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Rhonda Byrne’s “The Secret” has become one of the fastest-selling books of all time with 3.75 million copies in print, saying thinking good thoughts brings about good and thinking bad thoughts brings about bad. The book is an extended discussion on how this power can be harnessed in a person’s life. Shelley Heller, the senior […]

Tulsa-based author and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Michael Wallis has written what may be the definitive biography of a famed American outlaw in “Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride.” “God knows there have been literally hundreds and hundreds of books on the Kid “¦ but hardly anything deals with his entire life,” Wallis said. “I […]

Recent data show the number of tornadoes in Oklahoma for the past five years is significantly down from the average, as are the number of violent tornadoes ” something Oklahoma is more known for than any other state. Has “tornado alley” moved out of Oklahoma? “People have certainly noticed,” said Rick Smith, warning coordination meteorologist […]

High school competition helps keep poetry alive Established in 2005 by the National Endowment for the Arts, the “Poetry Out Loud” competition encourages high school students to memorize and recite some of the world’s greatest poems in a performance setting. This year, 200,000 high school students from across the country ” more than 1,600 from […]

A few gourmet stores provide Okies with authentic imported goods, cooking classes from professional chefs, kitchenware and even freshly cooked meals. “I think it’s great for our city; it’s giving us (Oklahomans) more exposure to different cultures,” said Jamie Davis, owner of gourmet food and kitchenware store Jamie’s. At Jamie’s (9313 N. Pennsylvania; 879-9999), Davis […]

Commercials for TurboTax’s do-it-yourself software suggest they’re putting tax preparers out of business. How realistic are they? Tonya Miller, store manager of Liberty Tax Service at 5610 Northwest Expressway, said such software has affected business “to a point.” “With those that are actually competent enough to know how to use the software, it has,” Miller […]

For some Oklahoma fisherman, one of the tastier fillets is crappie. Considered one of the easier species to catch, crappie is best caught in spring. Through March and April, crappie swim into shallower waters to spawn, particularly around areas of brush or wood. Minnows and jigs work best for catching crappie.There are two types of […]

  Eleven-year-old Ashley Mandanas loves to sing, but now she’s getting nationwide exposure for not performing, having her life documented for a Learning Channel cable series titled “My Life as a Child.”   The series lets kids use video cameras to record and document their lives for several months. The kids have complete control over […]

Legendary horror director Wes Craven (“A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Scream”) also produces, including the 2006 hit remake of his 1977 smash “The Hills Have Eyes,” and now its sequel, “The Hills Have Eyes II.” “I think of myself as the George Lucas of terror,” Craven said. “I differ from Lucas and Spielberg and the […]