Soon, she made the transition from practicing martial arts to teaching it at a high school.
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The government is worthless, the arts don’t matter and our neighbors don’t care, we’re told. We’re not buying it.
The government is worthless, the arts don’t matter and our neighbors don’t care, we’re told. We’re not buying it.
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OCU program lets youth in need hone dancing skills
A special OCU dance program pairs student teachers with young protégés from the community.
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 12, 2014
For the record, I support any and all choices to live a full, nourishing life, and gobs of Oklahomans are doing vital work all over the country.
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11-year-old Olivia Kay is already wowing crowds
Standing at just over four feet at center court of Chesapeake Arena before Game 2 of the Thunder-Grizzlies playoff series in April, 10-year-old Edmond singer Olivia Kay nailed every note and word of the national anthem to audible awe from the sellout crowd.
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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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The Tao of Conrad
<span style=" Arial” ,”sans-serif””=””> The concert will open with the “Rounds for String Orchestra” by American composer David Diamond, an optimistic piece that reflects the American spirit of the mid-century, followed by Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, a sunny piece inspired by a trip to Italy that the German composer took in 1831. Tao also […]
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Egged on
The perpetrators busted lights, slashed inflatable decorations and destroyed ornaments because bah humbug. Neat told News9 that he has had to contact several groups that visit the decorations every year and he hopes to have everything repaired or replaced before Christmas. However, there is hope that justice will be served, as Neat’s surveillance camera caught […]
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In reform, real focus on needs on students
Oklahoma’s education debate spends a lot of time on a few familiar subjects: education funding vs. tax cuts, vouchers and charters vs. traditional public schools and high-stakes testing vs. letting teachers teach. What’s too often missing from these debates is any consideration of the needs of real students. We’ve lost sight of the reasons kids […]
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Sound excavation
You might expect Enid outfit The Fossil Youth to hit the road with fellow pop-punk groups when touring time comes. It has, occasionally. But just as often, it has trekked across the country with hardcore bands. Believe it or not, the band has yet to be death-glared off the stage. “It gives us a chance […]