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OKG Newsletter


Topic: community

OMRF's lupus registry hopes to unlock a piece of deadly disease's puzzle


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Nathan Gunter
On Sept. 22, 2009, the world bid farewell to Lucy O'Donnell Vodden, the fabled "Lucy" of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" fame. NEVER IDENTICAL GENETIC ...
 
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Like Gazette, trio of other metro businesses opened their doors 30 years ago


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Elizabeth Camacho Wiley
It was 1979, a seemingly idyllic year. Movie enthusiasts flocked to theaters to see "Superman" and "Rocky II." Pop singer Michael Jackson was reaching stardom. "The Love Boat" was becoming a pri...
 
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Panel discussion returns to overlooked contributions of women, ethnic minorities


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Charles Martin
Not every innovative work of architecture or structural design can be traced back to highly trained professionals. Some, rather, are the result of adaptive problem solving from generations of sh...
 
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Local church is repurposed to become a women's development center


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Greg Horton
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church sat on the corner of S.W. 11th Street and S. Youngs Boulevard for 60 years. The parish served a community that slowly transitioned to poor, homeless and imm...
 
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Some survivalists aren't hoping for society's meltdown, they just want to be prepared


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P.J. Fry
He's wearing camouflage, head to toe. And body armor, because his enemies are everywhere. He's carrying a semi-automatic rifle and a look that says: "You DO NOT want to mess with me." So why ...
 
Thursday, October 29, 2009

Downtown in December presents annual Santa Run


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Paige Lawler
While the holidays are primarily known for bringing us all a little extra bulk, Downtown OKC Inc. offers locals a way to stay trim after eating their way through the season. The sixth annual...
 
Thursday, December 3, 2009

Two OKC women start charitable organization for Congo, adopt two children


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Lea Terry
When Mary McFarland and Debi Mangrum visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, they had no thoughts of adopting while they were there. But both Oklahoma City residents soon found t...
 
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Through CASA, light of volunteers helps flood darkness of child neglect


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Each day, due to neglect and abuse, children are removed from their homes and put into the arms of the state in an effort to provide them a safe environment and improve their lives. These childr...
 
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Local charities scramble to meet increased demand as donors pinch pennies


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Paige Lawler
Across the nation, thousands of families are still suffering from the economic turmoil of the past year. Thousands have lost their jobs or homes, and some of them have traveled to relatively sta...
 
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Seasoned downtown residents who took chance on area are glad they took plunge


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Kelley Chambers
At the recent Urban Neighbors monthly social, both the young and the young-at-heart mingled and laughed. No one complained about living downtown or the national economy that has ground to a halt...
 
Thursday, December 17, 2009
 
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