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A Palindromic Magnet

Five Oklahoma towns have just three letters, but only one is an equine, chocolate and media magnet. Ada, unlike Jay, May, Jet and IXL (yes,...

Oklahomans of the Year

Oklahomans love their state and work tirelessly to improve the lives of others and honor the state’s spirit. Hard-working, determined people, full of compassion and...

The Two Faces of January

Beginnings … endings. Forward … backward. Comings … goings. These contrasts are why we have January, named after a god whose two faces and dualities...

On the Yule Tree’s Origins

An evergreen, its color symbolizing hope, is cut and brought inside a home warmed by a fire. Joyous people deck the tree with bright, shiny,...

A Place of Circumstance

Editor’s note: Shortly after this story was published in our print magazine, St. Gregory’s University announced it would be closing at the end of the...

Cutting Hair, Cutting Up

The owner’s greeting when you enter is consistent – “Hey! How ya doin’?” The phone salutation when you call is simple – “Barbershop.” And the...

Nigh Time for a Solution

From Oklahoma’s longest-serving governor and lieutenant governor – the elder statesman of Sooner politics – comes a straightforward solution to the state’s continual budget crises:...

The Full-Service Treatment

Tom Goodson heads to the fillin’ station every weekday morning just like he has done for the past 43 years … unless a country music...

Thanksgiving Myths

Like clockwork each November, school children across the country wear capotains with faux buckles (although Pilgrim hats didn’t have buckles) or dress as Wampanoags in...

Can-Do in Claremore

Claremore’s Will Rogers Boulevard encapsulates the evolution and stasis of one of Oklahoma’s oldest towns. The street’s east end features revitalized shops, but Dot’s Cafe...