Consumption among teens and young adults is prevalent and dangerous.
Lea Terry
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Teen Recovery Solutions screens Generation Found documentary Dec. 14
The documentary focuses on Houston recovery high school Archway Academy.
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Sole articulation
Gayle Curry’s interest in art started when she was a child — she used crayons to decorate the walls of her mom’s home. Eventually, her mother bought materials so Curry could more constructively express her artistic tendencies. She has since exhibited at several metro galleries, worked as an artist-in-residence at downtown Oklahoma City’s Skirvin Hilton […]
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Bully love
“You may as well have told them it’s a beehive. They get all rigid, and slowly put it back in the cage,” Druvenga said. But she’s also placed many of her rescues in homes nationwide. The organization began as an all-breed rescue, but when she learned of the challenges faced by homeless pit bulls, she […]
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Local woman’s need for bone marrow transplant draws attention to ongoing need for donors
When Dee Dee Dixon Rund was diagnosed with leukemia, her friends and colleagues drew on their business expertise to help save her life. “I am a businesswoman, and I work with business owners, and I know that the way to accomplish something is to set a goal, and set a deadline, and have a defined […]
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New Web site from a group of Oklahoma collaborators asks users to share ideas and make changes
New ideas abound on the Internet through social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook and through personal and corporate blogs. Whether it’s simply improving productivity or a massive plan to end homelessness, people seem eager both to share their ideas and seek out other opinions. Any topic The creators of a new Web site, Whatidchange.com, […]
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Volunteer group with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma gets dirty to save money and feed families
Last year, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma recycled six tons of cardboard and 500 pounds of shrink-wrap each month, but still spent $28,000 on trash removal for the year, said Bruce Edwards, director of the food bank’s Urban Harvest program. Volunteer BenefitsTracking Compost But Edwards hopes a new program will change that. The food […]
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Two OKC women start charitable organization for Congo, adopt two children
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 themselves called to do just that. PARENTHOOD CHARITY “God put it in my heart to do more. You can do more to help […]
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OKC education center focuses on low-income families to help young children succeed
A high number of dropouts, students reading below grade level, teenagers turning to crime and gangs ” these are trends seen not only in Oklahoma but also around the country. Teachers and administrators at Oklahoma City’s newest early education center, however, hope they can intervene early enough to help students stay on track. LOWER RATIO […]
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OKC education center focuses on low-income families to help young children succeed
A high number of dropouts, students reading below grade level, teenagers turning to crime and gangs ” these are trends seen not only in Oklahoma but also around the country. Teachers and administrators at Oklahoma City’s newest early education center, however, hope they can intervene early enough to help students stay on track. LOWER RATIO […]