Schools in City Join in National Bible Debate: Church, State Separation at Issue
November 19, 1997, Wednesday CITY EDITION Schools in City Join in National Bible Debate Church, State Separation at Issue BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Staff Writer SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 955 words By deciding to offer high school elective courses in Bible and religion, the Oklahoma City School District has joined a national debate. The issue: Does teaching about Jacob, Jonah and Jesus in public … Continue reading Schools in City Join in National Bible Debate: Church, State Separation at Issue
City, Little Rock Were Desegregation Battlegrounds Historic Central Draws Elite
Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) August 24, 1997, Sunday CITY EDITION City, Little Rock Were Desegregation Battlegrounds Historic Central Draws Elite BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Staff Writer SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 1629 words DATELINE: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. At Principal Rudolph Howard’s high school, contrasts abound. Howard’s 1,800-student school serves, in his words, the poorest of the poor and the richest of the rich, the worst of the worst and the best … Continue reading City, Little Rock Were Desegregation Battlegrounds Historic Central Draws Elite
Faithful Hordes Still Swarming The King’s Castle
Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)
August 10, 1997, Sunday CITY EDITION
Faithful Hordes Still Swarming The King’s Castle
BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Tamie Ross, Staff Writers
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1
LENGTH: 2036 words
DATELINE: MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Goose bumps formed just below James Hubert’s
earphones as he followed the Graceland Mansion tour group into the
dining room.
As Priscilla Presley recounted on audiotape how Elvis Presley
chomped southern cooking, played poker and swapped stories in this
room, the Lawton man passed from commercialized present to
nostalgic past.
Suddenly, there at the head of the eight-foot table, Hubert
could see him.
Him.
“Man,” Hubert said, “Elvis walked through here eating a peanut
butter and banana sandwich.”
‘Promised Land’
The king of rock ‘n’ roll left the building 20 years ago.
When Presley died Aug. 16, 1977, at age 42, Hubert didn’t
qualify as an Elvis fan.
Then a 17-year-old high school student, he banged his head to
Van Halen and KISS – the hard stuff.
But as the 20th anniversary of Presley’s death approached, the
Lawton city equipment operator stepped into Elvis’ world.
He was far from alone.
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Family Struggled With Wife, Mom Dying to Be Thin
Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) June 8, 1997, Sunday CITY EDITIONFamily Struggled With Wife, Mom Dying to Be Thin BYLINE: Bobby Ross Jr., Staff Writer SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 3719 words Snapshots of two women – one Steve Duty married and one he buried – rest side by side on the living-room table. One set of photos shows a beautiful prom date. A picture-perfect bride. An all-American wife and mom. The … Continue reading Family Struggled With Wife, Mom Dying to Be Thin
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
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
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 