CFN
Gazette staff
You’ve got to hand it to Edmond. In addition to a high volume of trophy wives, SUVs and McMansions, the Oklahoma City suburb apparently also has its own Tinfoil Hat Brigade.
Tuesday 21 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Edmond
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming!
CFN
Gazette staff
You’ve got to hand it to Edmond. In addition to a high volume of trophy wives, SUVs and McMansions, the Oklahoma City suburb apparently also has its own Tinfoil Hat Brigade.
Conservative contest
A Republican incumbent in northwestern Edmond faces a tea party challenger.
News
Peter Wright
Following a divisive session for Oklahoma Republicans, the founder of a prominent conservative club is challenging a four-term incumbent in the House District 39 primary on June 26.
Race to the right
State Sen. Clark Jolley faces a tough Republican primary challenge from minister Paul Blair.
News
Clifton Adcock
One of the most competitive state legislative contests this year involves Senate District 41, which covers most of Edmond and Arcadia and includes a portion of far northeast Oklahoma City. Republican incumbent Clark Jolley, first elected in 2004, faces challenger Paul Blair in the Tuesday primary.
Strength in numbers
Independent expenditure groups can create a hazy world of influence, funding and accountability.
News
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.
Ox rocks
While other siblings rumble, Sam and Ray Ashford rock — as the local band of brothers known as Oxford Town.
Municipal money
More than 220 OKC employees earn more than $100,000 annually.
News
Jerry Bohnen
Salaries on parade: It’s one of the more popular issues of Parade magazine, listing the salaries of people around the country.
Bomb threat
A collaborative local effort produces technology to thwart suicide bombers.
News
Clifton Adcock
On the conference room table sat what resembled a large, black camcorder from the early ’90s, but the yellow warning label on it — Caution: Radiation — betrayed the item’s benign appearance.
Dead zone
In 'Time Expired,' death is closer than ever ... partly because the entire indie comedy was locally lensed.
Features
Mia Ledet
If you were to suddenly have an expiration date stamped on your life, one of the first things you might do is frantically piece together a bucket list. Skydiving, travel destinations and a load of apologies commonly top this sort of document, but parking meter attendant Randall Zimmerman’s is much smaller and far less intricate.
Sugar sugar
Kids can’t get enough of the Sugar Free Allstars’ ooey-gooey funk rock. Good thing the Oklahoma City duo has a new album to munch on.
Music
Phil Bacharach
Sugar Free Allstars with Heidi Swedberg
2 p.m. Sunday
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