AltWeeklies Wire
Ex-Rocketplane Chief Engineer Says Funding Divertednew
Rocketplane's XP, a suborbital tourism vehicle meant to take off from the Oklahoma Spaceport, is in a funding free fall, according to the project's former chief engineer.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick and Scott Cooper |
07-06-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Curtis McCarty, Free at Lastnew
A man sitting on death row for nearly 20 years was released due to questionable actions by former Oklahoma City police chemist Joyce Gilchrist.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
05-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Fighting the Warnew
In the wake of the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, an Army deserter maintains he did "the right and moral thing."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Deborah Benjamin |
03-22-2007 |
War
Body Politicsnew
In Oklahoma last week, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove railed against giving suspected terrorists the right to a trial or appeal -- an OU professor says that's what happens to those who aren't white.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
10-19-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Broadband of Brothers
Soldiers are sending digital dispatches live from Iraq, offering an uncensored and unauthorized firsthand account of combat.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Rob Collins |
09-20-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Where is Anita Hill?
Fifteen years after Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations rocked the nation, her name has all but disappeared from the University of Oklahoma campus.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Emily Jerman |
08-31-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Heart of a Martyr
Stanley Rother is buried in Oklahoma, but his heart remains in Guatemala -- could the slain priest be Oklahoma's first saint?
Oklahoma Gazette |
Rob Collins |
07-12-2006 |
Religion
Unhappy Anniversary
Who murdered April Barber?
Oklahoma Gazette |
Jim Chastain |
06-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Florida
Avenging an Angel
Oklahoma residents have wondered for nearly 25 years who killed Debra Sue Carter -- three men have been found guilty, but all three convictions were thrown out.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
05-31-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Doctor of Doomnew
An Oklahoma Book Award winner was reportedly investigated by the FBI after advocating the extinction of 90 percent of the Earth's human population by airborne Ebola virus.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
04-12-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Dirty Little Secret
Two of the biggest stars in porn from the last 10 years -- Jesse Jane and Stacy Valentine -- have Oklahoma roots.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper and Preston Jones |
02-09-2006 |
Sex
Tags: porn
Bass Pro Figures Flat
The rosy Bass Pro sales projections are downplayed by the dealmakers, even as the outdoor giant opens a new Broken Arrow store. A consultant says, "They sometimes cannibalize their own stores."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
12-15-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
An Unprecedented Move on Death Penalty for the Retarded
In unusual fashion, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals handed down a slew of decisions and established a new chapter for the state on capital punishment.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
12-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Rocketplane on the Runway
A company that received an $18 million tax credit to build a space plane is considering launches from Hokkaido, Japan, a newspaper reports. A Rocketplane official confirms the company sponsored a recent fashion show in Japan.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
12-15-2005 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Falwell Grounded
Jerry Falwell cancelled his Nov. 14 Oklahoma Pastors' Conference appearance due to jet plane problems. Meanwhile, the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma says it contributes to the conference but does not control it.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Greg Horton |
11-23-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
