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
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
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
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
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
Spokesman On Standoff Home
Ricks Relishes Edmond Comfort After Horror of Waco By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Edmond Sun EDMOND, Okla. — After the 51-day cult standoff near Waco culminated in a hell of human destruction, home beckoned FBI Agent Bob A. Ricks like heaven’s pearly gates. As Ricks crossed into Edmond city limits late Tuesday, blooming redbud trees and bright green grass contrasted sharply with the angry … Continue reading Spokesman On Standoff Home
Bush wins Edmond, loses America
Bush Wins Edmond, Loses America Happiness In The Eye Of The Be-Voter By BOBBY ROSS JR. / SUN Staff Writer George Nigh couldn’t be happier. Larry Stein could be a whole lot happier. Pat Briley is not as happy as he would like to be, but not as sad as he could be. “Happy times are here again,” Nigh sang jokingly this morning, relishing the election of … Continue reading Bush wins Edmond, loses America
Garth Brooks wows fans in home concert
Edmond Evening Sun SUNDAY
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August 23, 1992
Brooks Wows Fans In Home Concert
BY BOBBY ROSS JR.
SUN STAFF WRITER
OKLAHOMA CITY — A few hours before Garth Brooks’ sold-out concert at the Myriad Friday night, a bearded man resembling the country music superstar strolled into an interview room.
He was wearing a baseball cap, warmup shirt, sweatpants and tennis shoes — customary off-stage attire for the Oklahoma native.
Still, without his trademark black cowboy hat, bright western shirt and boots, it was difficult to tell if it was really him.
Then, he flashed that happy-to-be-an-Okie smile. Hey, that really is Garth!
Later, Brooks would compete with 14,500 screaming, boot-stomping fans to see who could bring the house down first.
With the hometown sensation running, jumping and dancing around stage as he belted out hit after hit and the crowd matching his decibel level with ear-piercing shrieks and applause loud enough to drown out a jet engine, it didn’t take long for the house to fall.
But for now the house was still standing and Brooks seemed more relaxed that way, more subdued than superstar-like as he discussed his future, his family and his fans.
Bush touts family, economy in campaign stop at Oklahoma Christian
Edmond Evening Sun (Edmond, Okla.) Published March 6, 1992 Bush Touts Family, Economy By Bobby Ross Jr., SUN Staff Writer Campaign ’92 came to Edmond in style today as a flag-waving crowd of about 5,000 welcomed President Bush to Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts. A packed Thelma Gaylord Forum exploded with cheers and chants of “Four More Years!” shortly after 9 a.m. today … Continue reading Bush touts family, economy in campaign stop at Oklahoma Christian
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 