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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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SPECIAL REPORTS
The CDC vaccine tracker showing Oklahoma’s vaccine distributions as of Feb. 15. Graphic by Jessie Christopher Smith, Gaylord News
Oklahoma vaccinations pushing forward despite record winter storm
Jessie Christopher Smith and Nancy Marie Spears • February 21, 2021
Cherokee Tribe details its COVID-19 vaccination plan. Source: Cherokee Tribe
Tribes preparing for vaccine distribution
Nancy Marie Spears, Reporter • December 11, 2020
A model of the novel coronavirus. Stigma associated with COVID-19 infection has affected how people manage their health and communicate with others. (Gaylord News)
Coronavirus stigma affects pandemic response
Bennett Brinkman, Reporter • December 11, 2020
POLITICS
- A child holds United States flag while attending the Justice for J6 rally at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, Sept. 18. (Gaylord News/ Zaria Oates)
Supporters of arrested January 6 attackers rally at the U.S. Capitol
Zaria Oates • September 18, 2021

A few hundred people in support of those arrested for the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol...

ENVIRONMENT
Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., speaking in Congress about the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in spring 2020. Haaland is the first Native American selected to run a Cabinet agency after the Senate confirmation of her nomination to be the next secretary of Interior. Photo courtesy House of Representatives
Senate makes history with confirmation of Deb Haaland as Interior secretary
Sarah Oven, Reporter • March 15, 2021

WASHINGTON – The Senate made history Monday with its confirmation of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as...

WASHINGTON
- A child holds United States flag while attending the Justice for J6 rally at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, Sept. 18. (Gaylord News/ Zaria Oates)
Supporters of arrested January 6 attackers rally at the U.S. Capitol
Zaria Oates • September 18, 2021

A few hundred people in support of those arrested for the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol...

NATIVE AMERICAN
Kim Duncan’s three adopted daughters, from left, Shalyn, Shyanne and Shelbi, sit smiling with their watermelon in the summer heat. (Photo provided)
Oklahoma organizations, foster families react to developments in Supreme Court’s review of Indian Child Welfare Act
Nancy Marie Spears • September 21, 2021

Cetan Sa Winyan, director of the American Indian Movement’s Indian Territory Oklahoma chapter, said...

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LIFESTYLE
The BeetBox Truck parked outside of Vanessa House Brewery on March 26, 2021. Photo by Zaria Oates.
Fast, mobile veganism on the rise
Zaria Oates, Reporter • May 13, 2021
Edibles made from low THC strains of cannabis, such as these gummies, are typically recommended for patients over 65 who are not accustomed to smoking. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Cagigal.
For Oklahoma seniors, legal marijuana is a new frontier
Wendy Weitzel, Reporter • July 29, 2020
HEALTH
Arizona National Guard Spc. Paige Curtiss speaks with a COVID-19 patient at an alternate care facility on the Navajo Nation in Chinle in this June photo. The Navajo Nation was hit hard by the coronavirus, with some of the highest infection rates in the country at one point. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin/National Guard).
Tribes welcome COVID-19 relief funds, say deep-rooted problems remain
Molly Hudson, Reporter • March 25, 2021
Colonel Robert Walter, Oklahoma National Guard Joint Task Force Commander, said he expects all Oklahomans to have received the COVID-19 vaccine by midsummer. Photo courtesy ngaok.org
Oklahoma Guard comes to vaccine aid
Kolby Terrell, Reporter • March 15, 2021
SCIENCE
Patients are served at the Chickasaw Nation Emergency Operations Facility, 1300 Cradduck Road in Ada. Photo from the Chickasaw Nation.
Oklahoma tribes pivot to booster shots in COVID-19 battle
Nancy Marie Spears • August 30, 2021
The Radar Operations Center, located at the National Weather Center (pictured) in Norman, Okla., coordinates meteorological and engineering support for 122 weather forecasting offices across the US. Photo courtesy University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma technicians key to fixing D.C. radar
Jessie Christopher Smith, Reporter • October 5, 2020
MOST READ
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Kim Duncan’s three adopted daughters, from left, Shalyn, Shyanne and Shelbi, sit smiling with their watermelon in the summer heat. (Photo provided)
Oklahoma organizations, foster families react to developments in Supreme Court’s review of Indian Child Welfare Act
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Tom Hanks gets his picture with the Kiowa cast and Dorothy WhiteHorse DeLaune from the film News of the World. Photo by Lynda DeLaune.
Kiowa elder bonds with 10-year-old actress on ‘News of the World’ movie set
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U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin reported he is safe and headed home after reports that he made a second attempt to gain entry to Afghanistan.
Oklahoma congressman headed home after attempting to enter Afghanistan
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Thousands of activists around the country came together in-person and virtually to advocate for equal voting access Saturday on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington. (Zaria Oates/Gaylord News)
Thousands march for voting rights

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