Features
Working at the State Fair: A Pleasure, not a Profession
The 2017 Oklahoma State Fair opened its 110th year this month. For eleven days people of all ages — from elderly to toddlers — seemed to enjoy the food, attractions,... Read More →
DACA: An Unbelievable Promise
Dana Padilla is being forced to return to a country she hardly knows, leaving her current life behind. Padilla, whose name has been changed, said she is afraid she will... Read More →
“When Mother Nature Calls, We’re All Family”
On August 25, Tyler Smith world watched as Hurricane Harvey plowed into Houston. Smith, 35, has lived through many natural disasters and national emergencies — this time, though, the disaster... Read More →
Street Party, Car Show Highlight Opening of Capitol Hill Center
Music echoed through the streets. Children laugh. Families line up at booths while vintage cars roar their engines. It is Fiesta Night Friday in Oklahoma City. Hundreds have gathered to... Read More →
Photographer’s Photo of Elvis Seen for the First Time
It was 1956. Seventeen-year-old, Mandell Matheson worked as a photographer for the Daily Oklahoman, the state’s largest newspaper. That year, Matheson would take a picture that the Oklahoman would refuse... Read More →
40 Years After His Death, Elvis Remains King of Rock n’ Roll
Late in the evening of August 15, 1977, Graceland was alive. The sounds of a lone piano filled the air. He’d played that song countless times in different concerts. “In... Read More →
Transgender Ban Met With Backlash
The Department of Justice filed an Amicus Brief Wednesday night, excluding sexual orientation from the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion,... Read More →
Cigarette Tax Overturned by Oklahoma Supreme Court; Budget in Doubt
On August 10th, The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that state lawmakers failed to ‘follow constitutional requirements’ when they passed a $1.50 increase in the tax on cigarettes. The new tax,... Read More →
Tension Rises Between U.S., North Korea
While the world holds its breath, wondering whether or not the United States and North Korea will lock horns, in Oklahoma City, military officials say they are prepared should things... Read More →
Veteran Fights VA for Medical Care
Justin Eck, 34, served in the Oklahoma National Guard for twelve years. He enlisted in 2000, when he was seventeen. He served as a forward observer for field artillery, which... Read More →
