In fall 2015, single mother of four Camille Dennis was enrolled in the nursing program at Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC), ready to venture down a path of continued education that would ultimately land her and her family in a more secure financial position. But there was an element of uncertainty surrounding her schooling. Her […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Striped heroes
Not all heroes wear capes, and one in particular in Tulsa is wearing a striped uniform and carrying a whistle. If you have attended a youth sporting event over the last 20 years, you’ve no doubt seen it: an irate parent berating a volunteer or underpaid referee because they blame the ref for their child’s […]
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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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Super Moms: Gazette celebrates Mother’s Day with standout tales of three women and their families
“I feel it is important to give back to our community, and I find ways for us to do that as a family,” Hernández said. “This is what we do, and it is part of who we are.”
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Singer-songwriter K.C. Clifford marks a new chapter with a pair of live recording sessions at The Blue Door
Clifford last released an album in May 2012.
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Oklahoma organization delivers special Christmas messages to children of inmates
Oklahoma Messages Project videotapes incarcerated parents reading books to their children.
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“If we aren’t willing to confront that we have suffering right under our noses, we are doing a huge disservice to our fellow citizens,” Mélon said.
“If we aren’t willing to confront that we have suffering right under our noses, we are doing a huge disservice to our fellow citizens,” Mélon said.
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“Rather than, ‘Here’s our food, and here’s your food,’ I grew up in a family where we all ate the same thing,” he said.
“Rather than, ‘Here’s our food, and here’s your food,’ I grew up in a family where we all ate the same thing,” he said.
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Mommy dearest
On Feb.28, police arrested the Oklahoma City woman for shooting her adult son after he allegedly dissed her parenting. The woman, however, said her son began to kick and hit her, forcing her to exact some discipline with a .32-caliber revolver. One might wonder where her son learned to behave in such an allegedly aggressive […]