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After winning the battle against Stage IV ovarian cancer, Tarah Warren found a way to pay it forward to those still fighting.

Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Oklahoma Gazette, Citizen Spotlight, OKC Citizens, Tenaciously Teal

Tags: Best Of Intro & Extras, Oklahoma Gazette, Best of OKC, reader's poll, 36th year, food, drink, arts, culture, entertainment, life, wellness, goods, services, cannabis, covid

Tags: Best Of Goods & Services, Byron’s Liquor Warehouse, Freeman’s Liquor Mart, Moore Liquor, Quicker Liquor, Sean’s Wine & Spirits, OKC Vapes, Liquid Vapor Lounge, Prodigy Vapor Co. + CBD Supply, The Intake Vapor & Smoke, Vapor Shark, Mathis Brothers Furniture, Ashley HomeStore, Bob Mills Furniture, Galleria Furniture and Mattress Outlet, Suburban Contemporary Furniture, Tinker Federal Credit Union, Communication Federal Credit Union, Oklahoma’s Credit Union, True Sky Credit Union, Weokie Federal Credit Union, BC Clark Jewelers, Huntington Fine Jewelers, Lewis Jewelers, Mitchener Farrand Fine Jewelers, Naifeh Fine Jewelry, Bad Granny’s Bazaar, Community Thrift Store, Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, Save-U-Moore, Uptown Cheapskate, Lush Fashion Lounge, Blue Seven, Boutique 206, mode, The Black Scintilla, Blue Seven, Bad Granny’s Bazaar, Gil’s Clothing & Denim Bar, GQ Fashions Fine Menswear, Mr. Ooley’s, Al’s Bicycles, Bike Lab, Celestial Cycles, Schlegel Bicycles, Wheeler Dealer Bicycle Shop, The Bleu Garten, Angry Scotsman Brewing, Sauced on Paseo, The Jones Assembly, The Pump Bar, Christy’s Toy Box, Adèle Wolf Productions, Patricia’s, Red Dog Saloon, Terre Rouge Burlesque, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City, Rose State College, University of Central Oklahoma, OnCue, Bar Arbolada, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, The Jones Assembly, The Pump Bar, The Peak Dispensary, 1032 Space, Get Bak’d, Lotus Gold Marijuana Dispensary, CBD Plus USA, Ringside Medical

Universities and public schools change course and make backup plans for the 2020-2021 school year.

Tags: Education, COVID-19, coronavirus, online learning, classroom learning, universities, online classes, Oklahoma City Public Schools, Edmond Public Schools, Moore Public Schools, Norman Public Schools, Oklahoma City Public Schools, universities, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University—Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Christian University, University of Central Oklahoma

Tags: Metro, City of Oklahoma City, adaptokc, sustainability, planokc, energy, environment, air quality, waste reduction, Oklahoma City Planning Department

OKC’s Jeremy Thomas Quartet opens for Kamasi Washington at Tower Theatre.

Tags: Arts, Music, music news, arts & culture, arts, culture, Jeremy Thomas Quartet, Kamasi Washington, Tower Theatre, Jeremy Thomas, jazz, Herbie Hancock, Cantaloupe Island, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, John Coltrane, Man Made Miles, To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar, The Guardian, Thomas Street, I Am, Motiv, Zack Gaddis, Shanna Proctor Dejear, University of Central Oklahoma, Kent Kidwell, Nipsy Hussle, The Skirvin Hotel

As it becomes increasingly popular and visible, drag challenges rigid gender roles and helps performers and audiences accept themselves.

Tags: Community & Lifestyle, drag, drag queens, drag kings, faux queens, nonconforming drag, gender, LGBTQ+, Shantel P. Mandalay, Ms. Shantel, Drag Queen Story Hour, Cassidy Q, Damian Matrix, Topatío, HiLo Club, Misty Snatch, Dust Bowl Dolls, The Boom, Dick Tater, Lindsey Churchill, Women’s Research Center, BGLTQ+ Student Center, University of Central Oklahoma, Damian Matrix, Shalula, The Wreck Room, Wreck Room Idol, Tape, Alotta Vahjeen, Vi Karius, Q Space, Youth Equality Services, The Loaded Bowl, Bang Bang Queer Punk Variety Show, Tramps

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An Oklahoma judge blocked a law that presents medical abortion as an option. But is this backed by science?

Tags: State, Big If True, Oklahoma Gazette, factchecking Oklahoma, factchecking, abortion, medical abortion, Oklahoma County Judge Don Andrews, temporary injunction, Assistant Solicitor General Bryan Cleveland, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, progesterone, pregnancy, Contraception, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, abortion pill reversal, Dr. George Delgado, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, control group, Issues in Law and Medicine, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Past editors look back on Oklahoma Gazette’s 40 years and reflect on its success.

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Historian Bob Blackburn reflects on Oklahoma City’s major changes throughout the past 40 years.

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A year after buying Oklahoma Gazette, its publisher reflects on its impact on his life and sees a bright future.

Tags: Commentary, Oklahoma Gazette, OKG, OKG40, OKG 40, Peter J. Bryzcki, Pete Brzycki, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Bill Bleakley, Tierra Media Group, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, journalism, local journalism, Pepperdine University, California, Southern California, OKCTalk, OKCTalk.com, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Reuters, Bloomberg, Paramount Pictures, Disney, Capitol Records, MBA, UCLA, art, entertainment, food, drink, print journalism

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