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The Right Mix for a Legend

Scores of early movies provided a nostalgic, romanticized version of the Wild West and cowboys that many in the quickly changing and industrializing United States...

Investing in New Paths

With new facilities to address health care needs, new educational buildings and programs, or new places and sources for recreation, Native Americans in Oklahoma are...

Murrell Stands Tall

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Trail of Tears, which included the relocation of the Cherokee people from the southeastern United States to Indian Territory, devastated this noble people. But...

Building Collaboration

[dropcap]Whether[/dropcap] making new structures or making structures new, KKT Architects looks to bring people together. By creating spaces for people to come together and maintaining...

Still a Community Hub

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Eskridge Hotel Museum stands in the heart of Wynnewood in southern Oklahoma. The reason for the hotel’s existence (and one could argue the existence...

A Bygone Civilization

[dropcap]Our[/dropcap] country is less than 250 years old and our state is 110, so history before then, in context, is difficult to come by. But...

A Scar That Teaches

Anniversaries don’t always bring pleasant memories. Some dates on the calendar remind us of horrific episodes, leaving us to shake our heads with disbelief. We...

Springtime Produce

[dropcap]Springtime[/dropcap] has a special smell that adds a note of hope and excitement to the air. The weather has warmed, the days are longer, the...

The Manse of Timelessness

[dropcap]An[/dropcap] ultra-rich entrepreneur marries a young woman with the personality to become the center of social life in their city. They build a state-of-the-art, 20-room...

Academic Glory Days

[dropcap]Just[/dropcap] outside Kingfisher is a hill that is mostly empty now. But a century ago, this area was a bustling bastion of education known as...