Oklahoma

Evidently, Oklahoma has spent the past two years working on a very important legislative matter: the nomination and confirmation of the Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" as the state's official rock song.

Born in Shawnee, Opal Hunter has been anxiously awaiting the return of the show in which her daughter stars as Oklahoma City police detective Grace Hanadarko. ... "My mother is the hugest fan of the show you can imagine," Hunter said. "And my roots are so in Oklahoma. My father was born in Oklahoma City and my grandparents were part of the Land Run. "Oh man, I wish we could come to Oklahoma for some filming, but it's a question of money, which is a drag. "You guys know we've all so much wanted to shoot there.... It would be incredible. But for now, I don't think that's a possibility with the economy being the way it is. "But the imagination of Nancy Miller (the show's creator who hails from Oklahoma City) is deeply rooted in Oklahoma. The characters she wants to explore and the subject matter she wants to talk about — all of it is oriented toward the state of Oklahoma. "So to me, it's as much about Oklahoma as it is about anything else."

The TV show "Saving Grace" continues to explore the issues of faith, sin and spirituality through the fictional life story of hard-drinking, fast-living Oklahoma City police detective Grace Hanadarko .

"Bartlesville does something right," Inhofe said during a visit to the Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce. "Bartlesville, the city, thinks things out. They've raised (water) rates for three consecutive years." He said community support goes a long way in achieving solutions to the city's issues. "There are a lot of elements that lead me to believe that we'll be able to do a little better job on the rates that the Corps (of Engineers) is charging," Inhofe said.

"Our victim was leaving the St. Luke's Church around 1:27 p.m. when two subjects ran by and jerked the purse out of her hand," Woods told the E-E. "The purse was found two blocks away with nothing taken out of it."

"Mrs. Eidson made it look so easy and fun. Who wouldn't want this job?"

"We are pleased that Michelle Martin, renowned author, historian and professional re-enactor, will have her gallery of photographs on display in the Bunkhouse Gallery — this is an opportunity for the public to come see her talented work. This exhibit, entitled 'Capturing Magic — Woolaroc,' will appeal to our Woolaroc guests and is exactly the type of thing that we want to bring to Woolaroc...."

Eight people have been arrested in the slaying of an Oklahoma woman who was killed Sunday in southeastern Louisiana during a Ku Klux Klan initiation

U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn said Tuesday he has not decided whether to seek re-election in 2010, despite the recent activation of a "Coburn for Senate" Web site. "I'm not going to make that decision until February or March,"

He was a farmer in Billings, Oklahoma, at the time of his election as governor. He served from January 4, 1963, to January 9, 1967. He was elected U.S. Senator in 1968 and again in 1974, the first Republican in state history to be re-elected to the U.S. Senate. He chose not to run in 1980. However, he was elected to his second term as governor on November 4, 1986. He served from 1987 to 1991. He chose not to run in 1990.