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May 24, 2013
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Break in OKC weather allows residents to continue debris removal

Thousands of residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the tornado have a break in the weather Friday to continue removing debris from their propertiers.

Plan to give $1,200 debit cards to tornado victims rejected
Tulsa World Editorial Cartoonist Bruce Plante: "The Modern Oklahoma School Teacher"
Citizens are in "state of healing," Gov. Mary Fallin says as Moore continues tornado recovery
How to help those affected by the Moore tornado: OK Strong
SLIDESHOW: Moore Tornado coverage - day 4
Moore Tornado 2013: Find all the coverage from the Moore tornado, including photo slideshows and a video from the World's award winning photographers.

 
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Jonathan Gray dominant as OU blanks Baylor in Big 12 Tournament

Oklahoma baseball coach Sunny Golloway recently received the request from a police officer directing traffic around a tornado-ravaged neighborhood.

 
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Claremore opens rail spur, road to serve industrial park

It's just an empty field now, but community and industry leaders hope a new rail line and road will help make a section of Claremore an industrial hub for northeast Oklahoma.

 
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Readers Forum: Keith Ballard: Common Core would boost academic rigor

School is more than learning your ABCs and how to solve quadratic equations. We know that learning how to think critically, work cooperatively, and solve problems creatively are among the most important skills children need to be good citizens, contributing members of society, and productive workers in a competitive global economy.

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Photos and stories from the 2013 Moore tornado. Who is Tulsa's next mayor?
NEWS FEED

The Modern Oklahoma School Teacher

BRUCE PLANTE

9 hours ago

Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill to join Blake Shelton for tornado relief concert Tickets for Blake Shelton’s tornado relief concert in Oklahoma City go on sale Saturday.

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

1 hour ago

Plan to give $1,200 debit cards to tornado victims rejected Fallin administration officials rejected a plan to distribute debit cards worth $1,200 - funded with ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

7 hours ago

Jennifer Chancellor: BREAKING: Blake Shelton to host 'Healing the Heartland' tornado relief concert in OKC The Oklahoma-born country music superstar will host a benefit concert Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy ...

16 hours ago

John Klein: College transfer rule that limited Wes Lunt must be changed Former Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt, just like any college athlete, should not be free to transfer ...

JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports Columnist

1 hour ago

Death notices for May 24 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

12 hours ago

Grove woman killed; man also shot Dena Davenport, 49, and Doyle Handle, 52, were both shot in the head.

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

19 hours ago

Death notices for May 23 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Tulsa man told dogs to attack officers, police say After he was handcuffed, he allegedly told his pit bull to “Get ’em! Get ’em!” — referring to officers ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

8 hours ago

Grove man charged in wife's shooting death Grove Police Chief Mark Morris said the couple didn't have a history of domestic violence, but a neighbor ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

2 hours ago

TCU ninth-inning rally tops OSU at Big 12 baseball tournament Horned Frogs score six runs in the top of the ninth inning to upend Cowboys 8-4 late Thursday night in ...

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

16 hours ago

OU, OSU, Tulsa band together for T-shirt, will provide proceeds to disaster relief and recovery The shirts include all three logos of the schools. Proceeds will be donated directly to the United W ...

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Class act: Collinsville teacher gets support from school during health crisis Terry Coburn's third-grade class had to say goodbye to their teacher for the second time this year.

KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

9 hours ago

GRDA report: Boat driver drank alcohol, took pills before fatal Grand Lake crash A preliminary investigative report released Wednesday states that the driver of a boat that crashed into ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

1 day ago

New Bixby pastor loses home in tornado, church helps out The Rev. Jeff and Sherri Sloan were in Bixby closing on a house Monday afternoon.

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

10 hours ago

Tulsa man arrested on child neglect charge; warrant out for child's mother Prosecutors allege they failed to provide a safe environment, proper supervision or both.

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

5 hours ago

Blake Shelton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd among musicians helping tornado relief efforts A growing roster of Oklahoma-tied musicians and others are planning benefit concerts, television broadcasts ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer

1 day ago

Owasso considering city manager probe An agenda released this afternoon calls for an executive session discussing personnel matters related ...

1 day ago

Cambage on Tulsa: 'I wanted to come back so bad last year' Liz Cambage said she really wanted to join the Tulsa Shock last August for the second half of the WNBA ...

MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer

1 day ago

St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin Tulsa's St. John Health System is "restructuring its workforce" because of changes in medical financing, ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer & SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

1 day 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

6 days ago

245 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

6 days ago

216 Comments

St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin Tulsa's St. John Health System is "restructuring its workforce" because of changes in medical financing, ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer & SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

1 day ago

184 Comments

Obama to visit Oklahoma on Sunday; tornado damage could top $1 billion Secretary of Homeland Defense Janet Napolitano toured the tornado-ravaged areas on Wednesday.

MICHAEL OVERALL and AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writers

1 day ago

184 Comments

More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending ...

JULIE PACE & CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press

3 days ago

161 Comments

Tulsa tea party groups protest at local IRS office About 20 people picketed in the rain outside an east Tulsa federal building Tuesday as part of a national ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

2 days ago

152 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Complicit It was with sadness and disbelief that I read your Benghazi editorial on May 15.

Gene Kinney, Tulsa

4 days ago

148 Comments

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a ...

DAVID CRARY & NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press

10 hours ago

148 Comments

OK insurance

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

3 days ago

135 Comments

Anthony Weiner's Recognition

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

1 day ago

126 Comments

The Modern Oklahoma School Teacher

BRUCE PLANTE

9 hours ago

123 Comments

Fallin's Medicaid decision leads to job losses here The negative fallout resulting from Gov. Mary Fallin's decision to reject the Medicaid expansion element ...

World's Editorials Writers

1 day ago

111 Comments

Obama pledges prompt response for storm-ravaged Moore President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma on Tuesday in the wake of "one of ...

Associated Press

2 days ago

105 Comments

Graduation

MIKE KEEFE via Caglepost.com

4 days ago

103 Comments

Boy Scouts' leaders to vote on lifting gay-youth ban With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the ...

DAVID CRARY Associated Press

5 days ago

97 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

6 days ago

96 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Giving voice I implore the Tulsa World to cover the multiple investigations going on around the country. This is how ...

Angela Shell, Tulsa

1 day ago

88 Comments

51 killed, including 20 children, in Moore tornado A powerful tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people ...

RANDY ELLIS NewsOK.com

3 days ago

87 Comments

Will congressmen help their fellow Oklahomans? What will Jim Bridenstine do? It was only a matter of time until he faced the question.

World's Editorials Writers

2 days ago

86 Comments

Open carry in Oklahoma is nonissue When Oklahoma joined 43 other states in allowing residents to openly carry handguns last year, local ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

4 days ago

The Best of Plante Cartoons

By BRUCE PLANTE Editorial Cartoonist on Dec 29, 2011, at 7:08 AM  Updated on 12/28 at 4:35 PM

EDITORIAL CARTOONIST BRUCE PLANTE

Plante's best of 2011

I talk about some of the most popular cartoons of the year.

Pickin' Plante's Best

Watch a video of me discussing the best cartoons of 2011.

Where's Nina? 11/14 - 11/17







Check out my selections for my best cartoons of the year.

EDITORIAL CARTOONIST BRUCE PLANTE

Plante's best of 2011

I talk about some of the most popular cartoons of the year.

Pickin' Plante's Best

Watch a video of me discussing the best cartoons of 2011.

Where's Nina? 11/14 - 11/17







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NEWS FEED

The Modern Oklahoma School Teacher

BRUCE PLANTE

9 hours ago

Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill to join Blake Shelton for tornado relief concert Tickets for Blake Shelton’s tornado relief concert in Oklahoma City go on sale Saturday.

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

1 hour ago

Plan to give $1,200 debit cards to tornado victims rejected Fallin administration officials rejected a plan to distribute debit cards worth $1,200 - funded with ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

7 hours ago

Jennifer Chancellor: BREAKING: Blake Shelton to host 'Healing the Heartland' tornado relief concert in OKC The Oklahoma-born country music superstar will host a benefit concert Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy ...

16 hours ago

John Klein: College transfer rule that limited Wes Lunt must be changed Former Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt, just like any college athlete, should not be free to transfer ...

JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports Columnist

1 hour ago

Death notices for May 24 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

12 hours ago

Grove woman killed; man also shot Dena Davenport, 49, and Doyle Handle, 52, were both shot in the head.

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

19 hours ago

Death notices for May 23 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Tulsa man told dogs to attack officers, police say After he was handcuffed, he allegedly told his pit bull to “Get ’em! Get ’em!” — referring to officers ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

8 hours ago

Grove man charged in wife's shooting death Grove Police Chief Mark Morris said the couple didn't have a history of domestic violence, but a neighbor ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

2 hours ago

TCU ninth-inning rally tops OSU at Big 12 baseball tournament Horned Frogs score six runs in the top of the ninth inning to upend Cowboys 8-4 late Thursday night in ...

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

16 hours ago

OU, OSU, Tulsa band together for T-shirt, will provide proceeds to disaster relief and recovery The shirts include all three logos of the schools. Proceeds will be donated directly to the United W ...

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Class act: Collinsville teacher gets support from school during health crisis Terry Coburn's third-grade class had to say goodbye to their teacher for the second time this year.

KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

9 hours ago

GRDA report: Boat driver drank alcohol, took pills before fatal Grand Lake crash A preliminary investigative report released Wednesday states that the driver of a boat that crashed into ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

1 day ago

New Bixby pastor loses home in tornado, church helps out The Rev. Jeff and Sherri Sloan were in Bixby closing on a house Monday afternoon.

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

10 hours ago

Tulsa man arrested on child neglect charge; warrant out for child's mother Prosecutors allege they failed to provide a safe environment, proper supervision or both.

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

5 hours ago

Blake Shelton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd among musicians helping tornado relief efforts A growing roster of Oklahoma-tied musicians and others are planning benefit concerts, television broadcasts ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer

1 day ago

Owasso considering city manager probe An agenda released this afternoon calls for an executive session discussing personnel matters related ...

1 day ago

Cambage on Tulsa: 'I wanted to come back so bad last year' Liz Cambage said she really wanted to join the Tulsa Shock last August for the second half of the WNBA ...

MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer

1 day ago

St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin Tulsa's St. John Health System is "restructuring its workforce" because of changes in medical financing, ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer & SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

1 day 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

6 days ago

245 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

6 days ago

216 Comments

St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin Tulsa's St. John Health System is "restructuring its workforce" because of changes in medical financing, ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer & SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

1 day ago

184 Comments

Obama to visit Oklahoma on Sunday; tornado damage could top $1 billion Secretary of Homeland Defense Janet Napolitano toured the tornado-ravaged areas on Wednesday.

MICHAEL OVERALL and AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writers

1 day ago

184 Comments

More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending ...

JULIE PACE & CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press

3 days ago

161 Comments

Tulsa tea party groups protest at local IRS office About 20 people picketed in the rain outside an east Tulsa federal building Tuesday as part of a national ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

2 days ago

152 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Complicit It was with sadness and disbelief that I read your Benghazi editorial on May 15.

Gene Kinney, Tulsa

4 days ago

148 Comments

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a ...

DAVID CRARY & NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press

10 hours ago

148 Comments

OK insurance

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

3 days ago

135 Comments

Anthony Weiner's Recognition

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

1 day ago

126 Comments

The Modern Oklahoma School Teacher

BRUCE PLANTE

9 hours ago

123 Comments

Fallin's Medicaid decision leads to job losses here The negative fallout resulting from Gov. Mary Fallin's decision to reject the Medicaid expansion element ...

World's Editorials Writers

1 day ago

111 Comments

Obama pledges prompt response for storm-ravaged Moore President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma on Tuesday in the wake of "one of ...

Associated Press

2 days ago

105 Comments

Graduation

MIKE KEEFE via Caglepost.com

4 days ago

103 Comments

Boy Scouts' leaders to vote on lifting gay-youth ban With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the ...

DAVID CRARY Associated Press

5 days ago

97 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

6 days ago

96 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Giving voice I implore the Tulsa World to cover the multiple investigations going on around the country. This is how ...

Angela Shell, Tulsa

1 day ago

88 Comments

51 killed, including 20 children, in Moore tornado A powerful tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people ...

RANDY ELLIS NewsOK.com

3 days ago

87 Comments

Will congressmen help their fellow Oklahomans? What will Jim Bridenstine do? It was only a matter of time until he faced the question.

World's Editorials Writers

2 days ago

86 Comments

Open carry in Oklahoma is nonissue When Oklahoma joined 43 other states in allowing residents to openly carry handguns last year, local ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

4 days ago
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