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Author: Guests and Former Contributors

Picher’s Last Breath: Gary Linderman Remembered

Posted on February 24, 2016April 14, 2016 by Guests and Former Contributors

At one point, his phone rang, and it was a local man who needed money. He was having a hard time, and he called to ask Gary for some help. Gary, without batting an eye, said yes, no problem, come by whenever you want and I will be here. It’s not the first time, Gary said after hanging up, but he needs help and I have the means, so it’s no trouble.

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In The Know with Oklahoma Policy Institute: 5/18/2012

Posted on May 18, 2012May 19, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

Number of the Week 2nd Oklahoma’s rank nationally for the percentage of its residents who report engaging in no leisure-time physical activity at all, 31 percent of adults in 2010 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Quote of the Week Gov. Mary Fallin, one of the most adamant supporters of this bill, insists on…

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Not-So-Newlyweds: Our First Pet

Posted on May 1, 2012January 14, 2021 by Guests and Former Contributors

In all fairness to the fish lovers out there, Lola is not our first pet. However, in my husband’s classification system, a “pet” has four legs and fur. So Lola, our cat of two months, is the first to fit the bill. I’ve never been a cat person, but when I saw this picture in…

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In The Know with Oklahoma Policy Institute: 4/27/2012

Posted on April 27, 2012April 29, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

Number of the Week 1st Oklahoma’s rank nationally for the share of female residents reporting that they have been raped, physically abused, or stalked by an intimate partner in their lifetime; 697,000 women in 2010. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Quote of the Week They have been continuing to decrease the percentage of…

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In The Know with Oklahoma Policy Institute: 4/13/2012

Posted on April 13, 2012April 29, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

Number of the Week 9.9 percent Percentage of income paid in state and local taxes by the bottom 20 percent of earners in Oklahoma, compared to 4.8 percent paid by the top 1 percent of earners. Source: ITEP via Oklahoma Policy Institute Quote of the Week “This is not 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is 2012….

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In The Know with Oklahoma Policy Institute: 3/30/2012

Posted on March 30, 2012April 29, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

  This is a weekly round-up of clips from In The Know, our daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs.  Sign up here to receive In The Know by email. Number of the Week 7,054 Number of farms in Oklahoma principally operated by Native Americans, 2nd most in the nation, 2007 Source: U.S. Census…

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Not-So-Newlyweds: The Life of a Commuter

Posted on March 27, 2012March 28, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

  As mentioned before in this series, my husband is a commuter. When we were both offered jobs the same week in towns an hour apart, we couldn’t pass up the opportunities before us. So, Luke said he was willing to drive, and we live in the town where my job is. I am extremely…

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Not-So-Newlyweds: Couldn’t See the Mountains for the Snowflakes

Posted on February 23, 2012February 24, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

Since I write this series of posts called “The Not-So-Newlyweds Adventures,” one might assume I lead an adventurous life. While I am committed to finding/making adventure in the most ordinary of circumstances, lately Luke and I have felt like we are in a rut. A boredom rut. We are young and don’t have kids, yet…

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St. Valentine is not the Patron Saint of Debt

Posted on February 8, 2012February 8, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

in addition to being the Patron Saint of love and happy couples, he was also the Patron Saint of beekeepers, plague, epilepsy, fainting, and travelers. So, if love isn’t in the cards this year, consider taking a trip to buy some honey but I would steer clear of fleas on rats.

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The Importance of Showing Up

Posted on February 6, 2012February 6, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

You can say a lot of things about my brother in law Joe. He makes a mean pot of homemade chili. As evidenced by my son Kyle’s peals of laughter, he does a spot on impression of King Kong in the inflatable wrestling ring. He also makes the funniest tooth fairy I’ve ever seen. But…

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Not-So-Newlyweds: The Fearsome Double Date

Posted on January 31, 2012January 31, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

  I had never been on a blind date until I got married. So here’s how it goes. You have a friend, and he/she has a significant other, and you think to yourself, hey, let’s all be friends! It doesn’t necessarily work that way. What inevitably happens (to us) is that I like her, and…

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Running the Trails of Greenleaf State Park

Posted on January 9, 2012September 3, 2020 by Guests and Former Contributors

by Travis Owens Guest Oklahoma Culture Author and Cross Country Runner I admit it, I am a running junkie. Roads or trails, it really does not matter. I just find AR-10 magazines here and get to hunting.  But on the trails, out in nature is where I really prefer to be…and one place I love…

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Not-So-Newlyweds: Resolutions Together

Posted on December 29, 2011December 30, 2011 by Guests and Former Contributors

I don’t think there’s anything magical about turning the calendar to January 1 that makes us all run to our bathroom mirrors to post lists of resolutions. Instead, I think those ideas for positive change are born of actually having time away from our regular schedules to remember who we are and who we want…

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Running, Strolling, and Change on the Horizon

Posted on November 23, 2011December 22, 2011 by Guests and Former Contributors

by Michael Mitchell “It’s always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answers at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. This is how God does things.” -Donald Miller…

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Not-So-Newlyweds: How to Keep the “Happy” in the Holidays

Posted on November 22, 2011November 22, 2011 by Guests and Former Contributors

Remember being a kid and the only holiday stress you had was convincing your parents you were asleep while secretly plotting your position for attempting to catch Santa swooping down your chimney (well, that, and if you’re like me, wondering whether he would come at all, given that you didn’t have that all-important brick structure…

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When I Am An Old Man (Repost: Top 25 of Year One)

Posted on November 7, 2011December 22, 2011 by Guests and Former Contributors

I will start a lot of sentences with the phrase, “Back in my day…” Who am I kidding, I already do this now. I hope to get worse and worse as time goes by.

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Weekly Dose of Life Lessons for Dads of Daughters

Posted on November 2, 2011December 22, 2011 by Guests and Former Contributors

Life lessons for dads of daughters from a dad of a daughter.

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Not So Newlyweds: Friendship, Love, and Baseball

Posted on October 28, 2011October 30, 2011 by Guests and Former Contributors

We just celebrated our 5-year dating anniversary. I know, I know, once you get married, you’re supposed to focus more on the wedding anniversary than the dating one, but my theory is that without the dating anniversary, there wouldn’t be a wedding anniversary. Five years ago was the fall of 2006. Luke and I were…

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Weekly Dose of Life Lessons for Dads of Daughters

Posted on October 26, 2011December 22, 2011 by Guests and Former Contributors

Life lessons for dads of daughters by a dad of a daughter.

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OU/Texas: The Best Rivalry In College Football?

Posted on October 6, 2011March 14, 2023 by Guests and Former Contributors

How many rivalries have their own hand gesture, and in how many rivalries does one school use the other school’s logo as an insult?

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