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Author Archives: James Coburn

James Coburn served as reporter and photographer for The Edmond Sun from1986-2020. He served as photographer and feature writer as well as a reporter on city, state, and national political beats. He was on the scene of the Edmond Post Office massacre and was one of the first at the Oklahoma City Murrah Building bombing. He also freelanced for Oklahoma’s Nursing Times for 17 years. He is a resident poet at NonDoc.com.

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Requiem for Oklahoma’s Oldest Newspaper

by James Coburn June 26, 2020November 16, 2020

After nearly 35 years as a journalist in Edmond, James Coburn pays tribute to The Edmond Sun, which ceased publication in May.

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