Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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Obamas urge action to get kids healthy
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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First lady Michelle Obama kicked off a sweeping campaign Tuesday against an epidemic of childhood ...
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Councilor urges vote on one-penny public safety tax
By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
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City Councilor Jack Henderson pleaded with fellow councilors Tuesday for at least four of them ...
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Tomorrow in your Tulsa World
By Staff Reports
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State and local leaders bring awareness to the 211 helpline on Feb. 11. News
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corrections, clarifications
By Staff Reports
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Suspect had links to missing woman
By NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writer
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The man police arrested on Monday in his ex-girlfriend's home with what they called a 'murder ...
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Oklahoma kids to get fit
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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As first lady Michelle Obama shines the national spotlight on preventing childhood obesity, ...
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35 officers could return to work
By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
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Thirty-five of the 124 police officers laid off last month will be hired back using more than ...
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Inside today's Tulsa World
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U.S. skier who got bronze in 1964 Olympics dies
By Associated Press
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U.S. Olympic skier Jimmie Heuga, who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Games and was diagnosed ...
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Senate honors tribal storyteller
By FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A portrait of traditional American Indian storyteller Te Ata was dedicated in the Oklahoma ...
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Local, State
By NICOLE MARSHALL, World Staff Writer
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Photo of man who robbed Tulsa drugstore released
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$250,000 to go to school groups
By RANDY ELLIS The Oklahoman
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BancFirst has agreed to donate $250,000 to 15 educational foundations to settle a dispute over ...
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Free breakfast draws crowd at city's remaining Denny's
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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Lines snaked out the door at Tulsa's only Denny's restaurant Tuesday morning as people braved ...
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Republicans want Henry to reject Obama panel nod
By JULIE BISBEE The Oklahoman
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State Sen. Randy Brogdon of Owasso and an Oklahoma City lawmaker want Gov. Brad Henry to refuse ...
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Daily U.S. Casualties
By FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Afghanistan:
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News Briefs
By FROM WIRE REPORTS
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Lecture to explore race in schools
By MIKE AVERILL World Staff Writer
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Exploring structural and institutional racism in education is the theme of an upcoming lec ...
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Tulsan pleads guilty to killing mother, cousin
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
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A Tulsa man who faces life prison sentences pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering his mother ...
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Group offers to take on costs of park's rec center
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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A community group has offered to take full financial responsibility for one of the Tulsa park ...
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OSU-Okmulgee instructor taught despite his pain
By TIM STANLEY World Staff Writer
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It would take more than a microscope, even the higher-powered ones that he sometimes used, ...
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Short legislative session is sought by some lawmakers
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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Several Democratic lawmakers called Tuesday for cutting the legislative session short and plugging ...
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Capitol
By SUSAN SIMPSON,
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Health agency asks 354 to take voluntary buyouts
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Senate panel advances bill to end grocery taxes
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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The Senate Finance Committee advanced a measure Tuesday that would remove the sales tax on ...
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Voters in Jenks OK streets work, reject sales-tax hike
By SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer
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Voters in Jenks approved a $5.2 million bond issue for streets but rejected propositions to ...
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State revenue gets a boost
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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Better-than-expected gross- production tax revenue lifted general-fund collections a little ...
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Two TPS board members replaced
By ANDREA EGER AND CLIFTON ADCOCK World Staff Writers
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Two Tulsa school board incumbents were defeated, and Union school district voters passed a ...
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OJA would fix or raze Rader
By OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writer
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State officials have agreed to raze or remediate the L.E. Rader Center if the Sand Springs ...
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Oologah-Talala school board member is honored
By FROM STAFF REPORTS
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The Oklahoma State School Boards Association recently recognized board member Don Tice for ...
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The earlier the better for kids' teeth Brushing up on dental health Headlyne can go here thanks
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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The earlier you get your child set up with a dentist, the better it is in the long run, says ...
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Way back when: Today in history
By GENE CURTIS
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Election Results
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Unofficial
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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Tulsa mayor wants to use grant money to hire back officers
By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
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Of the $3.46 million total from the two grants, $3.27 million is planned to be used for the ...
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Debating a penny
By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
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City Councilor Jack Henderson plans to stop merely talking about the need for more public-safety ...
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Two Tulsa school board members unseated
By ANDREA EGER and CLIFTON ADCOCK World staff writers
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Two Tulsa school board incumbents were defeated, while Union voters passed a $22-million bond ...
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Man arrested in Tulsa kidnapping also investigated in 2007 disappearance
By NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writer
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The man who police arrested at a woman’s home Monday with what they described as a “murder ...
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Tulsa Denny's restaurant busy after Super Bowl ad promotion
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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Lines snaked out the door at Tulsa's only Denny's restaurant Tuesday morning as people braved ...
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Tulsa team helps Haitian reportedly buried 22 days
By BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer
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Members of a Tulsa medical team who treated a man dug out of the rubble of the Haiti earthquake ...
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Officials: Arrow's assets are unclear
By D.R. STEWART World Staff Writer
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It will be several weeks before it's clear whether the bankruptcy estate of Arrow Trucking ...
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There's a job at the SHOP
By MIKE AVERILL World Staff Writer
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Inserting nails into thousands of soft washers is a repetitive job and might seem like a dreadful ...
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Councilor urges vote on public safety sales tax
By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
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City Councilor Jack Henderson pleaded with fellow councilors Tuesday for at least four of them ...
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Jenks voters approve streets issue, turn down other proposals
By SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer
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Voters in Jenks approved a $5.2 million bond issue for streets but cast out propositions to ...
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Oklahoma legislature honors 'The Biggest Loser' winner
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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'Thank you for this incredible honor,' Cahill said.
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Tulsa man pleads guilty to murdering mom, cousin
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
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A Tulsa man pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering his mother and his cousin.
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Police seek three Radio Shack robbers
By Staff Reports
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Tulsa police released surveillance images of a January robbery at a Radio Shack in which an ...
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Tulsa man, Coweta woman plead guilty in mortgage conspiracy
By Staff Reports
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A Tulsa man and Coweta woman have pleaded guilty in connection with a mortgage conspiracy that ...
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City leaders to discuss transportation plans tonight
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
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The group is advising Mayor Dewey Bartlett on Tulsa's transit system, including streets, buses, ...
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Police release pictures from north Tulsa grocery store robbery
By Staff Reports
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Police released surveillance photos today of a Saturday night armed robbery at a new grocery ...
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Tulsa police release Walgreens robbery pictures
By NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writer
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Police released surveillance pictures of a man who is believed to have committed at least two ...
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Tulsa-area voters to decide school board races today
By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
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Tulsa-area voters will decide several school board races and at least one school bond issue ...
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Missing boy shows up at Oklahoma City school
By Staff Reports NewsOK.com
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Police have canceled the search for a missing 9-year-old boy after he showed up for school ...
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Shawnee police shoot, kill knife-wielding man
By AP Wire Service
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Police in Shawnee say an officer shot and killed a man when he lunged at officers with a k ...
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Two injured in highway crash
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
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A traffic accident blocked traffic and injured two people Tuesday morning when a car and a ...
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Carnegie Elementary School closed due to heating troubles
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
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Classes at Tulsa's Carnegie Elementary School are canceled Tuesday because of heating troubles, ...
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Ex-Choctaw Nation employee given probation
By AP Wire Services
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A federal judge has sentenced a former Choctaw Nation employee to four years of probation for ...
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BA board selects Union exec
By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
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The school board voted 5-0 Monday to offer the job of superintendent to Jarod Mendenhall, an ...
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Expo Square paying bills as debtors clear accounts
By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
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Expo Square paid $304,357 in past-due bills Monday after receiving a check it was owed for ...
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Police release description of man who robbed grocery store
By NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writer
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Police released the description of an armed man who robbed a new grocery store in north Tulsa ...
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Hearts and crafts get Cupid's nod
By KIM BROWN World Scene Writer
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Lovebirds might be getting more creative this Valentine's Day.
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Most snow melts in mild storm
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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Tulsa was hit with more snow Monday, a familiar sight in what is by far a snowier-than-average ...
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Texas cities recruiting Tulsa's police officers
By NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writer
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Representatives from five Texas law enforcement agencies were in Tulsa on Monday recruiting ...
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Appeals court OKs class-action status for foster-care suit
By GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer
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The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district judge's granting of class-action ...
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Judge's retirement to leave bench vacancy
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
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Tulsa County Special District Judge Russell Hass, who has held that title for nearly 25 years, ...
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Pet-breeder legislation is back on the agenda
By MICHAEL McNUTT NewsOK.com
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Rep. Lee Denney is trying again this year to regulate Oklahoma's $30 million dog- and cat-breeding ...
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House panel OKs bill to create teacher performance-pay plan
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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A House panel passed a measure Monday that would create a teacher performance-pay pilot pr ...
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Bill targets repeat child rapists
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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A House panel passed a measure Monday that would allow a no-parole life prison sentence or ...
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Jenks, Claremore win academic bowl titles
By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
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Students from Jenks and Claremore high schools put their smarts on display Saturday, winning ...
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School, city issues on area ballots today
By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
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Tulsa-area voters will decide several school board races, a school bond issue and a city bond ...
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Sign of the times: Closed till spring
By JAY CRONLEY World Staff Columnist
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This is the tale of an average winter's day.
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Local, State Briefs
By Staff Reports
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Tulsa police believe that they prevented what might have been a double homicide Monday eve ...
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