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Paul Fairchild
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Small but Mighty
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] farming community of Frederick, tucked away about 40 minutes west of Lawton, may be one of the best-kept secrets of small-town Oklahoma. Though it’s...
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Specters as Symbols
[dropcap]Spirits[/dropcap], witches and demons creep the night, according to Chickasaw lore. Some of them want to eat you. Some of them just want to play...
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Lights From the Past
[dropcap]Culture[/dropcap] matters. Heritage matters. They’re lights from the past that illuminate the path to the future. Four Oklahoman Indian tribes are exploring new and innovative...
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A Love of Vintage Signs
[dropcap]Signs[/dropcap] do more than point the way or announce a business. Done correctly, they speak to us. And they’re capable of speaking to us from...
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Celebrating Tribal Diversity
[dropcap]Watch[/dropcap]. Eat. Dance. Shop. Learn. One of Native America’s biggest festivals returns to Oklahoma City June 10-12 for its 30th anniversary. This year’s Red Earth...
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Downtown Living
Urban is chic. It’s the buzzword of city planning committees across the state. It wasn’t that long ago that Oklahomans were accustomed to following “urban”...
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A Presidential Collection
[dropcap]John[/dropcap] Dunning is the Indiana Jones of political memorabilia. He’ll go to any length and brave any danger to acquire relics commemorating political campaigns. But,...
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Inspired By Heritage
[dropcap]“[/dropcap][dropcap]My[/dropcap] culture fires me up when I’m painting,” Norman painter J. Nicole Hatfield says. “In our native culture, a lot of times, we did storytelling....
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The Ames Crater
[dropcap]With[/dropcap] a population of only 200 people, Ames, Oklahoma may have more oil per capita than any other place on Earth. The city sits on...
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Securing the State
[dropcap]Building[/dropcap] 11 is an unassuming, humble, plain brick building on the east side of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety campus. Even up close it...