Israeli chief rabbi pushes kosher 'pork Updated: Fri, Nov 25, 2011 JERUSALEM — Israel's chief rabbi is bringing home the bacon. Yona Metzger's office says it is primed to allow import of an organic goose grown in Spain that tastes like pork. Metzger says three non-Jewish chefs confirm its swinish flavor. Jewish dietary law strictly forbids eating pork. Metzger's... Read More

THE GEESE WEREN'T HURT, AND NEITHER WAS THE CAR Updated: Fri, Oct 21, 2011 Dear Tom and Ray: I was driving on a rural road and rounded a bend where there was a family of geese crossing: Mama, Papa and five goslings. I successfully slammed on my brakes, and they crossed the road safely. The thing is, I really, really smoked the tires, and perhaps the brakes as well. It reminded me of... Read More

Animal cruelty charge filed Updated: Sat, Jun 10, 2006 WARR ACRES - A former Warr Acres vice mayor was charged this week with one felony count of animal cruelty in connection with the death of a goose. The charge against Dan Maxey, 50, was filed Wednesday in Oklahoma County District Court. A police affidavit states that May 27, two witnesses called police to report... Read More

Councilman charged in goose attack Updated: Wed, Jun 7, 2006 Animal cruelty charges were filed Wednesday in Oklahoma County District Court against ex-Warr Acres City Councilman Danny Lee Maxey, according to the district attorney's office. Witnesses said Maxey used a broom to beat a gosling to death on May 27, according to prosecutors. Maxey allegedly used the broom to hit... Read More

Ex-councilman charged with animal cruelty Updated: Wed, Jun 7, 2006 An former member of the Warr Acres city council faces a charge in the death of a gosling. Read More

Gardeners agree soil is hostile to rhubarb Updated: Tue, May 23, 2006 What you said: A number of gardeners were interested in cultivating that elusive spring delicacy -- rhubarb (column May 2), but most agreed that's a pretty discouraging endeavor in Oklahoma's climate. Almost everybody agreed they welcome the Great Canada geese that moved in here with us. They're worth putting on... Read More

Broken Bow student wins Updated: Sun, Apr 9, 2006 C.C. Stone, a 16-year-old student at Broken Bow High School, has won this year's Oklahoma Junior Duck Stamp Competition's "Best of Show" award. Stone's "The Courtship Encounter," depicting a pair of northern pintails, will now be entered in the National Junior Duck Stamp Competition in Washington, D.C. Stone's art... Read More