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June 18, 2013
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Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled

The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - a moment officials at the George Kaiser Family Foundation have been anxious to see come for nearly seven years.

Find stories, interviews and photos about the upcoming Tulsa park designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh and his team of architects.

 
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Down 3-2, LeBron, Heat find themselves in familiar spot against Spurs

LeBron James has been here before, with dire results.

 
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Australian aerospace supplier expanding to Grove

“Ferra chose to expand to Oklahoma because its central location enables us to easily provide service to our customer base on both coasts and international markets, said Ferra Engineering CEO Mark Sherrer in a statement Tuesday.

 
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Center of the Universe Festival adds OK Go as headliner

The Center of the Universe Festival has another headliner. OK GO will perform during the two day fest, July 19-20 in the Brady Arts District of downtown Tulsa.

 
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NEWS FEED

'A Gathering Place for Tulsa' plans unveiled The estimated cost of Phase 1 of the park has increased from $150 million to $200 million.

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

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Man shot on apartment complex's basketball court The shooting occurred at the Canyon Creek Apartments, 2102 E. 51st St.

DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff Writer

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TU’s Pat Swilling to have another surgery on left wrist, out three months Swilling also broke his wrist a year ago. He missed the first seven games of the 2012-13 season.

BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer

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Man who crashed car during police chase to be jailed after hospital release Freddie Allen Hayes had been wanted on various warrants, police said.

DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff Writer

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Electronic-waste trailer stolen from MET recycling center Electronic waste collection by the Metropolitan Environment Trust has been suspended.

DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff Writer

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Judge denies Cherokee freedmen injunction request A Tribal Council candidate had requested the injunction so that freedmen descendents could vote.

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

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TCC Metro campus to remain closed Wednesday Technicians are working to rebuild and replace a power distribution panel that caught fire Monday night, ...

AMANDA BLAND AND KENDRICK MARSHALL
World Staff Writers

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Military plans would put women in most combat jobs Maj. Gen. Bennet Sacolick, director of force management for U.S. Special Operations Command, said 'the ...

LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

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Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire In deciding on the recall, Chrysler avoided a showdown with government safety regulators that could have ...

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AP Auto Writers

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Illinois makes former OSU quarterback Lunt's transfer official Illinois football coach Tim Beckman said Tuesday that the sophomore-to-be signed paperwork to transfer ...

Associated Press

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Oil: Price climbs above $98 ahead of Fed policy news The focus in oil markets, as in others, was on the Fed, as policymakers began a two-day meeting.

Associated Press

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Stocks: Waiting for word from Bernanke, market moves higher The market's gains were steady and broad. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 12.77 points, or 0.8 percent, ...

CHRISTINA REXRODE AP Business Writer

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Execution set for Oklahoma man in 2 stabbing deaths Prosecutors said the man and a co-defendant talked their way into the victims' rural LeFlore County home, ...

Associated Press

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Tornado insurance claims near 71,000 in Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak said insurance payments from the storms have topped $560 million.

Associated Press

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Officials to review probe of suspended Owasso city manager by July 1 The investigative report won’t be presented to the city council Tuesday night, Owasso Mayor Doug Bonebrake ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

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Highs in the 90s, limited thunderstorm chances forecast for Tulsa area this week Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible both Wednesday and Thursday in the Tulsa area.

Staff Reports

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House committee takes up tough immigration bill Meanwhile in the Senate, a Republican lawmaker floated a compromise border security proposal he hopes ...

ERICA WERNER Associated Press

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U.S., Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war After months of delays, the Taliban opened a political office in the Qatari capital of Doha, paving the ...

PATRICK QUINN Associated Press

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Obama administration threatens veto of Rep. Frank Lucas' farm bill Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne, is the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and will be managing ...

CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com

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Coweta man to serve prison time in fatal hit-and-run He pleaded no contest to felony leaving the scene of a fatal collision and misdemeanor negligent homicide ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

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WikiLeaks case in recess until June 25 The prosecution and defense will spend the next week negotiating written statements from some 17 witnesses, ...

Associated Press

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NTSB: Poor eyesight probable cause in Oklahoma Panhandle train crash Investigators also proposed 16 new safety recommendations to curb future accidents.

Associated Press

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Husband admits assault on celebrity chef Nigella Lawson Prominent British art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assault and accepted a police caution after ...

JILL LAWLESS AND RAPHAEL SATTER,
Associated Press

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Two-year lease granted for Oklahoma City soccer team The proposal was for a North American Soccer League team to be housed at Taft Stadium.

RHIANNON WALKER NewsOK.com

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Australian aerospace supplier expanding to Grove “Ferra chose to expand to Oklahoma because its central location enables us to easily provide service ...

KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer

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Woman's body found in northwest Oklahoma City, her son arrested She had injuries on her body consistent with homicide, police report.

STAFF REPORTS NewsOK.com

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Oklahomans shun banking in droves, FDIC survey says Oklahoma has one of the highest percentages of unbanked and underbanked households in the nation, at ...

FARRIS WILLINGHAM NewsOK.com

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Norman man threatens Fallin's 'child' and local sheriff in emails He told investigators he sent the emails from the Norman Public Library and was arrested June 7 on “unrelated ...

ANDREW KNITTLE NewsOK.com

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Police kill man who took girl at Oklahoma store Authorities say a police officer shot and killed a man who'd taken a toddler hostage at a Walmart Market ...

AP Wire Service

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Theft, assault charges filed against Tulsa man Gary Colbert Jr., 22, is accused of stealing a 1985 Chevrolet pickup truck and then punching a woman ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

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Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

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Death notices for June 18 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

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Religious License Plate

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

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Oklahoma Dept. of Correction director submits resignation Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones is resigning effective Oct. 1.

BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

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Tyrone Dale David Woodfork won't be targeted for death penalty, Tulsa County prosecutors say Tulsa County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a Tulsan who is accused of raping and ...

BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer

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Eric Bailey: Golloway talks Twitter, his farewell from OU and the Sooners' future Outgoing Oklahoma baseball coach spoke during a Monday radio interview.

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TCC Metro campus to remain closed Wednesday Technicians are working to rebuild and replace a power distribution panel that caught fire Monday night, ...

AMANDA BLAND and KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writers

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Death notices for June 17 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

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Ex-Oklahoma State QB transferring to Illinois Wes Lunt has found his new home.

KELLY HINES World Sports Writer

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Coweta man to serve prison time in fatal hit-and-run He pleaded no contest to felony leaving the scene of a fatal collision and misdemeanor negligent homicide ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

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Department of Corrections director resigning Justin Jones has run afoul of policymakers who want to put more state inmates in private prisons.

BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

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TU's Bill Blankenship shares faith in presentations The Bill Blankenship offseason has included:

BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer

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Tulsa Sidewalk Stories video series focuses on the city's poor walkability Six months after her grandmother was struck and killed by a car on Cherry Street, Josie Carlson is working ...

SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

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UPDATED: Death penalty won't be sought in Strait slaying Tyrone Woodfork faces a first-degree murder charge and two first-degree rape counts in connection with ...

BILL BRAUN World staff writer

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Australian aerospace supplier expanding to Grove “Ferra chose to expand to Oklahoma because its central location enables us to easily provide service ...

KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer

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State ranks 42nd in U.S. for college degrees Oklahoma ranks 42nd in the nation for the number of adults who have college degrees, up from 43rd place ...

KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

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Lawsuit against O-State's Gundy rescheduled for late July A pretrial hearing in the breach-of-contract lawsuit against Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy ...

KELLY HINES World Sports Writer

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Eric Bailey: Talking preseason football rankings with Phil Steele magazine Oklahoma is at No. 19, OSU a "darkhorse national title contender" at No. 8, Tulsa sits at No. 35.

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Homeless teens do whatever it takes to survive on the streets The pregnant, homeless 16-year-old sat in the dark on a curb in a north Tulsa park with a phone in hand ...

GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer

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Officials to review probe of suspended Owasso city manager by July 1 The investigative report won’t be presented to the city council Tuesday night, Owasso Mayor Doug Bonebrake ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

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Taylor, Bartlett advance to Tulsa general election By combining for more than 50 percent of the vote, Taylor and Bartlett avoided a multicandidate runoff ...

KEVIN CANFIELD & ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writers

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License tag doesn't endorse religion There is a line between church and state that ought not be crossed. Drawing that line on a license plate, ...

World's Editorials Writers

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Fallin asks feds to support Insure Oklahoma program Gov. Mary Fallin has asked White House officials to reconsider a federal decision to pull out of the ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

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Tyrone Dale David Woodfork won't be targeted for death penalty, Tulsa County prosecutors say Tulsa County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a Tulsan who is accused of raping and ...

BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer

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Homeless teens do whatever it takes to survive on the streets The pregnant, homeless 16-year-old sat in the dark on a curb in a north Tulsa park with a phone in hand ...

GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer

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Letter to the Editor: Apology owed First District Rep. Jim Bridenstine, on the House floor, called President Barack Obama "a petty, bumbling ...

Mary Bailey, Tulsa

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Christiansen: Endorsing Bartlett not a given after mudslinging before mayoral primary Former City Councilor Bill Christiansen says he is unsure whether he will follow through on a promise ...

ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

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Sequester cuts slam Tulsa schools For Tulsa Public Schools, the funding hits just keep on coming.

World's Editorials Writers

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Oklahoma's Hispanic, Asian populations showing growth Juvenal Saldivar came to Tulsa from California in 1997 as his family - which had been spread out in ...

CURTIS KILLMAN & JARREL WADE World Staff Writers

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Obama and surveillance Buy ...

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

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Obama's red line Buy ...

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

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Religious imagery of Oklahoma tag wasn't considered, senator says An Oklahoma minister is challenging the state license plate's depiction of an Apache warrior.

SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press

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Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

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Supreme Court rejects Arizona voter-citizenship law The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal ...

MICHAEL DOYLE McClatchy News Service (MCT)

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Owasso's city manager ordered videos showing vice mayor's traffic stop to be purged, memo shows Suspended Owasso City Manager Rodney Ray ordered the deletion of two police videos showing the field ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

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Australian aerospace supplier expanding to Grove “Ferra chose to expand to Oklahoma because its central location enables us to easily provide service ...

KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer

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Immigration Reform-o-rama Buy ...

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

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Water emergency over, Broken Arrow gets back to business Restaurants and other businesses that were shut down about 24 hours by the city's water emergency began ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

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Letter to the Editor: Expose scams I have an answer to the Republicans who are screaming scandal about the IRS taking a close look at the ...

Ken Broyles, Claremore

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Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn defends NSA efforts National security programs that collect phone and Internet data are legal, and the country is significantly ...

CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com

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'A Gathering Place for Tulsa' plans unveiled

By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

The estimated cost of Phase 1 of the park has increased from $150 million to $200 million.

2 comments

Judge denies Cherokee freedmen injunction request

By DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

A Tribal Council candidate had requested the injunction so that freedmen descendents could vote.

9 comments

TCC Metro campus to remain closed Wednesday

By AMANDA BLAND AND KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writers

Technicians are working to rebuild and replace a power distribution panel that caught fire Monday night, officials said.

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Electronic-waste trailer stolen from MET recycling center

By DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff Writer

Electronic waste collection by the Metropolitan Environment Trust has been suspended.

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Australian aerospace supplier expanding to Grove

By KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer

“Ferra chose to expand to Oklahoma because its central location enables us to easily provide service to our customer base on both coasts and international markets, said Ferra Engineering CEO Mark Sherrer in a statement Tuesday.

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Officials to review probe of suspended Owasso city manager by July 1

By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

The investigative report won’t be presented to the city council Tuesday night, Owasso Mayor Doug Bonebrake said.

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Coweta man to serve prison time in fatal hit-and-run

By KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

He pleaded no contest to felony leaving the scene of a fatal collision and misdemeanor negligent homicide charges, according to Tulsa County District Court records.

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OU Sports
Eric Bailey
Sports Writer

Talking preseason football rankings with Phil Steele magazine

Oklahoma is at No. 19, OSU a "darkhorse national title contender" at No. 8, Tulsa sits at No. 35.

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ARTS
James D. Watts Jr.
Scene Writer

Kitty Roberts to be honored at TATE awards

American Theatre Company founder wins the Mary Kay Place Legacy Award

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Wayne's World
Wayne Greene
World Senior Writer

Tax Foundation says 39 percent of Oklahoma's total general revenue comes from federal government

The state ranks 14th in its dependence on federal aid, bringing to mind a recent disagreement between Gov. Mary Fallin and Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon.

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Oklahoma Dept. of Correction director submits resignation

By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones is resigning effective Oct. 1.

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Theft, assault charges filed against Tulsa man

By KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

Gary Colbert Jr., 22, is accused of stealing a 1985 Chevrolet pickup truck and then punching a woman and breaking her collarbone during a dispute.

11 comments

Tyrone Dale David Woodfork won't be targeted for death penalty, Tulsa County prosecutors say

By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer

Tulsa County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a Tulsan who is accused of raping and murdering an elderly woman.

165 comments

Tulsa Sidewalk Stories video series focuses on the city's poor walkability

By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

Six months after her grandmother was struck and killed by a car on Cherry Street, Josie Carlson is working to get more sidewalks and safer crosswalks in the Tulsa area.

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Tulsa mayor says tax extension even more needed after council's decision on police

By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

The financial consequences of a City Council decision to fund a second police academy in the next fiscal year add urgency to a mayoral proposal to extend a city sales tax permanently for public safety manpower increases, Mayor Dewey Bartlett said Monday.

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TPS' deputy-superintendent search advances

By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

The Tulsa school board's search for a deputy superintendent - and a candidate to succeed Superintendent Keith Ballard - advanced with the first in-person interview on Monday.

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State ranks 42nd in U.S. for college degrees

By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

Oklahoma ranks 42nd in the nation for the number of adults who have college degrees, up from 43rd place the previous year, according to a recent national report.

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Jay Cronley
News Columnist

Seven midyear resolutions to work on

Upon the arrival of summer on Friday, I'm thinking about putting some moves on the following seven problem areas.

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SHOPPING

Online shopping tips help consumers stay protected

By BRAVETTA HASSELL World Scene Writer

Whether it's buying a plane ticket or a pair of shoes, more and more transactions are taking place in plastic and - due to the wide accessibility and convenience of the Internet - on the Web.

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STYLE SCENE

The Big Reveal on Saturday melds fashion and fitness

By BRAVETTA HASSELL World Scene Writer

Stylish and Fit presents The Big Reveal, a fitness and fashion production, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the SpiritBank Event Center, 10441 S. Regal Blvd.

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Jason Ashley Wright
Scene Columnist

Dancing the fright away

Saying I'm glad that smartphones didn't exist 10 or more years ago is as big of an understatement as Mariah Carey saying "oops" after "Glitter."

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TU FOOTBALL

TU's Bill Blankenship shares faith in presentations

By BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer

The Bill Blankenship offseason has included:

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OSU FOOTBALL

Ex-Oklahoma State QB transferring to Illinois

By KELLY HINES World Sports Writer

Wes Lunt has found his new home.

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NBA FINALS

Down 3-2, LeBron, Heat find themselves in familiar spot against Spurs

By TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press

LeBron James has been here before, with dire results.

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MLB BASEBALL

Rookie starter helps Cardinals get past Chicago

By Associated Press

Rookie Shelby Miller pitched five shutout innings and Yadier Molina had a two-run double to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.

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ENTREPRENEUR PROJECT: ‘THE MINE’

'The Mine' project will feature entrepreneurs crafting solutions to social needs

By LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer

Ten young professionals are being sought for a nine-month program to encourage social entrepreneurism.

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AEROSPACE

Paris Air Show sees Boeing, Airbus landing orders for long-haul jets

By LORI HINNANT Associated Press

Airbus and Boeing won pledges for big purchases of their lucrative long-haul, wide-body jets at the Paris Air Show on Monday, raising hopes that demand is recovering following the worldwide recession.

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REAL ESTATE

Tulsa-area home sales up 10 percent through May

By ROBERT EVATT World Staff Writer

The Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors reports that 1,259 properties changed hands last month, a 5.7 percent increase from April and up 10.3 percent from May 2012.

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ENERGY

Williams Cos., feds seek answers in deadly plant explosion in Geismar, La.

By JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

Williams Cos. Inc. officials were working with multiple agencies Monday to determine the cause of a fiery explosion that killed two men at a Louisiana plant last week, while workers continued to secure the facility.

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POLITICAL CARTOON

Religious License Plate

By BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

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EDITORIALS

Jail woes: Solve booking, cost issues once and for all

By World's Editorials Writers

Both the Tulsa Police Department and the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office have valid complaints relating to slow booking at the Tulsa Jail during peak periods such as weekends.

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EDITORIALS

Downtown: More class added to the pizzazz

By World's Editorials Writers

Pizzazz and class make for a nice mixture. Downtown Tulsa keeps getting more of both.

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Because I Said So
Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

Baby's worst doctor visit ever

When a first-time parent is faced with what might be serious baby illness, all rationality and reason are thrown out the window.

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Barrelhouse Beat
Jennifer Chancellor
Scene Writer

John Fogerty announces Tulsa tour stop via his official website

John Fogerty will perform Oct. 17 at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.

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Table Talk
Scott Cherry
Restaurant Critic

Wines at Romano's Macaroni Grill half price all summer

The promotion, called Summer Uncorked, includes bottles and wines by the glass.

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