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Enthusiastic Crowd Greets President on UCO Campus

By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Oklahoman EDMOND, Okla. — As President Clinton stepped back on stage and waved a final goodbye about 5:15 p.m. Friday, Kerri Schumacher couldn’t help but lose control. Jumping up and down, the University of Central Oklahoma senior let out a scream and laughed with the kind of excitement usually reserved for lottery winners. Or people who brush hands with the … Continue reading Enthusiastic Crowd Greets President on UCO Campus

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8-Year-Old’s Death Leaves Pastor Troubled

February 18, 1996, Sunday CITY EDITION 8-Year-Old’s Death Leaves Pastor Troubled BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Robert Medley, Staff Writers SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 3460 words DATELINE: LITTLE AXE A haunting feeling that he could have done more – that he somehow could have rescued 8-year-old Shane Alan Coffman from the hell where he lived and died – grips the Rev. Sunny Stuart. The Baptist pastor’s voice cracks as he reflects on … Continue reading 8-Year-Old’s Death Leaves Pastor Troubled

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April 19, 1995

Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) April 21, 1995, Friday CITY EDITION Neighbor Cares for Boys When Mom Doesn’t Return BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Staff Writer SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 489 words Thirteen-year-old Ricky Hill and his brother Jonathan, 11, waited up late Wednesday hoping to hear from their mother. Even as they drifted off to sleep, they clung to hope that Army recruiter Lola Renee Bolden, a 40-year-old single parent, … Continue reading April 19, 1995

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Edmond Doctor Only Hinted At Problems, Friends Say

Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) March 16, 1995, Thursday CITY EDITION Edmond Doctor Only Hinted At Problems, Friends Say BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Staff Writer SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 880 words DATELINE: EDMOND EDMOND – For 15 years, Dr. Betty Ayres had practiced medicine next door to Dr. O. Blair Cunnyngham. Polite, gentle, caring – the ultimate medical professional – that’s how Ayres viewed Cunnyngham. Then the 45-year-old physician, husband and … Continue reading Edmond Doctor Only Hinted At Problems, Friends Say

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December 1994: The Oklahoman

Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) December 9, 1994, Friday CITY EDITION Road To Justice Difficult For Police BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Staff Writer SECTION: COMMUNITY I; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 2861 words Detective Theresa Pfeiffer’s mind replayed fast forward the horrifying images and excruciating events. Her head spun. Her heart thumped faster. Her knees felt suddenly weak as the veteran detective of 10 years clicked briskly toward Judge Thomas C. Smith’s … Continue reading December 1994: The Oklahoman

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Serial Killer Dahmer Slain In Prison Attack

Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) November 29, 1994, Tuesday CITY EDITION Serial Killer Dahmer Slain In Prison Attack Mass Killer Found Peace, Minister Says BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Staff Writer SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 616 words Joy – not sadness – characterized Curt Booth’s voice Monday after hearing the news of mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer’s death in a Wisconsin prison. But Booth, an ex-convict turned Oklahoma prison minister, had no … Continue reading Serial Killer Dahmer Slain In Prison Attack

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Oklahoma Christian’s Journalists Win Awards

Oklahoma Christian’s Journalists Win Awards Modified: May 23, 1990 at 12:00 am • Published: May 23, 1990 The Talon, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts’ student newspaper, captured a state-high 20 awards in the Oklahoma Collegiate Press Association’s 1989-90 individual entries contest, the school announced. Writers from the paper competed with writers from more than 30 other college and university newspapers. Talon staff members received … Continue reading Oklahoma Christian’s Journalists Win Awards

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OCC Students Win 11 Writing Awards

OCC Students Win 11 Writing Awards Modified: May 12, 1989 at 12:00 am • Published: May 12, 1989 Journalism students at Oklahoma Christian College won 11 writing awards recently at the Oklahoma Collegiate Press Association’s spring conference. First-place winners were Murray Evans and Bobby Ross. Evans, a senior from Lancaster, Calif., won in the sports feature, investigative reporting and sports news writing categories. Ross, a junior … Continue reading OCC Students Win 11 Writing Awards

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