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September 18, 2013
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13 killed in Washington shooting rampage

A defense contractor employee went on a shooting rampage Monday inside a building at the heavily secured Washington Navy Yard, spraying bullets in the hallways and firing from a balcony onto office workers in an atrium below, authorities and witnesses said. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman.

 
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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 the fifth and final chapter a day earlier than originally announced.

 
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BNSF to invest $125 million in state projects

BNSF Railway Co. announced Monday it is spending $125 million to expand and improve its system in Oklahoma. Projects will include a new bypass connection at the Cherokee rail yard in west Tulsa and extending a siding area on the carrier's tracks near Mannford.

 
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Albums of autumn: 22 new and upcoming music releases to get excited about

As summer fades, so do the songs and sounds of summer. But that gives way to a fall music bonanza.

 
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Opinions of the Tulsa World Editorial Board.
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Editorial: Woody Guthrie's childhood home to be restored   9/17/2013

It's taken some time, but Oklahomans have forgiven Woody Guthrie for any real or imagined transgressions.

Editorial: Should Oklahoma election laws follow the new independent path of voters?   9/17/2013

Oklahoma's voters are becoming more politically independent.

Editorial: Speeding up capital appeals   9/16/2013

The U.S. capital appeals process is a broken and costly system that keeps both the families of murdered victims and the convicted waiting too long for justice.
Wayne Greene: Bridenstine wades into the mayor's race

Wayne Greene: Bridenstine wades into the mayor's race   9/15/2013

Rep. Jim Bridenstine's decision to get involved in the Tulsa mayor's race - taping a radio spot that slams Kathy Taylor and paying for it from the Friends of Bridenstine fund - was bold.

Editorial: OSU stands proud in weeklong test   9/15/2013

Last week was a difficult one for Oklahoma State University - its students, alumni, administrators and particularly its athletic department.
Julie DelCour: From 'Baby Veronica' to the bones of Jim Thorpe

Julie DelCour: From 'Baby Veronica' to the bones of Jim Thorpe   9/15/2013

Someday Veronica Capobianco or Veronica Brown - whomever a judge eventually decides she is - will encounter the legacy of Oklahoma native son Jim Thorpe: football legend, Olympian and the Zeus of 20th-century American athletes.

Mike Jones: Pay up: College athletes deserve a salary   9/15/2013

What is a college athlete worth?

Jail backlog   9/14/2013

Tulsa Sheriff Stanley Glanz should be feeling good about an Oklahoma County judge's recent ruling that may make the Department of Corrections pay more for the pleasure of keeping its inmates in the Bryan County Jail.

Editorial: City did the right thing with release of 911 recordings   9/14/2013

The city of Tulsa made the right call when it relented on public access to recorded 911 calls late Friday.

Editorial: Professional golfer chips in for local schools   9/13/2013

Let's all say something nice about Stacy Lewis.

Editorial: Recycling system not perfect but has potential   9/13/2013

Tulsa's recycling program isn't as green as promised, and it has already suffered one embarrassment for not shooting straight with customers.
Editorial: Wrestling is back in the Olympics - where it belongs

Editorial: Wrestling is back in the Olympics - where it belongs   9/12/2013

The International Olympic Committee's decision to drop wrestling from the games was a mistake when it was made. The committee is big enough to admit it made a mistake and has returned wrestling to the games for the 2020 and 2024 games.

Editorial: The 'special interest' in the special session was Oklahoma   9/12/2013

Gov. Mary Fallin tied the final ribbon around the special legislative session Tuesday, signing all 23 bills that the Legislature sent to her.

Editorial: Charter school right to rescind hairstyle policy   9/11/2013

The governing board of the Deborah Brown Community School did the right thing Monday night when it rescinded its controversial policy banning dreadlocks, Afros and other 'faddish styles' of hair.

Editorial: 9/11 - We mark another year   9/11/2013

The date, Sept. 11, 2001, has become the point by which many Americans almost instinctively mark time. Watching a movie made in 1996, one thinks - and might even say aloud - that it was five years before the attack and remembers it as a more innocent time. A rerun of a sporting event from 2002 recalls what it was like only a year after the attack.
Editorial: American public is clear on Syria decision

Editorial: American public is clear on Syria decision   9/10/2013

The looming decision concerning punishing Syria for its use of chemical weapons is an issue that has put President Barack Obama's credibility on the line, dominated discussion in Congress and roused the public.
Prison uncrowding

Prison uncrowding   9/9/2013

There's a reason why Oklahoma still supports a prison population whose numbers are as high as an elephant's eye while North Carolina has shuttered five prisons in the past two years.

Lawsuit reform: Good in 2009, but now ...   9/8/2013

It took Democrats a while to get around to arguing about the meat of the issue before the current special session of the Legislature.

Editorial: Workers comp costs headed down   9/8/2013

The Oklahoma Legislature's efforts to reform the state workers compensation system appears to be paying off.
All shot and no powder

All shot and no powder   9/8/2013

When it comes to one of Oklahomans' top concerns, public safety, the Oklahoma Legislature is all shot and no powder.
Mike Jones: Energy and the environment: Why not have both?

Mike Jones: Energy and the environment: Why not have both?   9/8/2013

I recently was involved in a brief but interesting mini-debate with a colleague over energy production and the environment.

Birds and the bees 101   9/7/2013

Two years ago, about 6,600 Oklahoma teens gave birth, a number exceeding the combined total of young women enrolling in the freshmen class at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma.
Editorial: Insure Oklahoma solution gives state breathing room to work on a broader solution

Editorial: Insure Oklahoma solution gives state breathing room to work on a broader solution   9/7/2013

The popular and effective Insure Oklahoma program has been saved - for now.

Shot in arm   9/6/2013

Since April, 32 people, age 11 days to 72 years, have contracted whooping cough in Tulsa County.

Editorial: Caring volunteers kick off United Way drive   9/6/2013

More than 5,000 volunteers will hit the streets Friday for the annual Tulsa Area United Way Day of Caring. That, however, is only the beginning.
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