“We have six children. So yes, we’re pro-life.” When I heard her say it, I wondered if we could blame her mistake on Oklahoma’s record cuts to public education. The quote is an example of a non sequitur, a statement that does not logically follow from the previous statement. Since nearly one-fifth of all Oklahoma […]
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Fun factory
Starting a new business from scratch is a lot of work, especially when introducing a concept into a market without a lot of precedent for it. But then again, not many people are Annalisa Douglass, a mother of 4-year-old triplets and founder of Edmond’s Okie Kids Playground, which opened in January just one month after […]
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Oklahoma author Renee Adams makes reading more interactive than ever before through her new startup and book
The book includes a blanket, augmented-reality mobile app and a song.
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Angels Foster Family Network provides support to youth, foster and biological parents to achieve success and change the system for the better.
“We started Angels out of a desire to change the system,” said Angels Foster Family Network executive director Jennifer Abney.
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A new exhibit at Norman’s Sam Noble Museum teaches the difference between asteroids, meteors and comets
Comets, Asteroids, Meteors: Great Balls of Fire! runs through Sept. 10.
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Children’s Garden Festival brings The Very Hungry Caterpillar to life
The event at Myriad Botanical Gardens celebrates the book first published in 1969.
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NAMIWalks helps lift stigmas against mental illness
The walk and family event begins 8 a.m. June 3 at Myriad Botanical Gardens.
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On the Lawn brings summer fun to the northern edge of the Western Avenue district
The event features face-painting, inflatables, yard games and food trucks.
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Summer Guide: Science Museum Oklahoma features new camps and exhibits to challenge young minds
The museum offers summer camps for students in grades 1-6.
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Oklahoma City children’s author Gwendolyn Hooks wins an NAACP Image Award
Hooks won in the Outstanding Literary Work for Children category for her book about medical pioneer Vivien Thomas.