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GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY:

Where do they stand?

SENATORIAL PRIMARY:

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Boren Emcee on OETA: Boren emceed a banquet, awarding OU Law Professor Kathleen R. Guzman a research honor at the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.

Imhoff Road Reconstruction: OU funded Imhoff Road reconstruction between Chautaqua and Jenkins. will add an improved gutter system for storm water and lit crosswalks to the Lloyd Noble Center. Beginnning May 21, 2014, the contractor will close Imhoff road from Chautaqua to Jenkins.

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RBIs. Chamberlain’s defense has also been great this season with a .988 fielding percentage.

More big playmakers for the Sooners are junior Callie Parsons and sophomore Erin Miller, who hit .500 against the Volunteers. Miller and Parsons both have experience that will MIKAELA MCGHEE Sports Reporter serve them well this week when they travel to Oklahoma City. @mikcatcher What helped the Sooners dominate Tennessee and what After a three-game series against will help them in the future is the the Tennessee Volunteers, the teams ability to score. OU had 13 hits Oklahoma Sooners are headed off 31 at-bats against the Volunteers, back to the Women’s College World hitting .419 as a team. Numbers like Series in Oklahoma City to defend that are undeniable. the national title they won last year Not only is OU remarkable ofat ASA Hall of Fame Complex. fensively but defensively, as well.

Going into the upcoming series, Against Tennessee, Kelsey Stevens the No. 7 Sooners have a 50-11 We saw this team come together was on the mound for OU. There she record. threw 115 pitches in 7 innings, had 5 and give it all they had freely “I have to start by saying we give strikeouts and only allowed 2 runs, God the glory for this win and this and with determination. I’m very one of which was an earned run. proud of the effort.” opportunity to play on a day of “I felt like I was keeping the hitters such tough competition,” coach off balance and making them work PATTY GASSO, Patty Gasso said. “We saw this team for every out,” Stevens said. “It was COACH come together and give it all they really the same game plan coming in had freely and with determination. and just controlling the at-bat. I just I’m very proud of the effort.” felt really confident.”

If the Sooners play in the series like they did against The Sooners have proven themselves to be tough competiTennessee, then OU might just be crowned national cham- tion as they head to Oklahoma City, where they will face No. 2 pions for the third time since 2000, when the Sooners won Alabama at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. their first national championship.

The Sooners have several returning players who are prepared for the road to another title. A key player missMikaela McGhee, mikcatcher13@yahoo.com ing from last year’s lineup is stand-out pitcher and hitter, TONY RAGLE/THE DAILY Keilani Ricketts who started 208 of 220 games during her time at OU. Ricketts hit .334 with 156 RBI. Time will only OU softball players rush the field to celebrate with their teamtell if the Sooners will bring another trophy back to Norman mates after their win in 2013 at the Women’s College World Series at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. So far this after this tournament.

The Sooners still havr Lauren Chamberlain who has year, Oklahoma is 6-4 after playing at the Easton Tournament in been consistent. Against Tennessee she went 3-4 with 2 Fullerton, Calif, and the Littlewood Classic in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Senatorial Primary

Race for the open seat Six senatorial candidates hope to win Tom Coburn’s vacant office Cody Phillips News Editor

officer for the Chickasaw Nation, field representative for former Rep. Watts and served the same position for Rep. Tom Cole. Shannon champions conservative values, advocating small government. He is James Lankford’s strongest competition to fill the seat.

A special election on June 24, 2014, will fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Tom Coburn. In November 2013, Coburn announced he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, forcing him to retire two years before his term ended.

Deadline to register for this election is May 30, 2014.

The election will include six candidates: Republicans James Lankford, T.W. Shannon, Jason Weger, Kevin Crow, Jason Weger, current paraRandy Brogdon and Democrat Constance Johnson. medic and EMS instructor, holds a B.S. from the University of Oklahoma and expects an M.P.A. in Public Policy in May 2014.

Weger is a conservative Republican and advocates a small government. He proposes cutting all federal programs by 20 percent and says he will not accept a full salary if elected.

Jason Weger

James Lankford

Former Falls Creek Youth Camp director, current U.S. Representative and University o f Te x a s g r a d u a t e , Ja m e s Lankford has vowed to continue in Congressman Coburn’s footsteps. “I am w i l l i n g t o wage a hard-fought campaign for the opportunity to continue Dr. Coburn’s conservative legacy,” said Lankford. He has been praised for his diligent community activism, all while representing Oklahoma in Washington D.C. much of the year.

Lankford was an integral part of the budget impasse, causing the government shutdown. However, voters in Oklahoma could have seen this as a positive since it was a political grandstand against President Obama’s agenda.

Lankford has been the odds-on favorite to secure the Senate seat.

T.W. Shannon The youngest Speaker of the House in Oklahoma history, T.W. Shannon has garnered endorsements from Republican heavy-hitters such as Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2006, representing District 62.

Shannon’s past work history includes chief administrative

of Energy and Environment Committee. Brogdon was the closest Republican to Mary Fallin in the 2010 Republican Gubernatorial Primary with 39.4 percent of the votes.

Constance Johnson

Constance Johnson, the lone Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat, was first elected to the Oklahoma State Senate in 2005. Born in Holdenville, Okla., she earned a full scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania. She was featured on the Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” for advocating women’s reproductive rights in Oklahoma, leading to the defeat of the “Personhood” Bill (SB 1433). She is a mother of three and a new grandmother.

She focuses on giving back to the community and is active in PTA.

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Kevin Crow Dr. Kevin Crow teaches a wide variety of courses at the University of Sciences and Arts of Oklahoma. Many are politically historical including “The Roman R e p u b l i c ,” “ P o l i t i c a l G e o g r a p h y of the Modern World,” and “Ideology and Mass Culture in the Modern World.” He has been recognized as an outstanding teacher, having won the Regents Award for Superior Teaching in 2008 and 2010.

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Randy Brogdon A former state senator, Randy Brogdon was briefly a Republican candidate for Governor of Oklahoma before returning donations to run for U.S. Senate. He has previously served on the Appropriations Committee, as Chair of General Government and Transportation Subcommittee, on theBusiness and Labor Committee and as the Vice Chair

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GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY

Mary Fallin

(R)

Incumbent Gov. Mary Fallin will be running for reelection to a second term in office.

According to her campaign website, since her first appointment to office, she has balanced the budget, restored the Oklahoma savings account and increased education funding while managing to cut taxes.

However, the not-so independent investigations of the botched execution, the minimum wage hike bans and Fallin’s cutting of various agencies in next year’s budget are unpopular and could cost her votes.

Dax (R) Ewbank Ewbank is a Republican candidate who is known as a technology professional and a Libertarian activist. Ewbank is a former pastor and believes the role of Church and State are different.

His campaign platform consists of two principles: “Do everything you have agreed to do,” and, “Do not encroach on other people or their property,” according to his campaign website.

For Dax Ewbank, “Liberty is the issue,” according to his campaign website. Other than liberty, though, he believes the state income tax should be abolished, and he would like to return healthcare back to the free market. Ewbank also tackles issues like education, state sovereignty and individual liberties in his platform.

Chad Moody

(R)

Moody, another Republican candidate, is an attorney and a marijuana legalization activist.

His campaign slogan is “God, grass and guns,” according to his alliterative billboard advertisement. Moody believes that non-violent offenders who are in prison for smoking marijuana should not be there. He also thinks law-abiding citizens should be able to carry guns without a permit or a license.

Moody has no campaign website but can be found on both Facebook and Twitter.

Who’s who?

Joe ) D ( Dorman

Dorman is the only Democratic candidate of the election.

Dorman, a state representative and a former state legislative aide, expressed his reasons for running on his campaign website: “I love Oklahoma. I love this land. I love her beauty. I love her diversity.

And most of all, I love her people.”

The main issue Dorman is focusing on is education. Dorman doesn’t support the Common Core State Standards Initiative, the education policy championed by the National Governors Association, but says it’s up to the local schools, bipartisan leadership to decide.

Richard (I) Prawdzienski

Prawdzienski is the former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party.

He was also an independent candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010 and for the state senate seat for District 41, which includes Edmond, in 2012.

Prawdzienski is a supporter of individual rights and limited government. He said that individuals should have the right to control their lives as long as it doesn’t forcibly interfere with others. He also said there should be a debate on the issues related to immigration. He is the second pro-legalization candidate on this list.

Though Prawdzienski does not have his own campaign website, his platform has been discussed in an interview with reddirtreport.com. His campaign’s Facebook page includes his biography and hosts a treasure trove of Prawdzienski’s political opinions.

Kimberly Willis (I)

Willis is a former educator and currently an owner of a small business. According to her campaign website, she, like a majority of the candidates, would like to focus on education and advocates against using the Common Core in classrooms.

As a cancer survivor, Willis is also very interested in health care. She believes that prevention and wellness, not expensive treatments, are the best way to revamp the current system. Willis also advocates a pre-HMO health care service that balances both contemporary medical advances and alternative treatments.

Willis’ campaign message is “Balance.” She asserts that once Oklahoma is able to find balance in these key issues, we will boost our economy and come up with new solutions for age-old problems.

May 28-June 3, 2014

Six candidates vie for their chance to be Oklahoma’s next governor CHRISSA JOHNSON • NEWS REPORTER

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Come for Shakespeare, stay for the cast Impressive direction, acting among reasons to see Reduxion’s ‘Henry V’ Brandon Galusha Life & Arts Reporter

Shakespeare is a man of many words, and “Henry V” is full of them. Featuring an incredible director and a stellar cast, “Henry V” conquered my approval.

There are several things Tyler Woods, the director, can do with elegance. Woods understands how to bring Shakespeare to life and capture the ambience of war and unity. Not only was the direction for the actors good, but the stage direction was superb as well.

The use of the pillars on the four corners of the stage was surprisingly effective. The pillars changed positions throughout the play as the setting changed.

No offense to Woods, whose directing was remarkable, but I would have bought a ticket just to see Andrew Rathgeber and Jeremy Eoff. These two wonderful actors were meant for the spotlight.

Rathgeber, who portrayed Henry V, was made to give a Shakespearean soliloquy. This leading man definitely set the tone for the entire play. Much like the character he portrayed, Rathgeber radiated courage and unified the entire cast with his performance.

Watching Rathgeber portray Henry as he glided around the stage from nearly every angle, trying to win the affection of Catherine, was hysterically perfect.

Much like Rathgeber, Eoff’s performance was spectacular.

Eoff, who portrayed Lord Scroop and Louis the Dauphin of France, was perhaps my favorite actor of the play. He may not have been the lead, but his performance was nothing short of spectacular. His non-verbal scenes, in which he was a minor character, were just as riveting as the scenes in which he captivated the audience with words. I can still picture Eoff’s portrayal of disgust as Louis the Dauphin of France and Catherine kissed hello. It was a truly wonderful performance.

My only complaint was that Act 2 felt a little drawn out and slow at times, but for the most part, the play was outstanding.

“Henry V” is a journey full of family, country and honor that transcends history. It is definitely worth your time to experience the creative mind of Tyler Woods and the wonderful acting that compliments it even further.

For those wishing to attend the play, tickets for the play can be purchased online at reduxiontheatre.com. The Reduxion Theatre is located at 914 N. Broadway Ave. in Oklahoma City.

If you would like to see more of Woods’ great directing, he will be working on “Lysistrata”, which will come to the Redux Theatre on August 8. Rathgeber will be on a nineweek tour across Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, Wyoming and Washington playing Mercutio in “Romeo and Juliet” and Touchstone in “As You Like It.”

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The Week Ahead Wednesday

Out with Mary Fallin, in with Mary Jane Oklahomans for Health is hosting a gathering of marijuana advocates.

Karaoke Night: Reading Rainforest in the Crystal Bridge Head to the Myriad Botanical Gardens for storytime Oconnell’s Ever y Wednesday, geared toward children ages 2-5. Craft time follows every O c o n n e l l’s o n Ca m p u s story.

Corner offers a karaoke night.

10 a.m. Myriad Botanical Gardens, OKC

Noon on the South steps of the Capitol building

Thursday

Women’s College World Series University of Oklahoma continues their charge towards another national title in Oklahoma City against Alabama in a best out of three game series.

8 p.m. ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

Make Guthrie Weird Block Party Make Guthrie Weird hosts a day of music, food, fun and children’s activities for the whole family.The festival includes performances from Valerie June, John Moreland and Stranded at the Station.

The event is free and open to the public.

Friday

6:30 p.m. Oklahoma and Wentz in downtown Guthrie

Saturday

OKC Energy Football Made In Oklahoma Wine, Beer & Food Festival Club versus New York Red Oklahoma vendors showcase their locally grown and proBulls duced wine, beer and food. The festival also includes cook off challenges and live entertainment.

7 p.m. Pribil Stadium in Free and open to the public.

Oklahoma City 11 a.m. the Sheraton Midwest City Hotel at the Reed Conference Center

Concert: Tyson Meade’s Album Release Party Tickets $15 at the door, $10 in advance The Opolis 8p.m. doors open 9 p.m. concert starts

Sam Noble Museum’s Historic Block Party & National Concert: Medal Celebration Vampire Weekend Tickets are $39 at the door Join the museum in celebrating their recent award with food trucks, free live music and cake in a family-friendly 7p.m. Diamond Ballroom atmosphere.

Sunday

1 p.m. Sam Noble Museum of Natural History

Monday

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