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Where There’s Wheat, There’s a Way
One of the leading wheat geneticists in the country has enjoyed a particular real-life irony so much that he has run with it for 35...

In It For the Long Haul
From Nofire to Nowhere, Oklahoma-born Wes Studi has a career that is anything but inconsequential. Studi, who received a Governors Award in October for lifetime...

Lessons from the Masters
Outdoor cooking isn’t alone in appealing to aficionados. Ernest Hemingway, after all, writes in his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises that those with passion...

If Only Ancient Rocks Could Talk
Tucked in the woods, tucked in the Ouachita foothills, tucked just inside Oklahoma’s stateline with Arkansas stands a sandstone slab that untucks plenty of debate....

Tuning in Ethical Radio
The creator of a popular, national, faith-based radio program appealing to believers and non-believers alike says being raised in Oklahoma has helped to legitimize the...

Financial Seeds Yield ‘Green’ Fruit
Switchgrass – a native species throughout Oklahoma – is an apt symbol for the state’s green-energy movement. Just as switchgrass takes hold and multiplies, federal...

Hitting the Jackpot
Tucked near the zoo and Remington Park horse track in north Oklahoma City is a gem that annually pumps millions of dollars into the economy....

Fae Folk and Chicken-Fried Steak
In one sense, Vinita embodies enchantment and make-believe, especially with get-away destinations nearby at Grand Lake. However, the Craig County seat is also a common-sense,...

Managing Expectations and Realities
Education seems far more complicated than it was in previous generations, particularly when it comes to what’s best for students. Opinions and trends shift and...

Priming the Pump of Success
The ubiquitous Ford F-150, arguably the state’s most popular vehicle and certainly the country’s best-selling pickup, operates because of a key component produced in an...