Journal Entries: LEGO teams will see how they stack up in Texas tournament 2 min ago | Add a comment STILLWATER — Teams from the Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma took first and second place in the FIRST LEGO League qualifying event. FIRST LEGO League is a global competition to get children...

U.S. CASUALTIES 16 hr ago | Add a comment The U.S. Defense Department has announced that these American service personnel died in Iraq or Afghanistan: →Marine Gunnery Sgt. Marcelo R. Velasco, 40, of Miami, Fla.; died Wednesday from...

Conservatives have no need to despair 1 hr ago | Add a comment Every few years there’s an effort to pronounce the conservative movement dead. The American left would like to bury alive its opposition, or at least demoralize it into surrendering. After...

Supreme Court and Constitution 1 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Of conservatives’ few victories this year, the most cherished came when the Supreme Court, in District of Columbia v. Heller, held for the first time that the Second...

Travel: Thanksgiving trip tips Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Thanksgiving trip tips An estimated 100 million people travel during Thanksgiving and Christmas each year. Whelan Security, which handles security efforts for Lambert Airport in St. Louis, Mo.,...

Investor fear remains deep despite 1-day rally 59 min ago | Add a comment NEW YORK - Since the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are about what is likely to be a long...

Obama outlines plans to create US jobs 6 hr ago | Comments 17 WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday outlined his plan to create 2.5 million jobs with public works programs that will rebuild roads and bridges, modernize schools and create...

Oklahoma House panel says documents are private 17 hr ago Psychological and medical records of juvenile offenders or children in state custody who are abused or killed should be confidential and not released to the public, a House committee recommended...

Afghan elections may need U.S. surge 16 hr ago | Add a comment CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next...

Dow leaps as possible treasury boss named 9 hr ago | Add a comment NEW YORK — Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as President-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to name the chief of the New York Federal Reserve as the...

Obama selects Treasury’s boss, Democrats say 10 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation’s economic...

How much is enough? 19 hr ago | Comments 15 The Oklahoma Education Association is at it again — asking taxpayers to fund the union’s gluttonous appetite for more than the average helping. This time, it’s an $850 million...

Scissor Tales: Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 20 hr ago | Comments 5 In Huntington, W.Va., the residents don’t talk much about living in the fattest city in America. Most of them probably don’t even realize it, according to health officials. Most people,...

Property tax bills are being sent to owners in Cleveland County Yesterday | Add a comment NORMAN — About 120,000 property tax bills were mailed to Cleveland County residents this week, Treasurer Saundra DeSelms said. Taxes are due Dec. 31, although residents have the option of...

Deer Creek fire district gets FEMA grant Yesterday | Add a comment The Deer Creek Fire Protection District has been awarded a $40,942 grant from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant will be used to upgrade personal...

How low will interest rates on homes go? Yesterday | Add a comment WASHINGTON — What will it take to get consumers off the sidelines to buy more houses and help stimulate the economy? How about a mortgage at 2.

Oklahoma lacks oversight of puppy mill industry 23 hr ago | Comments 4 With no state oversight, animal welfare groups say Oklahoma has become a haven for unscrupulous puppy breeding operations. They describe puppy mills where dogs are packed into cramped, unsanitary...

Source: Obama likely to name Geithner at Treasury Yesterday | Add a comment WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Federal Reserve Governor Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary next week. An official close to the senator says the New York Federal...

Broken Arrow wildlife sanctuary to reopen Yesterday | Add a comment 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...

Obama plans to nominate Clinton for top diplomat Yesterday | Comments 8 WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state as early as next week, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two...