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News Features

FAFSA application process has changed
We love our readers. We get so many great comments on a weekly basis, and we appreciate it more than you know. We especially want to thank Pamela McConahay, retired associate director of OU financial aid. Pamela sent us the most ...

March 1, 2013
High cost of veterinary procedures
Dear Dr. Fox: I have a little shih tzu/Lhasa-mix. She is 4 years old. She’s had an endoscopy of her stomach, an ultrasound and a check for colic disease performed....

February 21, 2013
Sandy Hook students, Jennifer Hudson delight Super Bowl
NEW ORLEANS — As 26 children in white polo shirts excitedly walked to center of the Superdome field and prepared to sing, a packed Super Bowl crowd revved up by a day of partying in the Big Easy fell silent....

February 4, 2013 1 Photo
Peaceful approach to fighting kids
Q: How can we help our 7-year-old twin girls stop fighting? They constantly provoke and antagonize each other. We thought this was just normal sibling conflict, but it seems to be developing into actual resentment. One of them is now ...

January 11, 2013
Museum hosting grab bag sale
The holidays came early to the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, which announced last week that it will extend free admission to all visitors, thanks to an annual $60,000 gift from the University of Oklahoma Athletics Department. The gifts ...

December 6, 2012
Two years in a foxhole
After enlisting in the U. S. Army in November 1942, Frank fought as an infantryman in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria. He was a member of the 1st Infantry Division in Africa, and the 3rd Infantry Division for the remainder of the war.

November 11, 2012 1 Photo
Former Norman resident to appear on ‘Undercover Boss’
Ron Lynch — a resident of Norman for 35 years, a graduate of Norman High and a member of the Norman High Basketball Hall of Fame — will be featured on an upcoming episode of CBS’s “Undercover Boss” at 7 p.m. Friday....

November 8, 2012
Curious cat keeps crossing the road
Dear Dr. Fox: Henry, our 8-year-old black cat, came from the U.K. and moved to the U.S. with us in 2007. We’ve been told he might be part Siamese — he’s friendly sporadically but also skittish. He’s not a fighter, so he doesn’t clash with ...

November 8, 2012
Blanchard to host parade and activities
Top entrant will be rewarded Citizens of Blanchard will host a Veterans Day parade 10 a.m. Saturday on Main Street. The theme for this year’s celebration will be “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans.” A Mayor’s Choice trophy will be awarded to ...

November 8, 2012
Community Thanksgiving to be served in Norman
“In a community as wonderful as this one, no one should be hungry or alone on Thanksgiving,” said April Doshier, executive director of Food and Shelter. Food and Shelter will once again partner with the City of Norman, Salvation Army, ...

November 3, 2012
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