The Professor’s New Groove
Many people can describe their professional existence in a simple word or two. Writer. Accountant. Teacher. Doctor. There may be a few true Renaissance men and women left amongst us. But, a few come close. And often, you find them in the most interesting vocations. Meet Steve Hull, Ph.D. — animal scientist, medical school professor,…
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SPORTS: Pinned
It’s thirty minutes before practice begins, and already that familiar scent tinges the air – that odor of sweat that seems to come off the cinderblock walls; the faint rubber smell floating up from the cushioned floor. It’s a wrestler’s paradise. No windows, no place to sit. Just a wall-to-wall mat with a dozen circles…
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Swadley’s Disaster Relief Team
The old-fashioned corded phone his wife would never get rid of jolted Brent Swadley awake. It was 2 a.m. on an eerily quiet, frigid night. One of the worst ice storms in state history had caused massive power outages across central and northern Oklahoma, so nothing made a sound. If the couple had owned only…
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Driving Miss Daisy
On the floor of room 113 at Cross Timbers Elementary lays a colorful round rug. The letters of the alphabet line the edge, marking places to sit for energetic youngsters. The rest of the class is on their way, but already a young strawberry-blonde has taken her place within the circle. She’s about seven years…
Read More >HOME: Top 5 Tips for Selling Your Home
A casual survey of news reports and census data reveals that about 45 million Americans relocate each year. Do the math, and you’ll find that about 15 to 20 percent of you reading this article will move in the next 12 months. On average, Americans move every five to seven years, according to the same…
Read More >SPORTS: From Fields to Dreams
When someone from a one-light Oklahoma town like Corn introduces himself, good-natured jokes about pastimes like cow tipping soon follow. But with Oklahoma’s hardworking, resilient people, is it any surprise that Corn is a place where a farm boy can grow to be a head-turning football player, earn a full scholarship to a private university,…
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