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Thirty-four Oklahoma fifth and eighth grade teachers immersed themselves in early American history at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in June.
Read moreThe evening was one of those that come back to you time after time, year after long year. It comes back and whispers of how good life can be when you’re well fed, enjoying life, and a good friend shares the front porch with you on a summer’s evening.
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In 2020, as Oklahoma State University wheat geneticist Brett Carver prepared to release the OSU Wheat Improvement Team’s latest variety, he had a creative idea for its official name.
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Last Saturday, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) held our eighth annual Heroes Ball. This event recognizes champions for children as selected by our board of directors. We were so thankful to have the opportunity to honor the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Barry Switzer, OU gymnast Maggie Nichols, and former speakers of the House Steve Lewis and Kris Steele.
Read moreU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced from the Brunswick Farmers Market Friday that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Rural Energy for America Technical Assistance Grant Program. Today, USDA is investing $163 million in loans, grants and technical assistance that will support 338 clean energy projects in 39 States and Guam. Many of the projects are funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the nation’s largest-ever investment in combating the climate crisis. The projects also advance President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to grow the nation’s economy from the middle out and the bottom up.
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An area musician and songwriter composed a song of hope following the April outbreak of tornados that claimed a total of four lives, including two young victims in Holdenville. The song soon took on a life of its own, and will hopefully help benefit the families of the two Holdenville victims.
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