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August 13, 2004

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.: Dems gain turnout edge in primary This state has voted Republican in big numbers for years, but the July 27 primary, where voters were selecting their candidates for U.S. Senate, House and state...

A message from the editor. Billiken: Only the best for kids

August 13, 2004

Bud Billiken is a fictional character from the creative minds at the Chicago Defender newspaper.

Iraqi unionists Traveling theater

July 23, 2004

Iraqi artists, trade unionists and others who fled from persecution at the hands of the Ba’ath regime are joining forces with the newly emerging democratic trade union movement there in a traveling theater company to promote...

Guthrie portrait dedicated at state capitol

July 23, 2004

OKLAHOMA CITY – (AP) Entertainer Arlo Guthrie and other family members led the singing at the Oklahoma State Capitol July 15 to celebrate the unveiling of a portrait of his father, legendary folk artist Woody Guthrie....

Woody Guthrie the real ramblin man

July 23, 2004

Book review Ramblin’ Man: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie By Ed Cray W.W. Norton & Company, 2004 Hardcover, 384 pp., $29.95 Since first “discovering” Woody Guthrie over 30 years ago, I’ve devoured everything about...