Working together is best strategy for solving Oklahoma water dispute
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By GREGORY E. PYLE AND BILL ANOATUBBY Leave a comment Chickasaws and Choctaws share many things with other Oklahomans, including the desire to pave the way for a better future for our children and grandchildren. 01/29/2012 Oklahoma House Speaker Kris ...

Open Quote: Houst Speaker Kris Steele preparing for final term
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Oklahoma House Speaker Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, met with The Oklahoman's editorial board last week in advance of the 2012 legislative session, which will be his last due to term limits. Here are excerpts: 01/29/2012 Chickasaws and Choctaws share many ...

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Peggy Gandy- Social Scene
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PHOTO BY DAVID FAYTINGER, FOR THE OKLAHOMAN Chairmen: Sherri Kite was chairman and Susan Parker co-chairman. The evening: Guests in formal gowns and tuxedos were amazed when they stepped into the club and saw the breathtaking, lush tropical decor in ...

Tribe-owned lending companies collect thousands of complaints
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Diane Clay, spokeswoman for the attorney general's office, told The Oklahoman the Miami and Modoc tribes of Oklahoma are the focus of the scrutiny. “We are aware of online lending by tribes in northeastern Oklahoma, and are monitoring the practice ...

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Qualified: The story of Quintaz Struble and Mandrell Dean
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Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman Jan 27The Oklahoman's Jason Kersey and Mike Sherman discuss... Jan 28Jason Kersey and Heritage Hall's Quintaz Struble talk... Quintaz says he'll own that 1986 Cutlass til the day he dies, if only for who it belonged ...

San Nguyen, a longtime federal naturalization clerk in Oklahoma City, retires ...
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PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN On Friday, the 70-year-old Oklahoma City resident participated in his final naturalization ceremony at the federal courthouse downtown. “It was very emotional for me,” said Nguyen, a longtime admissions and ...

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Tour travels through Guthrie's history
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Photo by David McDaniel, The Oklahoman Jan 27Many facets of Guthrie's history are captured in the... Although the First Capital Trolley moves forward during the historic tour of Guthrie, it's easy to experience a sense of going back.

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Is OU changing its recruiting philosophy?
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Jake Trotter joined ESPN.com in 2011 after four years with The (Oklahoma City) Oklahoman covering the University of Oklahoma and Big 12. Trotter lives in Edmond, Okla., with his wife. Email him at trotterjake@gmail.com. Brandon Chatmon joined ESPN.com ...
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Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell
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The LA-based Grammy Museum, in conjunction with Woody Guthrie Publications Inc. and the Woody Guthrie Archives, announced today details about their plans to commemorate the life and career of Oklahoma folk music legend Woody Guthrie in Tulsa.

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Oklahoman with asthma makes the climb back to good health
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Severe asthma grounded mountain climber and runner Robert Stuemky of Newkirk. Now he has become what is believed to be the state's first patient to receive a new type of procedure. BY SONYA COLBERG scolberg@opubco.com Leave a comment The wind ushered ...

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BRIEF: Oklahoma's credit card users begin to see bills from the holidays
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Jan 18, 2012 (The Oklahoman - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- For many, credit card bills reflecting Christmas purchases are beginning to come in and, with them, remorse. Jennifer Wallis, vice president at Consumer Credit ...

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North Dakota judge dismisses criminal case against Oklahoma energy company
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Jan 18, 2012 (The Oklahoman - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A federal judge in North Dakota on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against Continental Resources Inc. and two other oil and natural gas companies accused of killing ...

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Number of single parents raising children continues to increase
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Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman More than 168600 single parents — nearly 122700 of them women — are raising their children alone in Oklahoma, up nearly 19 percent in the past decade, according to US Census Bureau figures. ...

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Owasso's Keon Hatcher torn between OSU and Arkansas
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Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman Jan 17Signing day is just around the corner. Where are some of... 01/17/2012 Edmond Santa Fe defensive end Michael Onuoha, who has scholarship offers from Missouri and Oklahoma, will visit Columbia, Mo., this weekend ...

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Prisoners fed better than some citizens on Christmas
Daily O'Collegian
On Christmas Eve an article in the Oklahoman caught my eye. It was detailing the meal that inmates in two Oklahoma prison facilities were set to receive. The food amounts were astonishing and decadent considering the meal was being served to convicted ...

Southmoore coach Chris Jensen will be named football coach at Oklahoma Baptist ...
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Chris Jensen, Southmoore, football coach, poses for a mug at The Oklahoman's fall high school sports photo day at the OPUBCO tower in Oklahoma City, Monday, August 18, 2008. BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN ORG XMIT: KOD OBU has scheduled a press ...

Okla. officials get feedback on education plan
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The Oklahoman reports that the US Education Department provided mostly positive feedback on its plan to transition to a new set of educational standards known as the Common Core State Standards. But the feedback from the government also listed some ...

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High school notebook: Heritage Hall's Quintaz Struble to visit Wyoming
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Heritage Hall senior Quintaz Struble, an Oklahoman first-team All-State defensive lineman, will take an official visit to Wyoming this weekend. CELEBRATION: Heritage Hall's Quintaz Struble (32) celebrates after catching a touchdown pass in the first ...

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