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Publishing an interview with a toll booth worker involves a fair amount of red tape. After making numerous trips to the Turnpike Authority to arrange the interview, coordinate schedules and conduct the interview, Teddy Burch, managing editor,racked up quite a few toll charges. The final straw was showing up at the westbound booth to take…
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Donna Walker, the Sale-inator, has vowed to only use her super powers for good. She’s able to overcome advertiser objections and has the unique ability to turn “maybes” into “yeses.” Her super powers focus on our publication’s ability to place area businesses or services into the minds and mailboxes of 50,000 Edmond area residents. Other…
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The benefit garage sale was a huge success! We collected over $5,900 for our editor, Teddy Burch’s chemo treatments. Friends, family and complete strangers delivered truckloads of items for the sale. News crews from channel 4, 9 and 25 did on location reports. It was truly an event. Thank you to everyone who worked, donated…
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Minutes before a web department production meeting, programmer Jon Fields challenged Neill Harmer, web production manager, to a game of hangman. Neill started off strong. He made some quick, smart choices consisting of the letters ‘E’ and ‘L,’ but the early rally soon turned disastrous. Everyone present (the whole company) agreed, it was pitiful to…
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