With small businesses comprising 99.7 percent of all employer firms, he said it’s important owners follow these six pieces of post-recession advice: —Focus on your business model, not the economy. —Don’t make dramatic changes. —Stop fretting about the bad times; look at the long term. —Buy a weaker competitor while prices are low. —Take time […]
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Donkey duel
In early May, a 54-year-old Rush Springs man was tooling along on his motorcycle on a rural highway in Grady County. Donkeys were probably the last thing on his mind. But that quickly changed when one hee-hawed right out into the road. According to AP, the donkey and motorcycle collided, throwing the motorcyclist 40 feet […]
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Vino adventure
Do you like it fruity? How about oaky? It’s all up to you when you’re creating your very own bottle of wine at Vintner’s Cellar, 1389 E. 15th in Edmond. “We do a wine tasting to determine their palate — the sweetness level, the dryness level, the amount of acidity or oak — and then […]
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Summer school
“I think a lot of older people … finally realize that learning is fun,” said Gus Pekara, director of the OKC Downtown College. “When you’re going to college and you’re pursuing a degree, you have all these requirements to check off a list. But when you take it because you want to take it — […]
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Curve ball
What Urban Outfitters was to my college years, Anthropologie is to my young-adult years. It’s like a clothing, accessory and decor wonderland full of high-priced, delightfully quirky/pretty pieces that I totally don’t need, yet covet all the same. For those living under a discount bin at Walmart (smells like Aqua Net and Doritos), Anthropologie opens […]
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PR BS
—“Hire a licensed contractor to fix electrical and plumbing problems” —“FOR RELEASE: Veggie Burgers for Vegetarians, Vegans…and the Rest of Us!”—“esophageal cancer photo” —“Selexys Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase I Clinical Study” —“Vetern OB/GYN Joins Mercy Clinic El Reno” —“Process of Creating Global Standards for Responsible Freshewate Trout Aquaculture Enters Final Stage” —“TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON […]
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Blues brothers
If together long enough, bands become little families; the fewer the people, the tighter the bond. Duos can become like twins: a tight-knit relationship that becomes more than mere partnership. The men behind blues-rock duo The Black Jack Gypsys does the theory one better: The Oklahoma City boys are brothers by actual blood. “Being close […]
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Windy music
On Sunday, it brings its unique music from the Windy City to our often windier one, for a 6 p.m. concert at Frontier City, 11501 Northeast Expressway. Together since 1997, the band has twice as many albums and three times as many singles than it does members. Its most recent LP debuted at the top […]
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French summer
The original vines, like most in France, were destroyed by insects in the late 19th century. The region persevered, however, and new Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre vines were planted. The Tavel region produces richer, fruitier rosés than most of its French counterparts, but what stands out most about Tavel wines is their utter dryness. […]
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CFN Mailbag
Let’s face facts: Had the woman who allegedly killed and mutilated a relative’s cat intended on wearing the cat blood to a Toby Keith concert, no one would have mentioned what performer she was going to see. But because Lady Gaga is a nontraditional performer who pushes a lot of boundaries, her name was associated […]