Many women in Norman search for comfort, assistance and understanding, and that’s what they find in the Women’s Resource Center. Open since 1973, the center aids victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse by offering counseling services, assisting in safety plans, offering a safe haven for women to stay and serving as a rape crisis […]
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Upcoming summit focuses on economic benefits of early childhood development
For the first day of kindergarten, your child needs crayons, glue and brain stimulation that was supposed to start when he was born. Three experts in the fields of economics and early childhood education will speak to business leaders at the Oklahoma Economic Summit on Early Childhood Investment Monday to express the importance of early […]
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New law changes first-time domestic abuse offense from misdemeanor to felony
Oklahoma legislators recently passed a bill that increases the penalty of a first-time domestic violence offense from a misdemeanor to a felony. PATTERN FOURTH IN THE NATION MALE-DOMINATED MENTALITY The new law, written by Sen. Jonathan Nichols, R-Norman, was inspired by many years of serving as a prosecutor and seeing the devastation of domestic violence […]
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Catholic camp volunteers visit Riverpark neighborhood to help with home repairs
More than 200 Catholic teenagers from across the country came to Oklahoma City last week to paint some siding, plant some flowers and make residents’ lives a little easier. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS PLANT FLOWERS 70 HOMES The Catholic Heart Workcamp is a national organization based in Orlando, Fla., that sends youth to perform community service […]
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New law changes first-time domestic abuse offense from misdemeanor to felony
Oklahoma legislators recently passed a bill that increases the penalty of a first-time domestic violence offense from a misdemeanor to a felony. PATTERN FOURTH IN THE NATION MALE-DOMINATED MENTALITY The new law, written by Sen. Jonathan Nichols, R-Norman, was inspired by many years of serving as a prosecutor and seeing the devastation of domestic violence […]
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Catholic camp volunteers visit Riverpark neighborhood to help with home repairs
More than 200 Catholic teenagers from across the country came to Oklahoma City last week to paint some siding, plant some flowers and make residents’ lives a little easier. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS PLANT FLOWERS 70 HOMES The Catholic Heart Workcamp is a national organization based in Orlando, Fla., that sends youth to perform community service […]
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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 a two-thirds-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., adorned with more than 58,000 names engraved on its black granite surface, said Jeremy […]
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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 a two-thirds-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., adorned with more than 58,000 names engraved on its black granite surface, said Jeremy […]
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City of Moore plans summer concert series
Gather your family, friends and a lawn chair, and head to Moore’s third annual ” Summer Nights: Music in the Park,” held this and each Friday in June at Buck Thomas Memorial Park, 1901 N.E. 12th. This week’s show features Odd Sheep Out, a Tulsa jazz band led by singer Jennifer Marriott, who won the […]
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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. PROMOTE THE ART INNOVATIVE ART FORM ARTISTIC FASHION Well, she might be involved, but this isn’t octogenarian-only. This year’s quilt show is called “A Time to Shine 2009” […]