Rhonda Byrne’s “The Secret” has become one of the fastest-selling books of all time with 3.75 million copies in print, saying thinking good thoughts brings about good and thinking bad thoughts brings about bad. The book is an extended discussion on how this power can be harnessed in a person’s life. Shelley Heller, the senior […]
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Oklahoma watchdog leader says man facing murder charge is in nursing facility
The head of a nursing home watchdog organization claims the state has placed a man charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a nursing facility. Wes Bledsoe (pictured), founder of Tulsa-based A Perfect Cause, said Earl Bradford Postelle, 43, was ordered to reside at the OakHillsLivingCenter in Jones. The order came from Oklahoma […]
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Lawsuit “reform” bill passes senate, goes to Governor
The Oklahoma State Senate passed Senate Bill 507 by a vote of 23-25. The 119-page would-be lawsuit “reform” legislation would place restrictions on average citizens filing lawsuits and require caps on non-economic (including punitive) damages. The measure will go to Governor Brad Henry for signing or veto. The vote went strictly down party lines, with […]
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Gazette wins NAMI Oklahoma award
Oklahoma Gazette was given the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Outstanding Media Award April 16 for contributions to the goals of NAMI Oklahoma. NAMI Oklahoma recognized the Gazette for Nathan Gunter’s “Crisis intervention” story, which published Aug. 2, 2006. The article addressed actions taken by the Oklahoma Bar Association to provide preventative assistance to lawyers […]
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Survey measures individual’s impact on environment
An online survey from Earth Day Network attempts to determine an individual’s “ecological footprint,” the effect one person’s actions and routines have on the environment. “(The survey) takes a look at an individual’s consumption of resources, and it projects how much acreage would be devoted to producing those resources in a sustainable manner at that […]
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Former baseball commissioner should be removed from hall of fame
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Major League Baseball’s first commissioner, gave baseball a black eye in his 24-year run in that office. “For 24 years, Judge Landis wouldn’t let a black man play. I had his records, and I read them, and for 24 years Landis consistently blocked any attempts to put blacks and whites together on […]
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Norman to vote on curbside recycling
Voters in Norman will cast ballots on curbside recycling on May 8. If approved, Norman would become one of just a handful of cities in Oklahoma to offer such a program. Oklahoma City and Edmond have conducted curbside recycling for nearly 10 years. DETAILSThe ballot measure will ask voters if urban residents of Norman will pay […]
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OKC metro man goes without amenties for six-month Tent Life experiment
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” “Henry David Thoreau, “Walden” Sam Duregger gets a lot of questions […]
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Oklahoma’s sustainability conference to address state environmental issues
Thinking green is the theme for the sixth annual Oklahoma Sustainability Network Conference. A variety of topics ” ranging from agriculture and ethics to alternative energy and transportation ” will be discussed Friday and Saturday when the Oklahoma Sustainability Network and Sustainable OKC host the conference at the National Weather Center, 120 David L. Boren […]
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OKC’s MAPS for Kids garners district recognition
MAPS for Kids efforts garnered Oklahoma City Public Schools an award in a nationwide contest this month. The district earned honorable mention honors in the American School Board Journal’s 2007 Magna Awards, which were presented in San Francisco Monday. The awards this year celebrated districts with programs that further community engagement and academic achievement through […]