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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Charges unlikely for terror interrogators

Barack Obama’s incoming administration is unlikely to bring criminal charges against government officials who authorized or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush presidency.

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Times Square getting its first ‘green’ billboard

This winter, New Year’s Eve revelers will have a close-up view of Times Square’s first environmentally friendly billboard powered entirely by wind and sun.

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Don’t feel like running for SGA? Try out Stillwater School Board

The Stillwater School Board will hold elections for seat four Feb. 10. Incumbent Rick Davenport is planning on running again.

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Halligan off to swim in pool of 23 Republican senators

Republicans will officially take over as the majority party in the Oklahoma Senate for the first time after a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday.

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Monday, November 17, 2008

A ‘spectacular anomaly’

Political science professor Jason Kirksey said he is delighted to be wrong. In a panel discussion before the election, Kirksey told students there was no way Barack Obama could win the presidency because Americans would not elect a black man.

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Stillwater citizens, students protest Prop. 8 decision in multi-state demonstration

More than 50 people braved the cold and wind to wave signs and cheer honking vehicles in protest of California’s recent same-sex marriage ban on Saturday at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Husband Street.

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Firefighters’ union, city commission contend ambulance service change

Stillwater Medical Center started a non-emergency transfer service that transports patients to and from the hospital, but firefighters aren’t satisfied. One additional ambulance was set up to reduce the Stillwater Fire Department’s workload and to make more ambulances available for emergency calls.

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Research shows parents happy with children attending Rise school

Students who attend the Rise School of Stillwater make developmental, cognitive, physical and social gains, according to research conducted by OSU faculty members. The goal of the study was to explore the development of children with and without disabilities who attend the Rise School.

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Friday, November 14, 2008

Take me home

After being on the job for a few days, Carla Meadors received a call telling her a mountain lion was running through the streets of Stillwater. It was her job to find and capture the giant cat.

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Remembering Rina: Memorial service Saturday

Students can attend a memorial service for a past OSU student who died Nov. 4 after losing a battle with cancer. A memorial service for Rina Fitria will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Wesley Foundation at 823 W. University Ave.

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Electricity customers to receive credit

Customers with electricity accounts through the city of Stillwater will receive a credit on their next bill because of a billing error. An agreement between the city and Central Rural Electric Cooperative was misinterpreted and customers were billed 2 percent more than usual for a period of three months, said Marcy Alexander, director of finance.

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There is a new judge in town

District Judge Donald Worthington swore in former associate Judge Robert Murphy’s replacement Thursday afternoon. Steven Kistler, Payne County’s new associate judge, had been an assistant district attorney in Noble County for the past four years, and was a private practice attorney before that.

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Prop. 8 protest planned in Stillwater on Saturday

Same-sex couples walked joyfully down the aisle Wednesday for the first time in Connecticut, while gay activists planned to march in protests across the country over the vote that took away their right to marry in California.

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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Rockin’ the vote

For those about to rock, Oklahoma will salute you. Over the years, Oklahomans have rocked out to many different songs, but now they can do it to the beat of their own state rock ‘n’ roll song.

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Online book rentals save students money

Instead of blowing their hard-earned cash at bookstores next semester, students can save money by renting textbooks through online companies.

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SU renovation: changes to come

Student Union renovations include organic food options in the food court, updated elevators and more convenient restrooms, said Student Union Director Mitch Kilcrease at the Student Government Association’s Wednesday meeting.

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Woman injured at charity event, sues OSU

An OSU employee is suing the university because of injuries suffered during last year’s Seretean Memorial Wellness Walk for United Way.

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Secondary head — use most

An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his doctors said Wednesday.

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Keeping in touch with love

She couldn’t talk to him on the phone or the Internet, but she found solace in his weekly letters.

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‘Clean Slate:’ rise in state back taxes

A new state revenue report indicates Oklahoma’s economy is still holding up well as the nation’s economy founders, but officials are wary of potential trouble spots.

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How will students know if the bus is late?

Many students who ride The BUS rely on it being on time, but there is no way to tell if a bus is going to be late. To solve the problem, the Department of Transit Services is looking into installing a GPS tracking system in the buses.

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Keeping in touch with love

Arryn Stacy, a secondary education senior, said although his letters did not come as often as she would have liked, they became an integral outlet of communication in her relationship with Scott Small, who is South Carolina in basic training for the Army Reserves.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

She is an inspiration

Rina Fitria posted her last blog entry Oct. 25. She wrote that despite the toll the surgeries, chemotherapy treatments and medications had taken on her body, she was doing OK.

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A dangerous time for easy money

Students walk around campus enjoying the late fall sunshine, but more than 50 percent of OSU students are living under the shadow of debt — and the economic recession could make paying off or acquiring student loans difficult.

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This season, trees not going green, prefer orange

Red, yellow, orange and brown are a few of the beautiful colors that greet us each fall as the temperatures fall and the leaves begin to turn. When the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter, leaves quit producing the chlorophyll that makes them green in the summer.

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