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Culture & the Family
COVID cases continue dramatic decline
While some officials expected COVID-19 infections to surge as children returned to school this fall, believing students would become infected in the classroom and spread the virus to family members at home, state data show the number of active cases declined dramatically throughout September, the first full month of school.Ray Carter | October 1, 2021
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Culture & the Family
COVID cases plummet in Oklahoma
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma has fallen 30 percent since the start of September with much of the decline recorded in the last nine days.Ray Carter | September 22, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Municipal League declares Norman mayor one of state’s best
Norman Mayor Breea Clark has been named the state’s best mayor in towns with populations above 5,000 by the Oklahoma Municipal League.Ray Carter | September 13, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Biden approval in Oklahoma among lowest in nation
New polling shows that just 25 percent of Oklahoma voters approve of President Joe Biden, a lower rate than in all but two statesRay Carter | September 10, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Court finds postage is not a poll tax on absentee voters
Judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit have ruled that paying postage to mail in an absentee ballot is not an unconstitutional poll tax.Ray Carter | September 2, 2021
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Education, Culture & the Family
Edmond middle-school students asked for preferred pronouns
As part of the start-of-school process in Edmond Public Schools, some middle-school students were asked to provide their preferred pronouns with options including “they/them.”Ray Carter | September 2, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Masks, vaccines: It’s about who decides
For progressives, politics is about power. For conservatives, politics is about rights.Trent England | August 11, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Activists disrupt victims’ forum
A group of activists, apparently associated with tribal causes, disrupted a July 13 forum for victims of crime held in Tulsa.Ray Carter | July 14, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Oklahomans say media, social media greatest threats to American democracy
Where do Oklahomans get their news? Only 5% say they prefer local newspapers such as The Oklahoman and the Tulsa World.J.E. McReynolds | July 13, 2021
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Culture & the Family
Black market, other risks remain as legalized weed turns three
In legalizing medical use of the drug, voters opened the door to many harmful risks.Mike Brake | July 8, 2021