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Northwestern Oklahoma presents geology playground

Strap on your best hiking shoes and have a quick flip through your memories of eighth-grade earth science class. GREAT SALT PLAINS STATE PARK ...  
Jul 01, 2009 | 0 Comments

Bartering is back in a big way in Oklahoma

James Stone has done a lot of bartering lately — taking all sorts of electronics and services in exchange for his expertise at auto repair — but when he was offered an old swaybacked horse, he...  
Jul 01, 2009 | 2 Comments

Freelance developers keep OKC in tech game

Sam Soffes is 20 years old and didn’t need college to become a publisher of the Bible in 30 translations — from colloquial Japanese to synodical Russian — that are used by more than 1 million ...  
Jun 24, 2009 | 0 Comments

OKC's Grace Living Center residents volunteer with Touchtones

There’s a certain group of people at an Oklahoma City nursing home who rarely get bored. They answer phones, plan birthday parties, deliver mail and always offer a warm smile. But these lively...  
Jun 17, 2009 | 0 Comments

Annual show presented by a metro quilting guild brings fabric art to masses

Quilting enthusiasts from all over the state will come together Thursday through Saturday for the Central Oklahoma Quilters Guild show. But this isn’t your grandmother’s quilt show. ...  
Jun 17, 2009 | 0 Comments

Men with mustaches comprise exclusive group with an eclectic metro membership

It’s impossible to ignore a mustache. Even if you look away, it lingers, tickling at the periphery, pleading for a second glance. GROWTH SPURTS FLAVOR SAVER ...  
Jun 17, 2009 | 0 Comments

Aspiring comic-book creator struggles to achieve childhood dream

Robert Wilson waited four long months for one word. It was four months of pride and four months of worry. Four months of confidence and four months of crippling self-doubt. ...  
Jun 17, 2009 | 0 Comments

Regional conference focuses on alternative methods to treat autism

Autism is a brain development disorder that seems to puzzle much of the medical community, as well as families affected by it. Experts, parents and caregivers remain divided on the disorder’s ...  
Jun 10, 2009 | 0 Comments

Junior cotillion teaches children ins, outs of polite society

The students of junior cotillion learn how to shake hands, how to mingle, even how to dance. But the goal of cotillion is not merely to teach children proper manners; it’s also to help t...  
Jun 10, 2009 | 0 Comments


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Metro pop-rockers Theatre Breaks Loose prepare for roll on national playbill

Before they booked a show, recorded a song or even knew what to call themselves, Brandon Lovelace and his three band mates started writing. Songs and albums would have to wait. What Lovel...  
Jul 01, 2009 | 1 Comment

Oklahoma ranchers downsize with smaller cattle breeds for beef industry

Any traveler who has spent time in rural Western Oklahoma or the Texas Panhandle knows what a CAFO is. As defined by the Environmental Protection Agency, a CAFO is a Concentrated Animal ...  
Jul 01, 2009 | 0 Comments

Hunger pangs

There are a couple of lines in W.H. Auden’s famous poem “September 1, 1939” that point out the all-consuming nature of hunger: “Hunger allows no choice / To the citizen or the police.” What cho...  
Jul 01, 2009 | 0 Comments

Bartering is back in a big way in Oklahoma

James Stone has done a lot of bartering lately — taking all sorts of electronics and services in exchange for his expertise at auto repair — but when he was offered an old swaybacked horse, he...  
Jul 01, 2009 | 2 Comments

Piedmont hosts Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall replica

History enthusiasts and friends and families of Vietnam veterans can view the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall this weekend at Piedmont High School’s Stout Field, 1055 Edmond. The wall is ...  
Jul 01, 2009 | 0 Comments

Oklahoma’s capacity to lead wind production leads to worker-preparation scramble

Thousands of available good-paying jobs are out there blowin’ in the wind — literally. Several Oklahoma colleges and technology centers are straining to train qualified wind technicians,...  
Jul 01, 2009 | 0 Comments

Get on the bus

Kyle Loveless was on to something in his recent commentary, “MAPS 3 Don’ts” ( Oklahoma Gazette , June 17, 2009). He made a great point that “MAPS 3 should not just be something that is downtown drive...  
Jul 01, 2009 | 0 Comments


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