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Read moreThe Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) Heroes Ball will be this Saturday, July 26, and we are excited about the honorees who have been selected this year.
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There is no definitive age when a child may need to get eyeglasses. However, the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus notes that children's visual systems are still developing during the first 12 years of their life, and during this period wearing glasses can be important for normal vision development. Glasses can help straighten crossed or misaligned eyes, bolster weak vision caused by differences in vision between a child's eyes, and even protect the stronger eye. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children begin vision screening around age 3 and receive annual screenings each year at ages 4, 5 and 6. After that, screening is recommended when children turn 8, 10, 12, and 15. Of course, parents who begin to suspect their children are having trouble with their vision are urged to take the child to an ophthalmologist once such suspicions arise. Some notable signs include inexplicable declines in academic performance, children sitting closer to the television than they once did and children's own remarks regarding their vision if they say anything at all.
Read moreIs Christianity just a copycat religion? Many critics answer, “Yes,” and argue that much of the Old Testament is nothing more than rewritings of Ancient Near Eastern myth. One particular reason they answer yes is that the biblical story of the Great Flood in Genesis is not the original story, they say, but is, in fact, a copy of the much older flood tale from the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. Sure enough, The Epic of Gilgamesh, written in about 1800 BC, predates the Genesis account by some 1,000 years! Not only that, the similarities between the Genesis flood story and the Gilgamesh flood story are striking: in both stories, there is a divine commitment to destroy almost all of mankind; there is a focus on one wise and righteous man destined to survive the flood; both stories involve the building of an ark which is described in detail; animals are brought on board to preserve the species; the hero of the story sends out birds to see if they can find dry land; after the floodwater subsides sacrifices are made by the hero to mend mankind’s relationship with the divine; and finally, the survivors repopulate the earth. Sound familiar?
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which held that the pre-statehood reservation of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation was never formally disestablished for purposes of federal criminal law, created vast uncertainty, particularly as other “reservations” were discovered.
Read moreThe Wewoka Public Works Authority (Authority) has received approval for a $1,500,000 loan with 100% principal forgiveness from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s wastewater infrastructure.
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SOONER WIRE - New Oklahoma Sooners starting quarterback John Mateer was one of three players selected to represent the program at SEC media days this week. As OU got their time in the spotlight on Wednesday, it’s not surprising that Mateer was one of the players who joined fourth-year head coach Brent Venables in Atlanta.
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