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Video Sunday: BFF snuggles July 31, 2011 | Leave a comment That’s right. I said BFF snuggles. Read More

Washington ends debt ceiling shenanigans because college students tells them to July 30, 2011 Here is a press release from Oklahoma City Unviersity: OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University Student Government Association President Emma Velez is calling on leaders in Washington D.C. to find common ground on raising the federal debt ceiling and reducing long-term budget deficits. Velez has joined about... Read More

I love you, Project Runway July 29, 2011 Last night I was so excited to watch the return of Project Runway. Yes! Yes! Yes! It took me back to the days when Oklahoma’s very own Kayne Gillaspie was on the show. Was that really five years ago? I’ve seen him out and about here and there in Oklahoma City since the show aired. (I might or might not... Read More

Drought strikes Oklahoma pot growers, too July 28, 2011 Life’s hard if you’re an Oklahoma pot farmer. Turns out, drought is an equally opportunity crop destroyer, regardless of how legal your plants are. This is good news, law enforcment officers say. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs reports finding only about 1/5 of the number of... Read More

Adorable otters and the most disgusting popsicle ever July 26, 2011 So it’s hot outside. Let’s say you’re an adorable river otter, swimming around and being super-cute. And your fabulous zookeepers at the Oklahoma City drop off a the best. treat. ever. It’s a giant popsicle made of sugar-free pineapple Kool-Aid, hard-boiled eggs and fish. To a river otter: magic... Read More

Video Sunday: How to be happy July 24, 2011 Read More

What to do if you want to go outside July 23, 2011 Do you know what I’m doing today? Staying inside. But apparently some people want to go outside this weekend. I guess their fans of having their faces melted off. So in case you’re willing to brave the weather, here are a couple things to do. Read More

The heat: unBEARable! July 22, 2011 Did you read this story about the bear migration? Bears face food shortage in drought. Crazy, right? Here are some pictures of bears wandering around in Cherokee County. Read More

Harry Potter pop quiz at midnight showing July 19, 2011 You know how I feel about Harry Potter. Well, that’s how these people feel, too. (Most of them. Read More

Community group launches weekly gay newscast July 19, 2011 The Cimarron Alliance is kicking off an online weekly news program that will air every Tuesday. Here’s information from the alliance: OKLAHOMA CITY—Cimarron Alliance announces its newest program, Oklahoma: Inside Out, an internet broadcast featuring the issues, culture, and people important to Oklahoma’s... Read More

Sunday Video: Goooaaal! July 17, 2011 Read More

Oklahoma governor asks everybody to pray for rain later July 14, 2011 Well, Oklahoma, we don’t have to worry. Our state government is all over this disaster. Gov. Mary Fallin is asking everybody to pray for rain … Sunday. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not Saturday. Because we certainly don’t need rain now. But starting Sunday, that’s when things are going to get really bad as far... Read More

State representative alerts Oklahomans that it’s hot outside July 13, 2011 God bless you, Dustin Roberts. Thank goodness you’re here! His office just sent out this news release. OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Dustin Roberts today urged Oklahomans to be careful during this extreme heat wave. “I want to urge people to be careful in this heat,” Roberts (R-Durant) said. “In some... Read More

Base tans = #fail tans July 13, 2011 Whenever I have my daughter with me, I always remember to put on sunscreen because I’m putting it on her. Without her, I never remember. The result: a sunburn as red as an OU jersey. My shoulders are flaking so much I’m pretty sure my coworkers think I actually have dandruff. Because I look like a leper, I... Read More

Prescription drugs and Austin Box July 12, 2011 Our two front-page stories today about Austin Box are so heart-breaking. Toxicology report lists five Rx drugs foundMother, father say son was a “silent sufferer” I wrote a story that ran July 5 about a statewide database of prescription drugs that helps doctors and pharmasists detect people who are abusing... Read More