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One Oklahoma family is playing a key role in assembling one of the world’s largest collection of Bibles and Bible-related artifacts for a future National Bible Museum. Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., and his father, founder David Green, are helping the National Bible Museum scout a site for its permanent location. According […]

The way Oklahoma City handled adversity after April 19, 1995, was a ripple in an ocean of hope said former President Bill Clinton, Wednesday night at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Accepting the National Oklahoma City Memorial Foundation’s Reflections of Hope Award, Clinton took time to reflect on the strength Oklahomans showed in […]

When in the area of The Village or the Paseo, be on the lookout for a glasses-wearing, bike-riding, grocery-toting redhead: that’s Dan Yates, the new president of Sustainable OKC. Taking office Feb. 1, Yates was unanimously elected to the position, replacing past president Shauna Lawyer Struby. He has been part of the group for three […]

When it comes to new home construction, green is the thing. Energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly homes are on the rise. But in this generation of Earth friendly, think less geodesic dome and more high-end and low maintenance. Today’s green construction is just as attractive as it is efficient and is bringing in buyers by the hybrid carload. […]

Ron Ferrell got out. Out of debt. Out of the housing market. Out of the city and almost off the power grid. Getting outSustainable lifeUrban gardenerSustainable community Ferrell lives in the outskirts of the metro area, but is making it in life quite literally on his own, living in a 725-square-foot home he built by […]

A group of lawmakers from southeastern Oklahoma expressed their displeasure with a deal for Oklahoma City to start buying water from Sardis Lake in Pushmataha County, southeast of McAlester. Several state senators held a press conference and said a secret deal has been made for Oklahoma City to purchase the water rights for more than […]

On a bright, sunny day, more than 1,000 people came together to remember those who were killed and those who survived 15 years after the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building. The grounds of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum was a somber place as Oklahoma leaders remembered that day and urged Oklahomans to […]

Mugsy had lost almost all of her teeth by the time she was 5 years old. The Yorkshire terrier still had a few teeth left when she was rescued from a puppy mill, and her new owner took her to a veterinarian. But the vet pulled most of the teeth. They were too rotten to […]

As Oklahoma and the nation approach the 15th anniversary of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing, a new poll raises concern for those working to educate about domestic terrorism. A SoonerPoll.com survey asked 1,000 Oklahomans which group they consider most likely to commit an act of terrorism inside the United States in the next […]

Fifteen years after one of the most devastating acts of domestic terrorism is a time of remembrance. For two well-respected journalists, it is going back to a story that continually impacts their lives and their careers. The sixth year of the National Media Symposium will be led by Mark Halperin, editor-at-large of Time magazine, and […]