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Cashing in on Bloody Beginnings
Valentine’s Day as we know it can be traced to two martyrs, a famous poet and American capitalism. The Valentines – one a Roman priest,...

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...