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Morgan Stanley’s Move for Meals Campaign provided a $33,684 grant to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. During the campaign, Morgan Stanley employees took over 690 million steps to help raise funds and awareness for hunger.
Read moreMonday the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced a new $3.5 million program designed to help preserve and interpret historic places that reflect the inclusive narrative of American cultural history, made possible through a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ American Rescue Plan Humanities Grantmaking for Organizations.
Read moreHoliday shoppers relish the moment when a loved one unwraps a gift and immediately smiles widely. Hitting the nail on the head in regard to a holiday gift is its own reward, and there's no shame in looking around for some inspiration to find a gift loved ones will truly cherish.
Read moreRetirement provides a chance for adults who have worked throughout their lives to take a step back, relax and enjoy the fruits of their labors. Though the most indelible image associated with retirement might once have been a rocking chair, modern retirees like to get up and go, and holiday shoppers can take that joie de vivre into consideration as they look for the perfect gift for retirees who can't wait to fly the friendly skies or hit the open road.
Read moreExchanging gifts with loved ones is a holiday season tradition. That tradition figures to continue this year, though families will almost certainly have to adjust the ways they exchange gifts.
Read moreLast week, Germaine Coulter, Sr., 48, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit child sex trafficking, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. Elizabeth Andrade, 39, of Edmond, was previously sentenced to serve 78 months in federal prison for her role in the sex trafficking conspiracy.
Read moreThe Shawnee Tribe and its Chief Ben Barnes commemorated “Orange Shirt Day,” at the Shawnee Indian Mission to encourage comprehensive federal investigation into all residential boarding schools and honor the Native American children who were taken and often died at residential schools beginning in the 19th century. Orange Shirt Day began in Canada in 2013 to remember the thousands of Indigenous children killed at church-run residential schools. Tribal nations and advocates across America are adopting this movement to support thorough investigations of similar conditions at boarding schools in the US. Attached are key sections of Chief Barnes’ remarks made at the press conference at the Shawnee Mission:
Read moreThe Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) released their monthly unemployment update on Wednesday, September 29. The report stated that in August, Latimer County posted Oklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 5.4 percent. Tillman County reported the second-highest rate for the month, followed by McIntosh and Pittsburg Counties. Cimarron County reported the lowest county unemployment rate of 1.2 percent in August. Unemployment rates in August were lower than a year earlier in 76 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties and higher in one county.
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