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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Locked, loaded and legal
High-profile cases have helped trigger a cottage industry for gun-owners’ rights.
Keeping CASA
A drop in Oklahoma County funding poses challenges for an organization helping abused and neglected children.
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Gina Dabney
The decision of CASA of Oklahoma County several years ago to leave the umbrella of county government and file as a nonprofit has prompted some uncertainty about its level of county funding.
Redundant or relevant?
Consultants review Core to Shore in the context of MAPS 3, while a city councilman questions the study.
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Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City Council last week approved a review of the six-year-old Core to Shore plan to develop the area between downtown and the Oklahoma River.
Junk it
OKC makes spring cleaning easier for residents Saturday.
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Phil Bacharach
For Oklahoma City residents, Free Landfiill Day will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at participating landfills:
In-person treatment
A proposed law requires a doctor’s presence when a patient receives an RU-486 pill terminating early pregnancy.
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Nicole Hill
Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law a bill mandating that a doctor must be physically present when a woman takes a pill to induce an abortion, the latest measure in a legislative session that has brimmed with abortion-related bills.
Lease on life
With past lives as a car dealership and tavern, a historic Midtown building makes a comeback.
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Kelley Chambers
George Washington never slept there, Elvis never left the building, or even entered for that matter, and it’s definitely not the House that Ruth Built.
From grind to grad
In increasing numbers, adults are heading back to college for fulfillment.
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Dean Anderson
Josh Hughes, Summer Maxey, John Maloy and Jennie Whiteman may have never met, but they’re all working to get to the same place.
Water war
Stakes are big in the battle over water rights.
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Clifton Adcock
The rain came down so hard, it resembled waves crashing outside the floor-to-ceiling windows on the third floor of the Oklahoma City University Meinders School of Business building.
Supply and demand
No longer a shady practice, ticket scalping got the A-OK from City Council.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously last week to repeal a 30-year-old ordinance capping the amount one can legally charge for an event ticket, while also creating a ticket-scalper buffer zone around Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Fame, Sweet fame
Does this OKC woman have time to be a worldwide Internet sensation?
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Clifton Adcock
Sometimes people find fame, sometimes fame finds people — and sometimes the stars just happen to align where the two find each other.
Marked for a cause
Tattoos symbolize parents’ commitment to their children and autism awareness.
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Peter Wright
A group of parents earlier this month got permanent symbols of their dedication to their children with autism.
We're honored
The state’s professional journalism society awards Oklahoma Gazette and staffers.
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Gazette staff
The Oklahoma pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists this year awarded Oklahoma Gazette as the second-best newspaper in Oklahoma, with Tulsa World taking top honors.
Not child’s play
Moves to eliminate the state personal income tax include scrapping the child care tax credit.
A reluctant partnership?
Two low-performing OKC public schools are among seven statewide that will receive special intervention.
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Clifton Adcock
As the pieces in state Superintendent Janet Barresi’s school reform mechanism begin moving, leaders of low-performing schools are expressing some trepidation over what they see as an uncertain future for their schools.
