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In this photo provided by the Southwest Ledger, people from Idabel, Okla., call for the resignation of several McCurtain County officials, early Monday, April 17, 2023, after tapes with the officials' racist comments surfaced over the weekend. (Christopher Bryan/Southwest Ledger via AP)

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Oklahoma officials accused of talk of killing journalists
By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press Writer
Mon,04/17/23-3:40PM , 138 Reads
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's governor is seeking the resignation of four county officials after a newspaper's audio recording apparently captured some of them complaining about two of the paper's journalists and knowing hit men and where two holes are dug.
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Opinion: A household name may not survive
Fri,04/14/23-4:24PM , 930 Reads 54,893 Statewide
Evidence abounds that the world is changing more rapidly than most of us would prefer. And it seems like everything’s changing all at once, turning something relatively stable into something completely different.
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Louisiana state Reps. A.B. Franklin, D-Lake Charles, and Jack Montoucet, D-Crowley, applaud Gov. Bobby Jindal following his speech during the opening of the state Legislature at the state Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., March 10, 2014. Montoucet, now the secretary of Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, resigned Friday, April 14, 2023, amid a developing scandal that saw a former member of the state wildlife commission plead guilty to a federal bribery charge. (AP Photo/Hilary Scheinuk, File)

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Louisiana wildlife chief quits amid bribery scandal
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Fri,04/14/23-2:31PM , 364 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The secretary of Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries resigned Friday amid a developing scandal that saw a former member of the state wildlife commission plead guilty to a federal bribery charge.
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In the Kitchen: Wow, what a good dinner
By LISA IRELAND
Fri,04/14/23-12:14PM , 673 Reads 20,239 Statewide
Not sure the last time you said that after dinner, but it seems like we have been stuck in a rut and tend to eat the same thing all the time. Nothing wrong with having some favorites, but sometimes it is good to try something new. Recently, I tried a new recipe and everyone at the table exclaimed their approval.
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