May 15, 2012

Our feature story by Kiera Feldman covers the scandals that have plagued Grace Fellowship since its rise to prominence in the Tulsa area. TOGETHER: Chris Fellure and Sara Bowersock Fellure had an on-again off-again relationship ever since they were teenagers. Rebekah Greiman writes about how they finally settled down together. SO LONG: Shawna Lewis says goodbye to accomplished singer Betty Voie. IMAGINARY OKLAHOMA: Gina Oschner writes of God’s sorrow and dust in her short story “Oklahoma Midrash.” THE PRISONER OF WILSHIRE BOULEVARD: Laurence J. Yadon and Robert Barr Smith tell the story of how Jackson Burnett, “the richest Indian in the world,” became married to an adventuress. POETRY: Violence and silence dominate back roads in this poem by Laura Brandenberg. FOUR YEARS ON THE RACK: Secrets of the war locked up in a shadow box. By Bradford Hill. MOVING THUNDER: The story behind the power brokers that lured an NBA team to OKC. By David Holt CRISPIN AND I: Crispin Glover came to Tulsa just in time for the fireworks. By Jeff Martin ANALYSIS: Alfred Brophy elaborates on his claim that The Oklahoman misrepresented the Tulsa Race Riots LOSING GRACE: Kiera Feldman tells the story of the rise and fall of a Tulsa megachurch. POLICE MISCONDUCT: Joshua Kline and Vincent LoVoi write about the most recent police corruption scandal involving allegations of lewd and sexually deviant behavior against Captain Shawn King. DONE THAT: A pair of free spirits with a thing for food trucks brings you the Waffle Champion. By Natasha Ball REDEMPTION DENIED: Jimmy Carter writes about the deportation of Jorge Aguilar. ORIGINAL OKIE: Alexis Newton photographs painter and elementary school teacher Doug Rucker.