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Charles Biggs

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No. 6 OU plays No. 12 UWV Friday in a Big 12 showdown

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NORMAN – All the hopes for a Big 12 Championship and a shot at the national crown will be on the line Friday night when No. 6 Oklahoma play against No. 12 West Virginia in Morgantown. After beating lowly Kansas 55-40 Saturday in Norman, OU (10-1 overall, 7-1 in the Big 12) sits alone atop…

Pugnacious pug puppies are populating our ‘kennel’

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For 15 years, my wife and I and our kids enjoyed our wonderful Boston terrier Maggie. Maggie passed earlier this year and with all of our kids grown, we kind of enjoyed a dog-free period for a while. Don’t get me wrong. We both love dogs. But when dogs get older, it’s hard to go…

Razor-thin Bedlam win sets up Oklahoma for a title run

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No. 6 Oklahoma needs to win the next three games and have one of the five teams ahead of them in the polls lose to make the College Football Playoff. The Sooners dodged a bullet last Saturday with a razor-thin Bedlam victory (48-47) over Oklahoma State in Norman. The Cowboys marched up and down the…

Newspaper consolidation should concern Oklahomans

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The newspaper industry is changing in several ways and it is a cause for concern. One of the biggest changes is the sale of family owned papers by gigantic chain operations. This happened in Tulsa a few years ago when the Lorton Family sold the Tulsa World to Berkshire Hathaway, a huge company controlled by…

OSU could derail the championship hopes of Oklahoma

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Sooners face another rival The only game No. 6 Oklahoma has lost this season was to a traditional rival. On Saturday, the other big Sooner rival will have a chance to dash OU’s hopes for a fourth straight Big 12 title and a possible ticket to the four-team College Football Playoff. The Sooners (8-1, 5-1) …

Environmental extremism is a reason to vote Republican

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Why are some people so passionate about “global warming?” The answer for some is higher taxes for Americans. That’s right. It’s not about saving the planet or leaving an environmental legacy to the next generation. It’s about money and power. In the October 17 issue of Environmental Magazine, writer Sarah Mosco unwittingly reveals the true…

Oklahoma’s last trip to Lubbock was short on defense

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The last time Oklahoma played in Lubbock, the Sooners won 66-59. OU quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for 545 yards and seven touchdowns while Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahones completed 52 passes for 734 yards and five touchdowns. OU’s Dede Westbrook caught nine passes for 202 yards and Sooner Joe Mixon rushed for 263 yards and…

Halloween used to be fun but now it has become weird

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Our culture has become too weird and spooky to enjoy a costume party on Halloween. The last one I went to was almost 25 years ago. Our office had a party and about 30 people showed up. It wasn’t too bad back then but the secretary who hosted the party turned her stereo up full…

OU regains momentum with TCU win; K-State up next

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A 52-27 win over TCU in Fort Worth has cured the “Texas hangover” as No. 8 Oklahoma keeps climbing in the national polls. After a bitter three-point loss to the Longhorns, OU had two weeks to prepare for the Horned Frogs. Another complication was the firing of former Defensive Coordinator Mike Stoops. Now, if OU…

Vote for Judge Morrissey and not for the homosexual

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What should conservative Christian voters look for in the November 6 election? Here are some insights. Christopher Uric Brecht-Smith is running against Judge Linda Morrissey for Tulsa County District Judge. His registered name on the ballot will be “Chris Brecht” because he doesn’t want unsuspecting voters to know he is “married” to another man. He…