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Domestic violence survivor aims to help others following violent attack – Gaylord News
University of Oklahoma student, Ally Stephens, survived a nationally publicized case of domestic violence last year and is now working to bring awareness to the serious issue. “I would like to say there were good things, but there was really nothing ever good,” Stephens said. Stephens was hospitalized in October 2020 following a violent domestic...
Oklahoma Indigenous activists urge Biden to declare climate emergency during D.C. rallies – Gaylord News
WASHINGTON — Oklahoma Indigenous activists came to the nation’s capital this week to urge President Biden to stop all fossil fuel projects and declare a climate emergency. Casey Camp-Horinek, councilwoman and hereditary drumkeeper of the Womens’ Scalp Dance Society of the Ponca Nation of Oklahoma, and JoKay Dowell, Indigenous Environmental Network organizer and a member...
Oklahoma cannabis advocates gain perspective in D.C – Gaylord News
As advocates for legalized recreational marijuana in Oklahoma ramp up their efforts to put the question before Oklahoma voters in 2022, they are gaining insight from a conference of marijuana retailers who are meeting in Washington to share strategies. Entrepreneurs from all over the country gathered in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14 to advocate on...
Mexican government announces plans to open consulate in Oklahoma City – Gaylord News
WASHINGTON — Mexican consulates in Oklahoma City and New Jersey are in the works, according to Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The new consulates are being created to increase the capacity of the Mexican government’s consular network and deal with recent demographic changes in the Mexican community in the U.S. Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt...
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