Recently added articles from Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK):

BRIEF: Damage to car window is blamed on road rage.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Elwell Oct. 10--EDMOND -- An Edmond man called police after he said a road-rage altercation left his SUV with a shattered driver's side window. Police were called to 15th Street and Broadway about 6:35 p.m. Monday, police reports said. ...

Inhofe says charges ignore his record.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Casteel Oct. 10--WASHINGTON -- One of the nation's largest environmental groups has targeted Sen. Jim Inhofe for defeat next year, citing his vows to block legislation that would curb greenhouse gas emissions. The League of Conservation Voters announced ...

School bullying gets attention.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Devona Walker Oct. 10--Within days of sending out fliers, organizers of Oklahoma's first all-inclusive anti-bullying conference started receiving protest e-mails from Christian conservatives. Inside two weeks, form letters started showing up in state schools ...

EDITORIAL: Just do it: KIPP wants more students.(Editorial)

Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--Go ahead and tell Mike Feinberg no. He won't let someone else's doubt stand in the way of better educating children. Neither should our communities. Feinberg is co-founder of a network of schools called KIPP, which stands for the Knowledge is Power Program. The name is ...

Tattooed fish illegal in Oklahoma City; dye baths OK.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Bryan Dean Oct. 10--Red fish, blue fish. Dyed fish, no more tattooed fish. A controversy that began with "I love you" tattooed on a tropical fish ended Tuesday with a compromise that will keep a pet supplier in business as long as he keeps the ...

OCU team getting feet wet.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Patterson Oct. 10--When Hally Hames came to Oklahoma from Sydney, Australia, her knowledge of the Sooner state was limited to a movie and basic geography. "I had heard of Oklahoma via that movie, 'Twister,' but outside of that all I knew was it was in ...

Seniors set to put on comedy, radio show.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tami Althoff Oct. 10--NORMAN -- The Second Stage Players -- a group of five men and women older than 55 -- will open its first production at 7 p.m. Friday at the Norman Depot, 200 S Jones Ave. The performance will include a one-act comedy and an old-time radio ...

Arts council lauds efforts of Norman woman.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tami Althoff Oct. 10--NORMAN -- Nancy McClellan may have put her personal artistic pursuits aside years ago, but that hasn't stopped her from opening the door for thousands of others, whether they are performers, painters or simply lovers of art. For the past ...

The Oklahoman Carrie Coppernoll column: Row, row, row your boat ... but where's the oar?(Column)

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Carrie Coppernoll Oct. 10--Turns out: Rowing is hard. I'd never rowed before, but a few weeks ago I joined our company rowing team on a whim. I figured we practice a bit, row in the Oklahoma Centennial Regatta this week and call it a day. Apparently, ...

The Oklahoman Greg Elwell column: Council votes against unifying Edmond offices.(Column)

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Elwell Oct. 10--EDMOND -- Despite a promised savings of about $30,000 annually, the Edmond City Council defeated plans this week to make the Edmond Convention and Visitors Bureau a division of the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce. The council split 3-2 ...

Mom sits emotionless as judge locks her up for life.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Rabe Oct. 10--ALVA -- Convicted murderer Katherine Rutan sat silent and expressionless as the judge announced her fate Tuesday. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing her 6-year-old son, Logan Tucker. For ...

Callahan defends program's passion.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Cohen Oct. 10--In the dwindling minutes of Nebraska's 41-6 loss at Missouri last Saturday, Cornhuskers coach Bill Callahan took off his headset. "I just wanted to clear my head and really think about some things," said Callahan, who added Monday that ...

MG plans downshift.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Monies Oct. 10--A government-mandated consolidation of the Chinese auto industry has put on hold a project to build MG sports cars in Oklahoma, one of the dealmakers said Tuesday. But Norman attorney Marc Nuttle, who formed Oklahoma Global Motors LLC ...

China, Slovakia, others wooed for trade ties.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Stafford Oct. 10--Neal McCaleb, chairman of Chickasaw Nation Enterprises, offered evidence Tuesday that the global economy includes Oklahoma's Indian tribes. The Chickasaw Nation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Slovakia "to ...

Town's healing expected.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jennifer Griswold Oct. 10--NOBLE -- Noble City Manager Bob Wade said Tuesday he hopes the community can start to heal now that he has fired three police officers involved in the shooting death of a 5-year-old boy. Officer Paul Bradley Rogers, Sgt. Robert Shawn ...

EDITORIAL: Override overdrive: SCHIP debate bypasses key question.(Editorial)

Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--Those urging an override of President Bush's veto of a children's health insurance bill use emotion-laded arguments that avoid the hard question of whether people who can afford health insurance should take the responsibility to obtain it. The latest polemic comes from the ...

Kuestersteffen leads Konawa past Haskell.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Aber Oct. 10--Konawa had to wait three days for a chance to win the Class 2A state fastpitch championship. Then they had to wait for another hour after the start of their game against Haskell was pushed back another hour after the Class B game went long ....

Holliday's football fetish.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: John Rohde Oct. 10--It's been 10 years since Matt Holliday last played competitive football. But the all-star left fielder with the Colorado Rockies still loves to compete at the sport, albeit a different version. In his garage, Holliday has an ...

BRIEF: Taking business global at event.(Conference news)

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Stafford Oct. 10--The first international business conference sponsored by the Global Fusion Foundation of Oklahoma has attracted a small audience, but organizer Larry Edwards promised it would return on an annual basis and grow much larger. Only about 30 ...

New regulations will enroll employees in companies' retirement programs.

Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Oct. 10--If you work for a company offering a retirement saving plan, be ready starting next year to be enrolled automatically. If you already participate, expect an automatic bump to your contributions on your annual service date or when you get a ...