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Charles Biggs

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Top 10 shakeup helps Oklahoma’s hopes for a playoff spot

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After a bitter loss to No. 7 Texas, No. 9 Oklahoma still has a better-than-expected shot to win the Big 12 and have a chance to make the College Football Playoff. Losses by Georgia, Penn State and West Virginia pushed the Sooners back into striking distance of the playoff. Even if Texas continues to win,…

Here are tips about when you leave a tip and how much

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What are the rules for tipping? When I grew up in Tulsa, you hardly ever tipped. When I was a kid, I thought that paying for a meal should be enough. When I grew up, I found out that waiters and waitresses don’t make that much in hourly pay and they depend on tips to…

It’s always fun to go to Dallas and beat the Longhorns

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My second trip to Texas was in 1973 when I was a student at The University of Oklahoma. Some friends and I drove to Dallas on a Friday afternoon with plans to see OU play Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Wow. The Bedlam game between OU and Oklahoma State is a storied and intense rivalry…

OU QB Kyler Murray has the attention of the Longhorns

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Is No. 7 Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray as good as – or even better – than former OU quarterback Baker Mayfield? Murray, who is in top speculations on a Heisman winner, is being compared to Mayfield, the Heisman winner who was the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft and is now the starting quarterback…

Thank Republican lawmakers for a secure retirement

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What would the reaction be if the state ran out of money to pay the pensions of retired teachers? I guarantee the public would be furious. That’s not going to happen, at least anytime soon in Oklahoma. According to a report by State Treasurer Ken Miller, the $32,900,000,000.00 (that’s $32.9 billion) in the state’s public…

3-1 Baylor to challenge OU after tough OT win over Army

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OU linebackers set a new record in number of tackles NORMAN – In a shootout with Baylor last year, OU running back Trey Sermon rushed for 148 yards as the No. 3 Sooners survived, 49-41. Now, with Sermon solidified as the No. 1 running, No. 5 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 in the Big 12) will get…

Get ready – alcohol will be sold everywhere on Oct. 1

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I don’t drink alcohol and I don’t judge people who drink socially and in moderation. There are conflicting studies about the benefits of consuming alcohol but I don’t know of any that conclude that it is bad for you to never take a drink. Some of my best friends drink and keep liquor in their…

Why such a big paper? The delinquent property tax lists

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Every time we have a really big paper, like this one, we get questions from readers as to why it is so big. The answer is that every other year, Tulsa County Treasurer Dennis Semler buys space in the Tulsa Beacon to publish a list of delinquent property owners. This is done for two consecutive…

OU pounds UCLA; ISU road trip is next

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No. 5 Oklahoma heads to Ames, Iowa, Saturday to avenge their only Big 12 loss from a year without their best running back. Rodney Anderson, an All American candidate for the Sooners, injured his knee in Saturday’s 49-21 win over UCLA and is lost for the season. Trey Sermon, who started some games last season…

Cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs and maybe sweet potatoes

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Here’s a backyard garden update. First, the cucumber patch went crazy this year. We had a ton of cucumbers and Susan canned several jars of sweet and dill pickles. We had so many cucumbers that we had a hard time giving them to friends and neighbors. It was a wet summer and cucumbers thrive when…