No Way to Treat a Senator

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Apr 14, 2010 There is something weird going on in the Republican Party when Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn is the voice of reason. There is something dangerous going on in the Republican Party when he is vilified for it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oklahoma Abortion Law Stays on Hold

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2009 To the ire of anti-abortion supporters, a temporary restraining order has been extended on an Oklahoma law requiring doctors to report the personal information of women seeking abortions to a Web site. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oklahoma’s New Abortion Law Not OK, Say Critics

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2009 A new Oklahoma law, effective Nov. 1, will require women seeking abortions to reveal personal information such as marital status, number of children and race -- all of which will be posted online. Critics say that the intent is intimidation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Inhofe Concerned About the Whole Race, Gender Thing

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2009 The news that known Latina Sonia Sotomayor may soon join the Supreme Court spurred an apparently alarmed Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) to hold forth in a statement on Tuesday about the need to make sure that Sotomayor will be able to mete out justice from her vaunted post without her pesky extra X chromosome or her non-Oklahoman ethnic roots mucking things up for everyone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Small-Town Homophobia, On and Off the Stage

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2009 While trying to teach her students about homophobia, Debra Taylor could have done without what appeared to be an illustrative demonstration: The Oklahoma high school teacher was forced to resign in a controversy that grew out of a gay-related project undertaken by her class. Taylor and her students had been working on their own production of "The Laramie Project," a play and film based on the murder of Matthew Shepard. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Tornadoes Hit the Heartland

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2008 Yet another round of ferocious weather pounded parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and nearby states Saturday, with tornadoes that reportedly killed at least 18 people just a week after deadly storms hit Arkansas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arkansas Slammed by Deadly Storms

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2008 Emergency response teams faced a busy weekend helping Arkansas residents cope with the aftermath of another round of severe weather that pounded the Southern state Friday with heavy thunderstorms and tornadoes. Eight lives were lost, raising the state's storm-related death toll for the year to 24. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oklahoma Lawmaker: Gays Are Biggest Threat to U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2008 Here's a quiz: What's the most potentially harmful phenomenon or issue threatening our nation? Our use of torture on suspected terrorists? Hawks in the White House? If you guessed either of those, according to Oklahoma Rep. Sally Kern, you're wrong -- homosexuality is America's worst scourge. Guess who won't be voting for Rep. Kern in her next bid for office? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oral Roberts U. Leader Takes Leave in Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2007 Responding to accusations about extracurricular use of university funds, among other charges, Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts, the 58-year-old son of school founder and namesake Oral Roberts, has stepped down from his post for the moment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scandal at Oral Roberts U.

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2007 Televangelists and scandals seem to go together, and now some members of Oral Roberts' family may be about to rise a few ranks on the faith-based-and-disgraced list that includes Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart. This time, Roberts' son, Richard, and Richard's wife are apparently at the heart of the hullabaloo, and the wife's penchant for texting underage fellows in the wee hours isn't even the half of it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gay Rights on the March in Okla.

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 In Oklahoma City, a federal judge just struck down a two-year-old law that prohibits Oklahoma from recognizing adoptions by same-sex couples from other states and countries. Dig deeper