According to Dr. Warren V. Filley of the Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic, winter brings with it “a different set” of allergens. And with approximately 20 percent of the population suffering from allergies, that’s a lot of Kleenex. Last fall, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranked Oklahoma City as the fifth–worst […]
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OKC doctor: Winter blues may be form of mild depression
If winter’s blah days have you feeling down, it might be a milder form of seasonal affective disorder, a still-not-quite-understood depression that affects 25 million Americans, primarily women. Unlike depression that can crop up with stress, loss or other life events, SAD apparently is tied to repeated sensitivity to seasonal changes between fall and […]
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Hockey offers all-ages participation across OKC metro area
Believe it or not, there’s plenty of hockey to be had in the metro, ranging from the Oklahoma City Blazers all the way to kids’ leagues. “We have a wide variety of hockey available, but no one seems to know about it, so we are trying to get the word out,” said Mike McEwen, […]
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OKC mayor becomes master of the obvious
” “¦ I imagine that 2007 will be remembered as the year of the state centennial.” “Mayor Mick Cornett at Jan. 17’s State of the City luncheon
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OKC’s natural food store tries to be trans fats free
Last December, the New York City Board of Health unanimously decided to prohibit restaurateurs from cooking with artificial trans fats, a type of fat found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Could it happen in Oklahoma? Perhaps. CUTTING IT OUTSome health-conscious food stores, such as Akin’s Natural Foods Market at 2924 N.W. 63rd, do […]
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Edmond man’s alleged drunken sleepover results in grabbing officer’s testicles charges
One could say that a metro man recently arrested in an alcohol-related incident allegedly had more balls than was best, at least at one point. According to a story in The Edmond Sun, Roy Eugene Underwood, 26, of Oklahoma City, was arrested after police officers found him having a sleepover in a running vehicle […]
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Oklahoma House Speaker seeks ‘100 Ideas’ from Oklahomans on improving state
Oklahoma House Speaker Lance Cargill and former state Rep. Thad Balkman say a new “100 Ideas Initiative” will be used to lobby state legislators ” but they won’t say who is bankrolling them. Unveiled at a January 2007 press conference at the Oklahoma History Center, the 100 Ideas Initiative seeks ideas from people […]
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Adventures in Soonerland
The first presidential delegate selection contest in Iowa is just a year away, to be almost immediately followed by the Oklahoma primary. The march of the candidates is under way, as they selectively campaign the early primary states. Throughout the coming year we’ll be watching these candidates’ adventures in Soonerland. For the moment, however, […]
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It’s me I’m lookin’ for
Come on, admit it. You’ve given some thought to cosmetic surgery. At least once? Maybe more than once? I know I have. Clicking through pictures of my family playing in the sand and surf, I am puzzled. Who is that woman there with my children? It looks like my mother ” she of the […]
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Oklahoma woman’s house explodes after sewer, gas line mishap
Forgive that headline, dear CFN reader, but what are we gonna say about this one? According to recent stories in The Oklahoman, the home of an 88-year-old Madill woman exploded after city workers drilled through a gas line that happened to have been laid in her sewer pipe more than 10 years ago. Now […]