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Robert Dwane Paris was born Feb. 25, 1958, in Wichita, Kan., to Carl and Alfreda Paris.
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The funeral for Sharon Pollard, 75, was Tuesday, Nov. 21, at First Baptist Church of Hennessey and officiated by Rev. Shane Bennett. Burial followed at Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of Cordry- Gritz Funeral Home. Sharon was born in Guthrie on Feb. 2, 1948, to Norman and Irene Payne Henning and died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at her home in Hennessey.
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Thomas Joseph Rother passed away with all his family at his bedside on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at St. Katharine Drexel in El Reno.
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Cashion wins 2nd cheer state championship in 2 months
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Lomega, Dover players discuss Simon picture that has been seen by millions
Read moreIn April 2022, a national organization claimed there were more book bans implemented in Oklahoma schools than in all but three states at that time.
Read more[ Ed. Note: Following is a continuation of Contributor Benjamin Lepak’s column saying Oklahoma needs a new system for selecting appellate judges. See the first segment in Wednesday’s Times and Free Press] Unfortunately, such action has become all too common in Oklahoma. Rather than serving as neutral interpreters of the law, the justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court act as though they are lawmakers. The irony of the situation is striking: while lawyers in the state defend the Court from structural reforms with lectures about judicial independence from politics, the Court is busy injecting itself into the very political process it’s supposed to be removed from.
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