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Beauty, fashion products great idea for women’s gifts
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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For the beauty junkie on your list, "Cosmo’s Sexiest Beauty Secrets: The Ultimate Guide to Looking Gorgeous,” $19.95, serves up insider tips and tricks on everything from alluring...
Broken Arrow wildlife sanctuary to reopen
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BROKEN ARROW -- The owner of a wildlife sanctuary that closed after a big-cat handler was fatally mauled last month plans to reopen the facility next week.
Lori Ensign had said she likely would...
Broken Arrow sanctuary will keep liger after killing
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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BROKEN ARROW — Federal officials are still investigating last month’s fatal liger attack at a wildlife sanctuary east of Broken Arrow. Peter Getz, 32, was attacked while feeding the...
Liger that fatally mauled Broken Arrow worker allowed to live
Wed, Nov 19, 2008
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BROKEN ARROW (AP) - A big cat that fatally mauled a worker at a wildlife sanctuary won't be euthanized.
Thirty-two-year-old Peter Getz was mauled by Rocky the liger -- a cross between a male...
Kids’ toy whale really rocks
Sun, Nov 16, 2008
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Like zebras, penguins and panda bears, orcas (or "killer whales”) are irresistible to kids. That’s because their distinctive black-and-white markings make them instantly...
Students ask former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating the write questions
Sat, Nov 15, 2008
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Frank Keating looked his inquisitors in the eye — and laughed. Nearly 60 Oklahoma City second-graders were grilling the former governor about his age, his kids, his hobbies, where he grew up...
Buck stolen from Oklahoma City breeder
Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Buck stolen from city breeder Another big whitetail buck was stolen last weekend from an Oklahoma City breeder and later checked in by a hunter claiming it was harvested in the wild. The buck was...
Oklahoma City zoo’s Cat Forest debuts newest baby
Sat, Nov 15, 2008
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Zookeepers didn’t know the ocelot at the Oklahoma City Zoo was pregnant until they found her cub. The secretive mother, Pinga, gave birth to half-pound Joaquin on July 3, said Jonathan...
Feel good, declutter your life
Fri, Nov 14, 2008
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What’s your clutter personality? In her new book, "The Clutter Clinic: Organise Your Home in Seven Days,” Romaine Lowery identifies nine different personality types she finds in...
Porcelain artwork carries irreverent views
Fri, Nov 7, 2008
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CHICKASHA — An irreverent view of historical figures and celebrities translates into intriguing porcelain creations in the work of Stuart Asprey, on view in a two-man show at the University...
Livestock: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008
Fri, Nov 7, 2008
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The following market information was reported by the U.S. and Oklahoma Departments of Agriculture and other sources for the week ended Friday. Oklahoma Combined Weekly Auction Summary....
Efforts to harry whalers revealed on Animal Planet
Thu, Nov 6, 2008
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At 8 tonight, Animal Planet premieres "Whale Wars,” a seven-episode series chronicling the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s two-month mission to interfere with Japanese whaling...
Cubs remain in Oklahoma City Zoo's pride
Tue, Nov 4, 2008
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Four lion cubs were born at the Oklahoma City Zoo one year ago this week, and they’re still drawing crowds. The lions — Malaika, Zari, Kalliope and Xerxes — are playful, healthy...
Livestock: Saturday October 1, 2008
Sat, Nov 1, 2008
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LIVESTOCK The following market information was reported by the U.S. and Oklahoma Departments of Agriculture and other sources for the week ended Friday: Combined weighted average report for...
TIMELINE : Wild animal attacks in Oklahoma
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
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Wild animal attacks in Oklahoma Oct. 29, 1981: A 2-year-old girl was bitten on the head by a 250-pound Siberian tiger while the animal was being filmed for a commercial in downtown Oklahoma City....
Children’s author tells Edmond students how reading shaped his life
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
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EDMOND — Students at Sequoyah Middle School got a treat this week when children’s book author Roland Smith, right, came to their school to talk about the importance of reading. Smith,...
Still no costume? Look no further ...
Wed, Oct 29, 2008
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For those of you who haven’t come up with a Halloween costume yet, here are some suggestions: The Devon Energy tower. Dress in all silver and walk on stilts. Put everyone to shame with your...
First baby otter born at Oklahoma Aquarium otter pup ventures out
Wed, Oct 29, 2008
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JENKS — The first baby otter born at the Oklahoma Aquarium has started coming out of its den and onto public display. The North American river otter pup was born Sept. 26, but its mother has...
Strange But True: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008
Mon, Oct 27, 2008
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BY BILL SONES AND RICH SONES, PH.D.
Q: What was likely the biggest animal ever to undergo capital punishment?
A: In 1903, an elephant named Topsy killed her trainer after he fed her a lit...
Federal lawsuit against Okla. oil company filed in huge saltwater spill
Mon, Oct 27, 2008
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A rancher is suing an Oklahoma oil company over a pipeline that twice spilled saltwater into a creek and on land where she runs her cattle in northwestern North Dakota.
Linda...
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