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Ada senator jumps into superintendent's race
ADA — State Sen. Susan Paddack is entering the race to become Oklahoma's next state superintendent.
The Ada Democrat announced Monday that she is a candidate for the state's top education job. Current state Superintendent Sandy Garrett has announced she will not seek a sixth term in office after her term ends in 2010.
Paddack was elected to the state Senate in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. She will not have to give up her state Senate seat to run for the statewide office.
A former chair of the Senate Education Committee, Paddack previously was a junior high science teacher.
Other candidates include Democrat Randall Gorman, a high school teacher from Achille, and Republican Janet Barresi, an Edmond dentist and charter school organizer. Enid Superintendent Shawn Hime, a Republican, also has expressed interest in the state post.
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Authorities are searching for two inmates who escaped from the James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena in northwestern Oklahoma.
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Lawmakers announce deal to balance budget
Gov. Brad Henry and legislative leaders reached agreement Tuesday on a plan to reserve funds and make targeted cuts to address a $1 billion shortfall in the budget for the fiscal year that ends June 30.
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Jury selection resumes in murder trial
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jury selection has resumed for a Norman man accused of killing his two sisters and the 87-year-old mother-in-law of one of the women.
William Eugene Davis, 53, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder -
Mother’s body found, Amber alert issued for daughter
A mother’s body was found inside a camper in southwestern Oklahoma and authorities issued an Amber alert early Monday for her missing 7-year-old daughter.
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Stillwater police investigating deaths of 2 men
Stillwater police are looking into the unrelated deaths of two men over the weekend.
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Mercy’s PB diet — it’s not peanut butter
If you’re thinking it’s the peanut butter diet, think again. Mercy’s 2010 challenge is the PB diet, as in the plant-based diet.
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OMRF method may improve treatment of ovarian cancers
The problem with killing cancer is that it comes back. But new research from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation could pave the way for therapies that avoid this problem.
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Deadlines approaching for OUHSC summer Programs
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is accepting applications for three competitive summer programs for Oklahoma college students interested in science.
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State Supreme Court strikes down court fees
The Oklahoma Supreme Court Tuesday struck down three civil court filing fees state residents pay when they file lawsuits, ruling the fees are unconstitutional because they support non-court related activities.
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