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April 5, 2013

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Pipeline pitched to ship oil across Wyo.
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Epic musical makes debut

What's your favorite kind of music? Opera? Jazz? Country? Swing? Choral? You're welcome to your choice, but you'll have a chance to add another favorite April 13 at 8 p.m. in Civic Center Music Hall. That's when Canterbury Choral Society and Oklahoma City University Wanda L. Bass School of Music will present Leonard Bernstein's MASS. Sometimes humorous, occasionally bawdy and at times profoundly moving, Bernstein's masterpiece, based on the Roman Catholic liturgy, includes passages sung in Latin with additional texts in English by Bernstein, Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz and Paul Simon. The work, scored for orchestra, marching and rock bands, actors and dancers, also features rock, blues, Broadway and classical music. Can't beat a deal like this. Scott Guthrie, native Oklahoman and 2001 OCU graduate, will play the lead role as The Celebrant - the central character of the work, a Catholic priest who conducts the celebration of the Mass. The remainder of the cast will include OCU music theater students and dancers, the OCU Symphony Orchestra and Canterbury's adult and youth choruses. Originally commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, MASS debuted at the opening of the John E Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1971. Bernstein's daughter, Jamie Bernstein, is coming to Oklahoma to see the production, as the piece is not performed very often. Jonathan Tunick, who assisted with the orchestration on MASS when it originally premiered in 1971, also will be in the audience. He'll remain in Oklahoma City the next week to receive an honorary doctorate from OCU. Randi Von Ellefson is artistic director of Canterbury Choral Society and Kay Holt is executive director for the outstanding choral group. Get a ticket and go. You may discover a new musical favorite.

Bennett heads NBA committee

Enid-based Hiland Partners proposes to build a nearly 500-mile pipeline that would feed oil from North Dakota's booming Bakken oil field into another eastern Wyoming. Cost of Enid-based The 12-inch Hiland Partners' pipeline would proposed piepline cost $300 million. Initial capacity would be 50,000 barrels per day but the pipe could handle up to twice that. Oil would begin flowing in August 2014. The pipeline is proposed by Hiland Crude, a subsidiary of Hiland Partners. The Casper Star Tribune reports that Hiland Vice President Jim Suttle discussed the pipeline with Converse County commissioners in Douglas on Wednesday. Suttle told the commissioners the goal is to get the Bakken oil to a hub in Cushing, Okla., where the oil would fetch a better price. The pipeline would connect at Guernsey to the Pony Express Pipeline under development.
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Oklahoma City Thunder owner Clay Bennett, chairman of the NBA relocation committee, arrives for a meeting of NBA owners regarding the possible relocation of the Sacramento Kings team to Seattle, in New York on Wednesday. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer have agreed to buy a majority stake in the Kings from the Maloof family for $341 million, but the deal needs league approval. AP PHOTO

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The House, Senate and governor's office have agreed on the move to an administrative system.
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House panel OKs axing franchise tax

OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma businesses would no longer have to pay a franchise tax under a bill that easily cleared a House committee on Wednesday. The House Appropriations and Budget Committee voted 16-4 for Senate Bill 341, and a similar measure was endorsed this week by a Senate panel. Both bills would get rid of the state's franchise tax that has been suspended in Oklahoma since 2010 but is scheduled to resume on July 1. The tax, which is levied on all corporations that do business in the state in the amount of $1.25 for each $1,000 of capital invested or used in Oklahoma, was replaced by a separate $25 business tax that expires this year. The State Chamber, an association of businesses and industries in

Workers' comp plan released in House

OKLAHOMA CITY A new plan to

AT&T names state director of sales

OKLAHOMA CITY AT&T has appointed David Underwood as director of sales for wireless operations in Oklahoma. Underwood will oversee the company's retail operations at 31 company-owned stores and more than 50 David Underwood dealer-owned locations across the state. A graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, Underwood began working for AT&T in 1997, most recently serving as director of retail execution. - Staff report

overhaul Oklahoma's workers' compensation system has been unveiled in the House of Representatives and is scheduled for a hearing next week. A 320-page bill to transition Oklahoma's court-based system to an administrative one was distributed to legislators on Thursday and posted on the Legislature's website. House Bill 1062 is scheduled for a hearing Tuesday in the House Judiciary Committee. Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa, declined to discuss the specifics of the bill, and said there still are some "minor things" that need to be worked out in negotiations with House leaders on changes to the bill.

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The Swing for Hope Charity Golf Classic is planned for June 10 at The Trails Golf Club in Norman. Team sponsorships are $1,000 and individual players are $200. Sponsorships are available. The Oklahoma Brain Tumor Foundation is presenting the tourney and will benefit from the proceeds. The foundation provides services and support for families who have lost loved ones to cancer or a brain tumor. For details, call (405) 843-4673.

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