Each day, due to neglect and abuse, children are removed from their homes and put into the arms of the state in an effort to provide them a safe environment and improve their lives. These children, all under 18, must go through the legal process to determine their permanent residency. That’s where angels appear to […]
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Local charities scramble to meet increased demand as donors pinch pennies
0in”>But these same organizations have found some loopholes to continue promoting their missions as usual. Wal-Mart opened its doors to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma this year, providing almost three million pounds of food for the pantry. The organization also received extra truckloads of food from the government’s stimulus plan. But all that 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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Downtown in December presents annual Santa Run
While the holidays are primarily known for bringing us all a little extra bulk, Downtown OKC Inc. offers locals a way to stay trim after eating their way through the season. The sixth annual Santa Run is a 5K and one-mile fun run that steps off at 9 p.m. Saturday at Leadership Square, 211 N. […]
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Some survivalists aren’t hoping for society’s meltdown, they just want to be prepared
He’s wearing camouflage, head to toe. And body armor, because his enemies are everywhere. He’s carrying a semi-automatic rifle and a look that says: “You DO NOT want to mess with me.” So why doesn’t anybody invite him to sit at their table in the food court? MEALWORM DEAL SELF-RELIANCE GROWING YOUR OWN Survivalism has […]
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Some survivalists aren’t hoping for society’s meltdown, they just want to be prepared
He’s wearing camouflage, head to toe. And body armor, because his enemies are everywhere. He’s carrying a semi-automatic rifle and a look that says: “You DO NOT want to mess with me.” So why doesn’t anybody invite him to sit at their table in the food court? MEALWORM DEAL SELF-RELIANCE GROWING YOUR OWN Survivalism has […]
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Local church is repurposed to become a women’s development center
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church sat on the corner of S.W. 11th Street and S. Youngs Boulevard for 60 years. The parish served a community that slowly transitioned to poor, homeless and immigrant over the course of those six decades. Our Lady of Guadalupe began as an outreach of Little Flower Catholic Church and, […]
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Local church is repurposed to become a women’s development center
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church sat on the corner of S.W. 11th Street and S. Youngs Boulevard for 60 years. The parish served a community that slowly transitioned to poor, homeless and immigrant over the course of those six decades. Our Lady of Guadalupe began as an outreach of Little Flower Catholic Church and, […]
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Panel discussion returns to overlooked contributions of women, ethnic minorities
Not every innovative work of architecture or structural design can be traced back to highly trained professionals. Some, rather, are the result of adaptive problem solving from generations of shared knowledge. OVERLOOKED FIELDS OF DESIGN OPEN TO ALL Abimbola Asojo, a professor of interior design at the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture, has seen […]
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Panel discussion returns to overlooked contributions of women, ethnic minorities
Not every innovative work of architecture or structural design can be traced back to highly trained professionals. Some, rather, are the result of adaptive problem solving from generations of shared knowledge. OVERLOOKED FIELDS OF DESIGN OPEN TO ALL Abimbola Asojo, a professor of interior design at the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture, has seen […]