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Sat, Nov 8, 2008
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New ideas for tower At OKC Central, Steve Lackmeyer shows how the currently vacant but still striking Great Banking Hall at First National Tower could be repurposed. Head over to okccentral.com to...
Liberal activists prepare wish list
Sat, Nov 8, 2008
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NEW YORK — Gays serving openly in the military. Voting rights for more ex-convicts. Paid sick days and family leave for most American workers. Those are part of a long wish list that liberal...
Women In Safe Home event raises awareness about abuse
Sat, Nov 1, 2008
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MUSKOGEE — More than 30 people marched from the Muskogee County Courthouse to Arrowhead Mall Friday carrying life-sized red silhouettes to draw attention to domestic violence and a Silent...
Judge stalls Oklahoma law on abortion imaging
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
A temporary injunction has been granted to keep a law from taking effect today that, among other things, would require women to view an ultrasound of their unborn babies before having an abortion....
Women’s Health Boutique
Thu, Oct 9, 2008
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When customers diagnosed with breast cancer step into the Women’s Health Boutique in Northpark Mall, saleswoman Brenda Pickett knows that some need more than a prosthetic breast or a wig. Often,...
Eating Disorders
Thu, Oct 2, 2008
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Eating disorders are more prevalent today than 10 or 20 years ago, partially because of more awareness of the disorders, more willingness to seek help and more emphasis on weight, body image and...
Mental health statistics
Wed, Oct 8, 2008
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One in four American adults — almost 58 million individuals — experience some type of mental disorder every year, including 900,000 Oklahomans.
Exercise may protect girls from future breast cancer
Tue, Aug 15, 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years - starting as young as age 12 - can help protect girls from breast cancer when...
Rodman arrested for alleged domestic violence at LA hotel
Thu, May 1, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was arrested for allegedly hitting a woman at a Century City hotel.
He was arrested Wednesday night after officers answered a report...
Fans Give Knicks Coach Giant Pink Slip
Wed, Dec 19, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Knicks fans angry over the team's losing streak rallied outside Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, holding aloft a giant pink slip and calling on management to...
Stern Won't Punish Isiah Thomas, Knicks
Tue, Dec 11, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) -- NBA commissioner David Stern won't punish Isiah Thomas or Madison Square Garden for their role in a sexual harassment trial that embarrassed the Knicks and the league....
First Indian Female President Sworn In
Sat, Jul 21, 2007
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India inaugurated its first female president Wednesday, a move that has been touted as a boost for women in a country where they often face rampant discrimination....
Man sentenced in girl's rape
Sat, Jul 1, 2006
ADA --
A 44-year-old Ada man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for first-degree rape after DNA results proved that he was the father of a child born to a 14-year-old girl.
Anthony Wayne...
Kelsey’s father arrested in abuse
Thu, Jun 29, 2006
SHAWNEE - The father of Kelsey Smith-Briggs was arrested Wednesday night, accused of assaulting his former girlfriend.
Lance Briggs, 29, of Meeker was booked into the Pottawatomie County jail...
‘Menopause the Musical’ set for theater
Fri, Jun 16, 2006
Writers never know when inspiration will hit. In 1998, Jeanie Linders saw a production of "Beach Blanket Babylon and decided she could create a spoof that was just as funny. Out of that...
Bail allowed in shooting case
Fri, Jun 9, 2006
A man accused in the shooting of his wife was allowed bail Thursday after previously being denied. Demetri Paul Ingram, 36, was allowed to leave jail on $40,000 bail under the condition he wears...
Online medical service achieves certification
Tue, Jun 6, 2006
NORMAN - OnlineMedsource, a Web-based medical service to help patients with paperwork and save time for health care providers, has achieved certification as a state Women-Owned Business. "I...
Felon faces charges
Thu, Jun 1, 2006
Edmond police arrested a convicted felon on several firearms and other weapons complaints after a traffic stop. Charles Stanley Schrack, 27, was serving a two-year suspended sentence on a felony...
Edmond man arrested at golf tournament
Thu, Jun 1, 2006
A man was arrested during the 67th Senior PGA Championship, accused of having a knife on the grounds at Oak Tree Golf Club. Bobby Gene Cutsinger, 59, Edmond, admitted to security and police...
Logan County man accused in assault with baseball bat
Sat, May 27, 2006
GUTHRIE - A 30-year-old man is accused of assaulting two people with a knife and baseball bat. Eddie Don Bobo of Guthrie is charged in Logan County District Court with three felonies -- domestic...
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