• Hail shale!

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Discovering a way to extract oil from shale formations continues to transform the U.S.

  • A good time to check those smoke detectors

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    The deaths this week of a woman and her four young children in Oklahoma City should prompt homeowners to immediately check the batteries in their smoke detectors.

  • Bad news for "brights"

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    This will rankle the “new atheist” movement. Research by the Pew Research Center finds that the number of Americans who definitely believe in miracles has increased from 45 percent to 55 percent over the last two decades.

  • The snowstorm that wasn't

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Oklahoma City weather forecasters are generally quite accurate when tracking the paths of tornadoes, or predicting the likelihood that developing storms will produce twisters.

  • Of twits and tweets

    J.E. McReynolds | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Any kid using the excuse that the Mayan calendar “ate my homework” has lost his leverage.

  • A solemn reminder

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    The recent death of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, was a reminder that a dwindling number of World War II veterans remain with us, and even fewer are still involved in public service.

  • Going where the money is

    J.E. McReynolds | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Reports of the demise of oil exploration and production in Oklahoma are greatly exaggerated.

  • A rare legal victory for state of Oklahoma

    J.E. McReynolds | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    The state won a rare legal victory in the area of reproductive services when a federal judge nixed Planned Parenthood’s attempt to keep its northeastern Oklahoma WIC contract in place.

  • A summer of rebuilding

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    May’s tornadoes in Oklahoma were among the most severe in recent memory.

  • Hands-free concerns

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    A study released this week says hands-free technology for cars isn’t as safe as you might expect.

  • Greening the grade

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    We’ve noted before that legislative leaders tend to give their handiwork high marks.

  • Bond debt bravado

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    State Sen. Josh Brecheen and House Speaker T.W. Shannon noted this week that Gov.

  • Expanding DNA testing

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Some Oklahoma lawmakers no doubt feel vindicated after a U.S.

  • Party on, Joe!

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Some conservatives complain that the Obama administration often gets a free pass from the press.

  • A noble pursuit

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Restaurants that offer all-you-can-eat deals remind patrons to only take what they’ll be able to eat.

  • Ethics rule an improvement

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    A new state Ethics Commission rule should reduce abuse of the ethics system.

  • Breadwinner moms

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    A new Pew Research Center study on “Breadwinner Moms” finds a record 40 percent of all households with children younger than 18 include mothers who are either the sole or primary source of income for the family.

  • Exploiting a tragedy

    J.E. McReynolds | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., reached a new low in classless crassness with his rant accusing Republicans of ignoring perils of the planet that he says affect the weather.

  • A good cause

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    The Moore tornado may have impacted up to 2,100 business sites.

  • 'Lack of diversity' a bipartisan affair

    J.E. McReynolds | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    A seeming lack of diversity in the Oklahoma Legislature is sometimes cited as a sign that the state is slow to embrace change, unlike other states that lean to the left and favor the Democratic Party.