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Sam Soffes is 20 years old and didn’t need college to become a publisher of the Bible in 30 translations ” from colloquial Japanese to synodical Russian ” that are used by more than 1 million people worldwide. THEORY INTO PRACTICE WE ‘GET IT’ SURROUNDED BY ÜBER-GEEKS SILICON CIVICS Instead, Soffes took a fifth-grade class […]

It’s impossible to ignore a mustache. Even if you look away, it lingers, tickling at the periphery, pleading for a second glance. GROWTH SPURTSFLAVOR SAVER THE TAO OF ‘STACHE DIARY OF GROWTH But a good mustache deserves more than mere acknowledgement and should command at least a little extra attention. Oklahoma is mustache country, a […]

Quilting enthusiasts from all over the state will come together Thursday through Saturday for the Central Oklahoma Quilters Guild show. But this isn’t your grandmother’s quilt show. PROMOTE THE ART INNOVATIVE ART FORM ARTISTIC FASHION Well, she might be involved, but this isn’t octogenarian-only. This year’s quilt show is called “A Time to Shine 2009” […]

The students of junior cotillion learn how to shake hands, how to mingle, even how to dance. But the goal of cotillion is not merely to teach children proper manners; it’s also to help them learn how to be comfortable in any situation, and how to show respect for others, said instructor Carey Sue Vega. […]

Autism is a brain development disorder that seems to puzzle much of the medical community, as well as families affected by it. Experts, parents and caregivers remain divided on the disorder’s origins, as well as treatment and coping methods.          ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT STRATEGIES GLUTEN-FREE DIET ALTERNATIVE VACCINE SCHEDULE Some people believe autism renders special gifts in […]

Nothing ruins the afterglow of home ownership more than an unexpected haunting. Rebecca Luker moved from Santa Fe, N.M., to Guthrie in 1986 with the dream of converting a Land Run-era mansion into the state’s first bed and breakfast, called the Stone Lion Inn. Six months after sinking her family’s money into purchasing and renovating […]

There’s just not much that can get in Jeanna Sellmeyer’s way. She is the CEO of Asset Group Inc., a contracting company that provides construction and environmental remediation services. She recently was named the 2009 National Small Business Person of the Year. PRESIDENTIAL ENCOUNTER ASBESTOS COURSES MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS Her award came partly because of the […]

The Oklahoma Panhandle is home to less than 1 percent of the state’s residents, and yet the odd outcropping of land that gives Oklahoma its unique shape is home to a fecundity of stories, sights and pieces of history. SLEEPY HAMLET CATTLE AND HORSE RANCH DRIED-UP CREEK BED The first stop on a tour of […]

ards of quality “¦ not to mention standards of unapologetic weirdness. The bulk of the book is devoted to Babe Boone, the blond Ozark goddess whose hillbilly family recalls “Li’l Abner” filtered through an acid-trip sensibility. Student Sparky Watts also gets some action, shrunk “Fantastic Voyage”-style on the head of a monkey; one of Sparky’s […]