It's about time
A century-old time capsule is opened in an OKC church.
Live. Local. Leaving.
Longtime KOCO chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell heading to severe skies of Dallas TV.
Fade out
A Senate bill phases out incentives that lure filmmakers to the state.
Challengers in Oklahoma City Council races discuss online photos
Photos in revealing poses, of Confederate flags
Picture of horror
A century later, the photograph of an Oklahoma lynching still resonates.
Romney and religion
Will Mitt Romney’s Mormonism be a factor for Oklahoma voters in next Tuesday’s presidential primary?
Fame, Sweet fame
Does this OKC woman have time to be a worldwide Internet sensation?
To the letter
The OKC school district begins investigating charges of grade-tampering by a high school principal.
Creative dissent
Opposition came in various forms at last week’s rally against the Personhood Act.
Spirited reformation
Two grassroots organizations seek changes to Oklahoma’s liquor laws.
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Bank shot
The failure of Penn Square Bank still reverberates 30 years later.
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Dean Anderson
The Wikipedia version of the 1982 Penn Square Bank failure goes something like this: A small commercial bank in Oklahoma City made numerous high-risk energy loans that ultimately led to its demise.
Seeking shelter
More veterans and domestic-violence victims are struggling with homelessness in OKC.
Make the grade
Metro hospitals have room for improvement in patient safety, according to a nonprofit group advocating health care transparency.
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Sarah Clough Chambers
The Hippocratic Oath dictates that medical professionals first do no harm, but to err is human. Mitigating errors, subsequently, might be the closest to divine that hospitals are going to get.
Seeking shelter
More veterans and domestic-violence victims are struggling with homelessness in OKC.
Exchanging control
In the wake of the federal health care law being upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, Oklahoma must ensure a health care exchange.
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Clifton Adcock
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week upholding the federal Affordable Care Act prompted no small amount of frustration from Oklahoma government and business leaders opposed to President Barack Obama’s signature program.
Municipal money
More than 220 OKC employees earn more than $100,000 annually.
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Jerry Bohnen
Salaries on parade: It’s one of the more popular issues of Parade magazine, listing the salaries of people around the country.
Shedding tiers
Some city officials caution that the MAPS 3 convention center might need to be built with expansion in mind.
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Clifton Adcock
Members of a group overseeing progress of the future MAPS 3 convention center have expressed concern that budget constraints could cause the city to miss the mark on a key goal for the facility.
Howard's end?
The battle continues over management of the OKC Zoo Amphitheatre and its operator, Howard Pollack.
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Clifton Adcock
During a sometimes-heated meeting, the Oklahoma Zoological Trust unanimously approved a measure today authorizing the trust to enter into negotiations for a new company to operate the Zoo Amphitheatre.
Strength in numbers
Independent expenditure groups can create a hazy world of influence, funding and accountability.
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Clifton Adcock
Moneyed noncandidate electioneering groups made their presence known in some primary elections around the state, providing a likely preview for the general election campaign.
Positive predicament
City leaders ponder what to do with an extra $1.3 million in the budget.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council is considering what to do with a projected extra $1.3 million in next year’s budget.
New war, new casualties
Back from war in Afghanistan, many Oklahoma veterans are finding a new battleground in civilian life.
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Ben Fenwick
World War II: The invasion of Italy at Anzio, a beachhead south of Rome, proved to be one of the grimmest battles fought by Americans. A force of more than 150,000 troops that included Oklahoma’s 45th Infantry Division — the Thunderbirds — spent months fighting the Germans for the road to Rome. They suffered some of the worst casualties of the war. By the end, 43,000 Allied troops, nearly a third, were killed or injured.
Rendezvous on rights
LGBT rights will be the focus of a regional conference in Norman this weekend.
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Sarah Lobban
PFLAG Regional Training Conference
8:30 a.m. Saturday
St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church
1801 W. Brooks St., Norman
921-2348
Goodnight, gorilla
The OKC Zoo says goodbye to one of its most beloved residents.
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Susannah Waite
Oklahoma City Zoo have announced the death of Bom Bom, a 36-year-old Western lowland gorilla. The male silverback died yesterday after going into cardiac arrest.
Heated conversation
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Clifton Adcock
Comments that Oklahoma City Councilman Ed Shadid recently made about the death of his cousin, Pulitzer Prize winning-journalist and Oklahoma City native Anthony Shadid, are making national headlines.
Zoo Amp battle amplified
Tempers and accusations fly over a proposed change of operation for the Zoo Amphitheatre.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Zoological Trust voted yesterday to delay deciding whether to negotiate a contract with a new group to operate the OKC Zoo Amphitheatre amid threats of litigation from the current operator, Howard Pollack.
