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Kimberly Burk
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Unimpeded by Boundaries
Retired Jenks High School football coach Allan Trimble is not from this world, according to his friend Troy Taber. “He knows where he is from...

Mission: Exoneration
Wrongful convictions are not easy to overturn, even when the defense has DNA evidence on its side. Five to seven years is a typical timetable...

On the Road to Tipperary
The Creek County community of Shamrock, some say, is nothing more than a ghost town, yet every Wednesday 50 or more kids show up for...

Honeycomb Hither
Oklahoma beekeepers wax poetically about the creatures under their stewardships. Dane Strickland, president of the Northeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association, marvels at “how they achieve what...

Making Great Escapes
Enthusiasts call them escape rooms, but at Eleventh Hour Enigma in Tulsa, the doors aren’t locked and nobody is tied up. Instead, players work in...

Portraying a Vicious War
Oklahoma’s living history interpreters know much about Civil War battles in what was then Indian Territory. They especially want to honor the sacrifices of the...

Take a Book – Leave a Book
Sheena Ireland has lectured a child in her care about greed … but in a good way. The mother of twins baby-sits three other children...

Traveling Green
Public-private partnerships, as well as private vendors, continue to offer green options for getting around Oklahoma in the form of bicycles and scooters. Two scooter...

Not Just for Kids
Recreational tree-climbing becomes a draw for OKC enthusiasts – some into their 50s, 60s and 70s. Kenton Peters learned to climb a tree with ropes...

Vanning Out in New Directions
Recent grants from the state will help two transportation systems improve their services to thousands of rural Oklahomans. The Ki Bois Area Transit System, in...