Saturday, July 04, 2009
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TPS holds breath on big grant
By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
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A partnership that Tulsa Public Schools is seeking with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ...
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Program gives free training to CNAs
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health wants to improve nursing home care by providing free ...
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Bush invite to event upsets dads
By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
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Oklahomans Warren Henthorn and John Scripsick are upset and disappointed that former President ...
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Born for the Fourth of July
By DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
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'I was an American even before I was an American,' Alfred Zeilinger said Friday.
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Church again accused of negligence
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
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A new round of civil action has commenced in Tulsa County District Court related to the case ...
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New law tough on domestic abusers
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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A new law that took effect this month cracks down on domestic abusers and bans sex offenders ...
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Convention of bikers is a humdinger
By DEON HAMPTON World Staff Writer
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About 8,000 motorcycle riders are expected to attend the 31st annual 'Wing Ding' convention ...
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Tulsa losing boat trolling motor manufacturer
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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A Tulsa boat motor manufacturer will close this fall, but its parent company could be moving ...
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Returning to the fold
By BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer
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Leaving the Episcopal Church was not something the Rev. Christopher Waters planned; it was ...
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Cherokees developing tribe's first national park
By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
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ROSE In a wooded corner of western Delaware County, workers are preserving a page of Cherokee ...
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Way back when: Today in history
By GENE CURTIS
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The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, a document written by Thomas ...
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ACLU weighs in on Ten Commandments ruling
By ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZ, World Correspondent
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The ACLU wants an appeals court to deny Haskell County commissioners' request to reconsider ...
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Funeral service is Tuesday for TV personality
By Staff Reports
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Paul Newsom, a television personality and president of Newsom Productions, died Wednesday. ...
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Religion Briefs
By BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer
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Several professors at Phillips Theological Seminary will participate in a free, five-week adult ...
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This week
By BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer
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Our Master's Voice in a bluegrass gospel concert. 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. July 12,
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Local, State Briefs
By Staff Reports
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A 5-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was hit by a sport utility vehicle Friday in ...
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Turnpike Crash Victims Remembered
By Staff Reports
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Caskets are lined up Friday at the front of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Oklahoma ...
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Friday, July 03, 2009
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Woodward invite to Bush upsets dads
By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
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Oklahomans Warren Henthorn and John Scripsick are upset and disappointed that former President ...
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Boating boom for Fourth: Lake Patrol officers are bracing for an increase in nighttime water traffic.
By CURTIS KILLMAN World Staff Writer
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Independence Day celebrations are expected to draw many more nighttime boaters than normal ...
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Tulsa boat motor manufacturer leaving
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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Its parent company could be moving from Wisconsin to Stillwater.
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Worker injured at Sand Springs fireworks celebration
By Staff Reports
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A worker at the Sand Springs Independence Day Celebration reportedly was injured by fireworks ...
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Arrest made in Mo. teenager's death
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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An arrest has been in made in connection to the shooting death of a Missouri teen in Tulsa ...
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Video: Morality rally draws protesters
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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A circuslike atmosphere broke out Thursday during a rally to launch Rep. Sally Kern's proclamation ...
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Rain likely to cool state down
By Associated Press
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Triple-digit heat across Oklahoma will subside beginning Saturday.
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Man sought in teen's slaying
By NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writer
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Police said Thursday that they want to question a man in the shooting death of a 14-year-old ...
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Red Cross board resigns
By MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer
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The entire board of directors for the Tulsa Area Red Cross resigned in protest Thursday, a ...
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Board vote in closed session breaks law
By GINNIE GRAHAM and OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writers
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The Tulsa City-County Library Commission conducted business and voted during a closed session ...
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Cherokees vow to fight BIA decision on their status
By CLIFTON ADCOCK World Staff Writer
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The Cherokee Nation will likely appeal a decision by the new head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ...
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Drunken-driving law touted
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
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A new statute that boosts penalties for drunken drivers will fix a 'gaping loophole' in Oklahoma ...
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SGLP reports profit of $17.8 million for 2008
By ROD WALTON World Staff Writer
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SemGroup Energy Partners LP generated a $17.8 million annual profit last year despite its parent ...
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Big-city raised, a new Bristow minister feels a calling
By BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer
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The Rev. Rebecca Montgomery received an unexpected baptism by immersion recently when her church ...
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County likely will approve jail pact next week
By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
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County commissioners are expected to approve a new jail agreement next week with the city of ...
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Councilor will seek re-election, not mayor's post
By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
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City Councilor Bill Christiansen announced Thursday that he is seeking re-election to the District ...
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Tulsan ordered to stand trial in killing of fiancee
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
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A Tulsan who is accused of murdering his fiancee directed police to the Nowata County location ...
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NAACP chapter leaders squabbling
By DEON HAMPTON World Staff Writer
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The Tulsa chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is awash ...
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Way back when: Today in history
By GENE CURTIS
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President Herbert Hoover signed a bill that led to creation of the Veterans Administration. ...
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Pedestrian's death nets Tulsa man 20-year term
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
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A Tulsan who was on probation for a drug crime at the time of a deadly crash was sentenced ...
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TV goes overboard on Jackson
By JAY CRONLEY World Staff Writer
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Not to be disrespectful, but television has spent more time covering Michael Jackson's death ...
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No delay expected in chicken litter suit
By DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
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A Tulsa federal judge is pushing forward to keep a Sept. 21 trial date in a lawsuit over pollution ...
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Pawhuska to host Boy Scouts centennial gala
By MANNY GAMALLO World Staff Writer
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Nearly 3,000 youngsters from across the U.S. will begin arriving Friday in Pawhuska to celebrate ...
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Community Briefs
By TIM STANLEY, World Staff Writer
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Emergency responders are encouraging older residents to schedule home visits as part of the ...
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Local, State Briefs
By Staff reports & NewsOK.com
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Prosecutors have filed a murder charge against a man in a homicide probe that began more than ...
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Corrections, clarifications
By Staff Reports
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A June 28 Tulsa World story incorrectly reported the name of a Chickasha teenager who died ...
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