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The trial of Melanie Smith accused in one of the most shocking child abuse cases in Oklahoma history is set to begin with jury selection today. We will be updating our series The Boy in the Closet as events take place…

Previously on Bubbaworld we ran a series of editorials regarding five districts attorney, four of which faced challengers in their respective party’s primary elections. We did not endorse candidates but rather offered reasons that these five incumbents should be defeated.
The following is the scorecard thus far:
Tim Harris – District 14 incumbent (Tulsa County) won [...]

A Bubbaworld Editorial
The voters in Choctaw, McCurtain and Pushmataha Counties in Oklahoma have spoken and what they said at the August 22, 2006 run-off election for the office of District Attorney was “Goodbye Virginia Sanders”.
The final results for the District 17 run-off election indicate that Laura Ross Wallis received 68.83% of the vote while current [...]

As the old saying goes, “What goes around, comes around” and talking head Michael DelGiorno of KFAQ in Tulsa has been taught the meaning of that saying in spades.
For those unfamiliar with DelGiorno, he is a long time Tulsa radio personality best known for his “Mr. Goody Two Shoes” ranting and railing about the failures [...]

A pre-sentencing report prepared by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections indicated that Thompson still refused to accept responsibility for his actions, would likely not be a good candidate for rehabilitation and treatment and it was the department’s recommendation that Thompson serve a prison sentence for his crimes.
On August 18, 2006 Judge C. Allen McCall in [...]

‘Stipe Hunting’ has replaced ’snipe hunting’ as Oklahoma’s favorite imaginary pastime.
Only with ‘Stipe Hunting’ more often than not the prey of the hunt is real, very real and it is none other than former Oklahoma Senator and convicted felon Gene Stipe.
The latest outbreak of ‘Stipe Hunting’ resulted from a report in The Oklahoman on August [...]