McAlester News-Capital, McAlester, OK--State news http://www.mcalesternews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 12 May 2008 20:23:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_133185609.html Area Surveys Damage http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_133185609.html A tornado struck Northwest Oklahoma and Southwest Missouri killing twenty-one people and injuring about 180 on Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2008. Mon, 12 May 2008 14:29:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_133143500.html Twister rips through small Okla. community http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_133143500.html “My husband was in the Air Force, “ she said. “It sounded like a B-52 landed on the back patio.” Mon, 12 May 2008 10:03:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_132010643.html Byrneses help Oklahoma State netters edge Denver http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_132010643.html “That doubles point … it’s so big and it turned out that way (Saturday). A point here, a point there … things could have been different. Mon, 12 May 2008 09:43:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_132010727.html Oklahoma State wins series against Texas Tech http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_132010727.html “Whenever you got everybody hitting all over the place, you get loose and laid back and it’s real fun,” said senior Rebel Ridling. “One of the big things is our dugout — when they stay lively, it carries over to the guys on the field and things go a lot better.” Mon, 12 May 2008 09:02:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_133080103.html Biopetroleum, electricity could power future vehicles http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_133080103.html Most of us could drive electric cars Mon, 12 May 2008 09:01:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_133075758.html Doing it for mom http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_133075758.html Sons accept diploma days after mother's death Fri, 09 May 2008 10:08:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_130094530.html Regents approve charter school http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_130094530.html OU, Santa Fe South will collaborate Thu, 08 May 2008 13:09:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_129130130.html On Mother's Day, like every day, moms just pray troops stay safe http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_129130130.html Soldiers serving stateside and overseas have no way of knowing just how much their moms will miss them this Mother's Day. Wed, 07 May 2008 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_128205906.html Abstinence topic of girls' tea http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_128205906.html Wed, 07 May 2008 11:46:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_127143050.html Dancing around the topic http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_127143050.html humor column Wed, 07 May 2008 10:34:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_127094734.html CASA director says system failing the children http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_127094734.html If things do not change with DHS in Rogers County, we could potentially see more child deaths. — Angela Henderson, director, Court Appointed Special Advocates Tue, 06 May 2008 23:37:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_127233445.html Sequoyah comes to Oologah http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_127233445.html Tue, 06 May 2008 13:45:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_127123226.html Higher costs may force industry to downsize nation's cow herd http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_127123226.html Speaking to cattlemen at a Kansas State University field day, K-State Economist James Mintert outlined forces at work in the beef industry and discussed how they may impact producers. Tue, 06 May 2008 13:42:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_127115917.html Just Past the City Limits: Pig roast http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_127115917.html 9. The pig roast was okay—it was the hanging-from-the-tree-in-the-front-yard processing that seemed to upset folks. Mon, 05 May 2008 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_123180609.html Attitudes on poverty http://www.mcalesternews.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_123180609.html How would you define poverty?Is it having no food or shelter? Not having money to purchase another pack of cigarettes? Is it not having a savings account? Or not having the money to purchase a new coat, even if an old coat is available?