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Fun factory

Starting a new business from scratch is a lot of work, especially when introducing a concept into a market without a lot of precedent for it. But then again, not many people are Annalisa Douglass, a mother of 4-year-old triplets and founder of Edmond’s Okie Kids Playground, which opened in January just one month after […]

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Ruff stuff

Charley has been helping kids who struggle with their reading skills gain confidence by providing a willing, uncritical audience. Charley is a 7-year-old AKC Certified therapy dog who, along with her person, Jerry Nickell, visits The Village Library to participate in Children Reading to Dogs, a weekly program at several Metropolitan Library System branches. A […]

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