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The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) reports decreases in initial and continued unemployment claims, with the initial and continued claims’ four-week moving average declining. The agency also continues its plan to host career fairs later this June.

The Oklahoma Hotel & Lodging Association (OHLA), Oklahoma Restaurant Association (ORA), Oklahoma CareerTech, Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau (OKC CVB), Visit Norman, Heart-Line and United Way of Central Oklahoma will host the Central Oklahoma Hospitality Job Fair.

In part due to an increased availability of vaccinations and relaxed restrictions, summer 2021 has long been targeted as a time when life can more closely begin to resemble pre-COVID normalcy. In anticipation of that, small business owners who have yet to fully reopen are now preparing to do so.

Do your homework prior to traveling. The Department of Homeland Security advises travelers and outdoor recreation enthusiasts to learn about potentially severe weather in areas they plan to visit prior to beginning their trip.

Running is a way of life for many individuals. When others witness just how fit and content some runners seem to be, they may want to follow suit. Running has many health benefits.

As a young boy, I would ask my dad for permission for something I wanted. Sometimes the answer was “Yeah sure, that’ll work, go ahead.” But all too often the response I received was not exactly the answer of my dreams.

Summer is a time of year that's synonymous with relaxation. The warm air and glowing sun of summer helps people to relax and take some time away from work to smell the roses. Or so it may seem. According to the U.S. Travel Association, Americans accumulated 705 million unused vacation days in 2017.

The answer is something infectious disease experts are working to uncover. As COVID-19 revealed, the same pathogen can have widely varying outcomes in different people.

Business owners preparing to fully reopen have much to look forward to in the months ahead.

Remembrances of the Tulsa Race Massacre have focused largely—and understandably—on the tragic and unnecessary loss of life and property. But Oklahomans should not ignore other lessons provided by the rise and resurrection of “Black Wall Street,” Tulsa’s Greenwood district.