TODAY
Today is the 181st day of 2022 and the 10th day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1934, the “Night of the Long Knives,” a series of murders ordered by Adolf Hitler to eliminate his political rivals, began in Germany.
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The 50th Anniversary of Title IX
Last week marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. For the past five decades, Title IX has protected women in educational programs from discrimination on the basis of sex. The law applies to all educational programs that receive federal funding and covers admissions, financial aid, sexual harassment, athletic facilities, and much more. Since its implementation, the percentage of female high school graduates who enroll in college has gone from 43 percent to 71 percent today.
Epic co-founders, former CFO arrested on embezzlement, racketeering charges
Epic Charter Schools’ founders, who were arrested Thursday, shifted millions of school dollars to company credit cards, which were used to make political campaign donations, fund a lobbyist and pay personal expenses like vacations, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation alleges in court documents.
Review: ‘Elsewhere’ ponders the meaning of motherhood
“Elsewhere,” the new novel from Alexis Schaitkin, transports readers to a mysterious mountain town where mothers occasionally vanish, a fact of life residents call an “affliction.” It’s best described as a dark fairy tale, writes Associated Press reviewer Rob Merrill, with elements of the supernatural, but with something very real to say about a topic all readers can relate to in one way or another — motherhood. Merrill says the book is best savored and it is brief, just 223 pages, but filled with memorable lines. “Elsewhere” is on sale Tuesday.
Ardmore Public Library receives $17,500 from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support adult literacy
ARDMORE – The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Ardmore Public Library a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant is part of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s recent award of $10.5 million donation to support summer, family, and adult literacy programs, representing the organization’s largest one-day grant donation in its 29-year history. In addition to this grant, the Ardmore Public Library was selected as the Dollar General Southwest Distribution Center’s favorite non-profit and was gifted $7,500 to also be used for adult literacy efforts. Funds awarded the library will be used to support their English Language Learning classes and citizenship program.
Hong Kong burnishes China ties as luster as global hub fades
HONG KONG (AP) — Every few generations, Hong Kong transforms itself, evolving from a swampy fishing village to 19th century colonial port, to capitalist outpost and factory after China’s 1949 revolution, to 21st century financial center.
EDUCATION IS EVERYTHING: A small-town boy’s journey to university president
ADA – Growing up in small town America is never easy. Rural Oklahoma life in the 20th century usually consisted of driving tractors, milking cows, baling and hauling hay, farming and scraping to get by most of the time. Theron and Jan Godwin, as most parents, wanted a better life for their children. To them, education was the solution.
50 migrants die in trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fifty people died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat, one of the worst tragedies to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. More than a dozen people had been taken to hospitals, including four children.
Paul McCartney wows Glastonbury with Dave Grohl and The Boss
LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney’s Glastonbury Festival show was two years late. Fans thought it was worth the wait.
Prussic acid toxicity explained as recent drought ramps up risk
STILLWATER – Ranchers turning cattle onto pastures with new forage growth this season should watch out for prussic acid toxicity, a condition fatal to livestock and commonly linked to consumption of Johnsongrass.