News 2008-06-02 Andanh.com

Power outages force some school closings Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:52:53 CDT

River marina to open in July Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:07:08 CDT
A new marina along the Arkansas River aimed at attracting boaters navigating the countrys inland river navigation system is set to open in July.

Stars perform at Fords Theatre gala Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:27:32 CDT
Broadway came to the nations capital Sunday night during a gala for Fords Theatre attended by President Bush and first lady Laura Bush.

Fire devours noted movie sets Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:20:50 CDT
One of Hollywoods largest movie studios starred in a disastrous sequel Sunday as a fire ripped through a lot at Universal Studios destroying a set from Back to the Future a King Kong exhibit and a streetscape seen frequently in movies and TV shows.

Colcord superintendent tries second retirement Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:04:33 CDT
Kelly Hampton had just retired after being in education as a teacher coach and administrator for almost 30 years when he agreed to act as interim superintendent at Colcord Public Schools in Delaware County.

Usual suspects are us Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:03:32 CDT
Major Strasser has been shot says Claude Rains just before he and Humphrey Bogart walk off into the fog at the end of Casablanca. Round up the usual suspects.

Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary in landslide vote Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:01:15 CDT
Hillary Rodham Clinton won a lopsided but largely symbolic victory Sunday in Puerto Ricos presidential primary the final act in a weekend of tumult that brought Barack Obama tantalizingly close to the Democratic presidential nomination.

11 school employees faced studentsex charges in past year Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:35:49 CDT
During the 200708 school year at least 11 Oklahoma school employees many of them teachers and coaches were charged sentenced or ordered to stand trial for inappropriate sexual conduct with students.

Home buyouts part of BA flood plan Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:33:32 CDT
Drainage improvements and home buyouts are among the relief measures on the way for the citys floodprone east side.

Auditors trial set to start today Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:31:55 CDT
The U.S. Attorneys Office begins its case Monday against Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan and his wife Lori McMahan who are accused of accepting excessive campaign contributions trips and gifts in exchange for favorable treatment by his office.

Storms strike again Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:29:55 CDT
Severe thunderstorms packing nearhurricane force winds slammed the Tulsa area on Sunday morning snapping tree limbs and causing the areas worst power outage since Decembers ice storm. There were no reports of serious injuries.

Tulsa Tough rides out Sundays severe storms Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:02:01 CDT
The same storm that knocked out much of Tulsas power and downed trees nearly canceled the annual Tulsa Tough Race and Ride.

Where you turn Way back when Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:39:30 CDT
Under the Snyder Act a law passed by Congress U.S. citizenship was granted to all American Indians born in the United States. brbr

Golf pro has a teaching touch Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:37:44 CDT
Chris Jarretts friends thought his idea 20 years ago was crazy. They thought there was no way a 21yearold man from the tiny southeastern Kansas town of Edna would get hired for a golf professional job at a resort course in Miami Fla.

Washington County exofficial submits tort claim over firing Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:59:53 CDT
Washington Countys former information technology director has filed a tort claim against the county commissioners who fired him shortly after he expressed concerns involving the former county treasurer and the commissioners secretary.

Boat crash leaves Ardmore man dead Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:43:26 CDT
Authorities suspect alcohol was a factor in a deadly boating accident on Lake Murray that killed an Ardmore man.

UPDATED 50000 customers without power after storm Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:25:49 CDT
The storm also shattered windows on downtown buildings.

Copan man injured after ATV goes over cliff Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:59:06 CDT
Three men were riding an ATV through a wooded pasture when it veered off a cliff.

U.S. Daily Casualties Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:50:12 CDT
As of Sunday at least 4087 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003 according to an Associated Press count.

Strike a pose Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:22:00 CDT
It relieves chronic pain and anxiety improves health and memory while purifying the soul.

Cowboys ousted by Wichita State Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:46:27 CDT
Out of pitching and out of luck Oklahoma States season ended in agonizing fashion Sunday night against Wichita State.

OSU Notebook Medchill streak building Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:59:48 CDT
Oklahoma State left fielder Neil Medchill hit safely in seven straight games. Catcher Luis Flores saw his fivegame streak end against TCU on Sunday.brbr

Tulsa blanks RockHounds Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:55:25 CDT
Highlight Tulsa scored one unearned run in the first on a Midland fielding error that allowed Eric Young Jr. to score. The Drillers 2134 added another run in the fourth on a Neil Wilson single that scored Corey Wimberly from second.

Serbian to face foe from past Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:52:24 CDT
Novak Djokovic will leave the looking ahead to others. If hes to be believed the No. 3ranked Djokovic has more immediate concerns than a possible French Open semifinal against No. 2 Rafael Nadal or final against No. 1 Roger Federer.

OSU gains basketball recruit Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:50:02 CDT
Oklahoma State gained acommitment from basketballplayer Fred Gulley of FayettevilleArk. who is rankedamong the nations top 25point guard prospects in theclass of 2009 by recruitingservices Scout.com 17th andRivals.com 24th.

Ivan Stevic wins Tulsa Tough Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:48:26 CDT
Ivan Stevic looked out a window at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown and saw a nightmare.

Eagles shine early but fall flat in night game Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:41:34 CDT
Oral Roberts used a gem to avoid elimination Sunday afternoon in the Lincoln Regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. It then fell victim to one Sunday night.

Sooners crushed in desert Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:38:49 CDT
While the Oklahoma baseball team could not truly compete with Arizona State in the opening round of the NCAA tournament the bottom line here in the desert was not merely wins and losses.

Injuries to star athletes make news Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:36:08 CDT
The fatal ontrack injuries suffered by Barbaro and Eight Belles coming just two years apart has ignited a national debate over horse racing.

Busch gets 4th Cup win Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:34:14 CDT
Kyle Busch revels in his role as NASCARs villain. He enjoys his role as the top driver so much more.

ORU blanks Nebraska lands in regional final Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:18:11 CDT

Happy hunters Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:17:44 CDT
For Amy Crone the hardest part was finding the mullet.

New Satellite site launches Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:25:14 CDT
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Awards given by Junior Achievement Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:24:51 CDT
Junior Achievement of Eastern Oklahoma teaches students about business and instills in them a spirit of achievement.

Fuzzy math favors Hillary Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:32:59 CDT
Its that time again. Its that fouryear benchmarkthat causes Republican vs. Democrat staredownsthe time when masses applaud meatless feelgoodspeeches given by presidential wannabes and gatheraround the television to watch the candidates barkat each other in health care debates. Its the timewhen all you hear about is how personal an issueis to a candidate how much another wants changefor the American people how many battle scarsanother attained or how unfair it is that the votes inFlorida and Michigan cant be counted. We even hada bass guitarplaying pastor this year.p

Satellite 7 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:28:41 CDT

Metro art department shines Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:28:23 CDT
Members of Metro Christian Academys awardwinning art department include BreAnna Morris leftTanner Kok Alexander Drummond Trent Raleigh Chelsea Jackson and Dante McCoy. Morris recently washonored with a Gold Key Award and Jackson won a Silver Key Award in the prestigious Scholastic Art Writing Awards where about 250000 students in the nation submit their writing and art for judging. GoldKey winners work is put on display in New York galleries. Drummond and McCoy were recently namedArts AllState and recognized at the State Superintendent Awards for Arts Excellence.p

Eagle scouts Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:27:57 CDT

Oddly Oklahoma Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:07:09 CDT
There are places in this state where small towns are just open space in between city limit signs rusted at the edges. Nothing to see here the burnt grass and tumbledown barns say. Keep on moving traveler.

Chautauqua cooks Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:15:32 CDT
Of course Julia Child will bring up the Dan Ackroyd sketch.

Down mdash but not out Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:58:04 CDT
Sure the debt markets are rattled the mortgage industry has run out of steam and banking giants are flirting with disaster but moneytransfer powerhouse Western Union NYSE WU will hear nothing of it.

Ask The Fool Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:56:00 CDT
How can a lowerpriced stock be called more expensive than a higherpriced stock

Foolish Trivia Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:54:31 CDT
Founded in 1869 in New York by a German immigrant and his soninlaw I became one of Americas largest private companies. I went public in 1999. As an investment bank Ive helped companies raise money via debt and equity stock and have taken public firms such as Sears Merck and Ford. Im one of the most soughtafter employers by MBA grads. My 2007 revenue totaled about 46 billion nearly double 2005 levels. My assets under management total nearly 900 billion.

Insider Overview Unit Corp Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:53:34 CDT
Stanley W. Belitz officer on May 14 exercised options to buy 6000 shares at 3.75 with a market value of 22500 and on May 16 sold 5696 directly held shares at 75 with a market value of 427200 and now holds 11300 shares total common.

My Dumbest Investment Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:51:41 CDT
My granddaughter was born in July 2001. We bought her every imaginable thing that featured Winnie the Pooh and other Disney characters. I was sending so much money to Disney and figured all the other new baby boomer grandparents were doing the same thing. So without doing any other analysis I dumped the biggest dog in my portfolio Enron and bought Disney. This was about halfway down Enrons slide to the bottom. It was entirely a gut thing as I certainly didnt foresee what was about to happen to Enron. It was dumb because I did absolutely zero research mdash but I ended up looking like the wizard of Wall Street entirely by accident. I learned to sell my dogs do my due diligence and to trust my gut.

Those darn 12b1 fees Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:51:05 CDT
Its a fact of life Mutual funds charge fees. A funds expense ratio representing its operating expenses and management fees is one way to get a handle on its overall annual fee bite but its good to poke around and learn more.

Births Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:50:52 CDT

Deaths Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:50:05 CDT

Tribal success Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:22:09 CDT
Not so long ago Indians were forced to move into what is now Oklahoma. Few view that tragic chapter in American history in a favorable light mdash certainly not the Indian tribes.

Bark park Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:21:43 CDT
The city park board is about to take up the idea of establishing a dog park mdash a safe segregated area where canines can run relatively freely mdash at Johnson Park.

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