Much of Oklahoma’s history was made on horseback. From the sooners who arrived early into the territory to steal Native Americans’ land to the riders of the Chisholm Trail, it has been riders and their trusty companions who defined the state’s early history. Even in the 21st century, riders on horseback have become the saving […]
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HALLOWEEN Mass hysteria
If there’s something strange in your Oklahoma neighborhood, who you’re gonna call might depend on where your neighborhood is. A quick Facebook search for “Oklahoma Ghostbusters” returns five results: Oklahoma Ghostbusters, Central Oklahoma Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters of Southern Oklahoma, Texhoma Ghostbusters and the Real Oklahoma Ghostbusters. “Think of us as individual franchises, if you will,” said […]
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Learning luminary
For eleven years, Norman-based second-grade teacher Macey Stewart has taught mathematics, honing her skills and pedagogy to foster a love of learning in elementary-age students. Earlier this summer, Stewart received national recognition for her hard work when she, along with Claremore teacher Michelle Rahn, was awarded a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science […]
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Oklahoma artist Robert Taylor puts his art career on display in a special exhibit at Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Taylor’s works often draw parallels between Native and Christian imagery.
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“This is not only a time for inducting, but it’s also for past winners and people who worked with them through the years,” he said. “They relax and renew old friendships.”
“This is not only a time for inducting, but it’s also for past winners and people who worked with them through the years,” he said. “They relax and renew old friendships.”
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‘A precious gift’
Rusty and Marilyn Yeakley The Yeakleys adopted Maegan in August 2002. Months later, a routine medical checkup revealed that she had hydrocephalus and a rare developmental condition known as schizencephaly, which caused some of her cerebral lobes to deform. A shunt was placed in Maegan’s brain and she began developmental therapy. By November of 2003, […]
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Human network
Despite a 2004 FBI-led sting operation, dubbed “Stormy Nights,” which rescued 23 young people from forced prostitution at truck stops in Oklahoma, sexual slavery is far from eradicated either in Oklahoma or nationwide, said Mark Elam (pictured), executive director of Oklahomans Against the Trafficking of Humans (OATH) and associate pastor at Lifechanger Church in Claremore. […]