Required Reading

Enid man faces life sentence on drug trafficking charge
An Enid man is facing a sentence of life without parole on a drug trafficking charge because he has six prior drug convictions. Marthel James Ward, 24, was arraigned Thursday on a felony count of trafficking in illegal drugs and a felony count of unlawful use of a police radio.

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Addicts left high and not dry
The state’s largest drug and alcohol rehabilitation program is in danger of shutting down.

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Required reading
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart (Random House) Leningrad-born New Yorker Shteyngart satirized his native land in “The Russian Debutante’s Handbook” and “Absurdistan.” This time he launches his barbs at America and its tech-device-crazed culture. His love story concerns middle-aged, book-loving Lenny Abromov (books have been eliminated…

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