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Oklahoma’s weapon of mass-media destruction celebrates first anniversary

On Tuesday, an Oklahoma City Web site hit a few thousand times each day celebrates its first anniversary. Unlike other well-traveled Web destinations, it does not provide a useful service or product...  
May 07, 2008 | 0 Comments

Oklahoma City author hopes to keep the Western alive and well

After growing up on a public library-fed diet of Western paperbacks, Sean Chandler was destined to write about cowboys when he first decided to tackle fiction five years ago. There was only one p...  
May 07, 2008 | 0 Comments

Nonprofit plant society keeps state full of wildflowers

Signaling spring are wildflowers popping up in public places, parks and along our highways. One organization responsible for this beauty is the Oklahoma Native Plant Society, dedicated to the study,...  
Apr 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

Brides-to-be taking eco-friendly routes in planning nuptials

From invitations to honeymoon destinations, there are a number of ways couples can choose to go green as they get married. “People in Oklahoma are just starting to get interested in these eco-chi...  
Apr 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

Eastern Oklahoma resort marries luxury travel with green living

“Responsible travel” bears in mind the social, cultural, economic and environmental impact of travel, striving to minimize the footprint a traveler leaves. The Canebrake in eastern Oklahoma does res...  
Apr 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

Old-fashioned lawn mowers prove to be economical, eco-friendly option

Your body — not gasoline — is directly responsible for the whir of the blades in a old-fashioned reel lawn mower, leaving you instantly rewarded with a pleasant snick-snick-snick sound and the sweet...  
Apr 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

‘Presumed Innocent’ author to make OKC appearance

Best-selling author and attorney Scott Turow is the guest of honor at the Library Endowment Trust’s sixth annual Literary Voices dinner, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma City Golf an...  
Apr 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

Local homes going green by kissing brick goodbye

Norman resident Myrna Fletcher lives in a straw bale house. “We get the three little pigs jokes all the time,” Fletcher said with a chuckle. Her house is just one example of home construction ...  
Apr 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

Local businesses helping to change behavior to improve environment

A new class of businessmen and women are breaking the old rules and proving that loving Mother Earth and loving a healthy profit margin aren’t mutually exclusive. Money is green, after all. Accor...  
Apr 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

Planting perennials gets gardeners most boom for buck

Landscaping during an economic downturn often means firing the help and bending one’s own back. But you don’t have to go it alone, according to Tommy Precure, manager of Precure Nursery & Garden...  
Mar 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Springtime ripe for viewing planets

Using a downloadable astronomy tool named SkyGlobe, Bill Wilburn — who helps man Science Museum Oklahoma’s planetarium shows in his off time — can keep tabs on the heavens above from his office or h...  
Mar 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Array of spring festivals celebrate art, music, food, more

Medieval Fair April 4-6 Reaves Park, Norman Jousters, jugglers, human chess boards and maidens — both fair and otherwise — have been reliving the days of yore in Norman for more than three decad...  
Mar 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Spring is for lovers, but Oklahoma data suggests otherwise

The idea that “love is in the air” during the spring season is an old one. But is human interest in love actually stronger in the spring, and if so, is it based in our chemistry the way it is fo...  
Mar 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Spring perfect time to head south to Wichita Moutains Wildlife Refuge

Chris Ozolins wasn’t entirely sure he wanted to talk about the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Since first finding it for himself in January 1993, the Oklahoma City resident has regarded the almo...  
Mar 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Heartland Flyer allows for headache-free spring getaway

Want a quick spring getaway, but dread the thought of packing your kids into the SUV where they’ll be belted prisoners whining for drinks and bathroom breaks every half hour? Next time, try the trai...  
Mar 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Oscar-nominated director to heading state film conference

Oklahoma City University will host the Oklahoma Film and Video Studies Society state conference from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 29, but the registration deadline is Monday. The conference will fea...  
Mar 19, 2008 | 0 Comments


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Sutton era ends in Stillwater

The two-year Sean Sutton era ended in Stillwater on April Fool’s Day 2008.   Although the team won 39 games and lost 29 during his tenure as head coach, the Cowboys did not advance...  
Apr 01, 2008 | 0 Comments


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Cherokee citizenship debate brings on the blues

A Cherokee Nation “blue card” allows a carrier citizenship in the state’s largest tribe. But the nondescript card, simply worded, has brought with it a complex controversy that has triggered congres...  
May 07, 2008 | 3 Comments

Oklahoma’s weapon of mass-media destruction celebrates first anniversary

On Tuesday, an Oklahoma City Web site hit a few thousand times each day celebrates its first anniversary. Unlike other well-traveled Web destinations, it does not provide a useful service or product...  
May 07, 2008 | 0 Comments

Oklahoma County voters to decide to buy former GM plant to lease to Tinker Air Force Base

Local residents will be asked if they will allow millions of their property tax dollars to go toward purchasing the defunct General Motors Corp. automotive plant May 13. Should voters say “yes,” ...  
May 07, 2008 | 0 Comments

Voters to consider five bond issues

Oklahoma County voters will head to the polls Tuesday to determine the fate of five bond issues totaling more than $84 million. Proposition 1 is the largest of the bond proposals at $55 million....  
May 07, 2008 | 1 Comment

Taking the rhetorical ‘Fifth’

Everyone has been asking me what I think of Jeremiah Wright now. And to be honest, I’m disappointed. He had a chance to use his moment in the media spotlight to explain both the black church, about w...  
May 07, 2008 | 2 Comments


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