registering ...

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Forbes 400 wealth list contains several Oklahomans Forbes' latest annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans includes several billionaires with Oklahoma ...

Staff and Wire Reports

1 day ago

Jimmie Tramel: OSU alum who once broke neck hopes Artrell Woods and other ex-Cowboys find peace Like Artrell Woods, Andrew McGee sustained a spinal injury while at OSU. McGee is now a graduate assistant ...

21 hours ago

Kelly Hines: Highlights of Deadspin Q&A with SI editors Deadspin.com hosted a chat with SI managing editor Chris Stone and executive editor Jon Wertheim on ...

17 hours ago

Gunman in Navy Yard rampage was hearing voices He had been treated since August by Veterans Affairs, the officials said.

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Oklahoma National Guard reverses stance on same-sex couple benefits Oklahoma now joins Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana as the only states that have publicly said they will ...

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Tulsa school board OKs nearly $6 million in raises for teachers, staff The Tulsa school board approved nearly $6 million in additional funding for employee salary increases ...

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1 day ago

752 Comments

U.N. official weighs in on Baby Veronica case Considering that Veronica will turn 4 this weekend, a United Nations investigator avoided calling her ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

last week

744 Comments

Baby Veronica's parents meet in Tulsa court In the longest hearing yet since the custody battle moved to Oklahoma, Baby Veronica's two sets of parents ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

250 Comments

Oklahoma Supreme Court: Baby Veronica to stay in state for time being Baby Veronica will celebrate her fourth birthday with her biological father this weekend after the Oklahoma ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

4 days ago

191 Comments

Putin and Obama

NATE BEELER via Caglepost.com

2 days ago

166 Comments

Obama's Jail

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

6 days ago

146 Comments

Study: Oklahoma tops cuts to per-pupil spending since recession At 22.8 percent, Oklahoma has had the largest percentage cuts to per-pupil spending in the nation since ...

ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

5 days ago

140 Comments

Baby Veronica court proceeding continues Meeting for a second-straight day, Baby Veronica's competing sets of parents spent several hours at a ...

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136 Comments

13 killed in Washington shooting rampage A defense contractor employee went on a shooting rampage Monday inside a building at the heavily secured ...

ERIC TUCKER, BRETT ZONGKER & LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

1 day ago

119 Comments

Despite flaws Affordable Care Act will benefit state Dear Gov. Fallin,

RON DU BOIS

5 days ago

119 Comments

Obama: Force not preferred approach President Barack Obama said in a nationally televised address Tuesday night that recent diplomatic steps ...

DAVID ESPO & JULIE PACE Associated Press

last week

116 Comments

United We Stand

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last week

89 Comments

New study warns of U.S. long-term debt problems The Congressional Budget Office report said government spending on health care and Social Security would ...

ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

1 day ago

88 Comments

Obama Foreign Policy

BOB ENGLEHART via Caglepost.com

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85 Comments

Analysis: Oklahomans' insurance rates average $143 to $673 under Affordable Care Act Health insurance rates offered by the state's largest insurer under the Affordable Care Act will average ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

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82 Comments

Oklahoma responds to ACLU lawsuit opposing Ten Commandments monument at Capitol The plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds are ...

BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

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80 Comments

Tulsa up close Identify this Tulsa landmark or place and win tickets.

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6 days ago

77 Comments

White House pushes back on Putin's Syria op-ed The White House pushed back Thursday against Russian President Vladimir Putin for his opinion piece in ...

DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

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77 Comments

Oklahoma's insurance chief John Doak claims rates will skyrocket under ACA Insurance Commissioner John Doak claimed Tuesday that insurance rates under the Affordable Care Act will ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

last week

76 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Character Syndicated columnist Dana Milbank ("Falling short of 1963," Aug. 30) writes: "The first African-American ...

John Schwane, Broken Arrow

5 days ago

70 Comments

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