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Snow is here so let's all cheer and not freak out

12/28/2012 2:08 PM


Snowmeggedon finally arrived.

Or, is it Snowpocalypse or Snowzilla?

Perhaps, it’s just snow.

The long-awaited white Christmas arrived in time for New ... 

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Ginnie Graham
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To publish or not: Gun owner names and addresses

12/27/2012 2:29 PM


The Journal News in New York published a story Sunday with an interactive map , which shows where legal handgun owners live.

Each gun owner is depicted with ... 

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Ginnie Graham
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Christmas isn't missing from school holiday parties

12/21/2012 11:37 AM


It’s school holiday party time today.

That means parents all over town are scrambling to find the last box of mini-cupcakes and counting the number of juice boxes ... 

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Ginnie Graham
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Want to give a meaningful and long-lasting gift? Buy a book.

12/19/2012 8:30 AM


I’m known as the giver of books in my family.

Reading is the one aspect of my life unchanged from having children.

Working out, cooking elaborate meals, movie ... 

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Ginnie Graham
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Salvation Army's lost angels lead to kids without Christmas gifts

12/18/2012 9:05 AM


The Salvation Army has put out an emergency request to get angels back from their trees.

Or, at least get toys and gifts to replace those lost angels.

A ... 

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Ginnie Graham
News Columnist

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Schools need more teachers, not razor wire and armed guards

12/17/2012 9:44 AM


The gray sky this morning matched the mood as I walked my children into their Tulsa elementary school today.

Logically, they are safer in that building than on the ... 

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Ginnie Graham
News Columnist

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Parents need these tips for talking to kids about today's deadly school shooting

12/14/2012 2:38 PM


Parents are taking off a bit early today, rushing to schools and homes to hug their kids.

Just as we think the bar cannot be raised on senseless violence, a gunman ... 

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Ginnie Graham
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Join the fun and tweet with the Pope and other religious leaders

12/12/2012 2:11 PM


The long wait is over and a new era has begun – Pope Benedict XVI sent his first tweet today.

The pontiff had about 700,000 followers on his English account ... 

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Ginnie Graham
News Columnist

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Shame on OSU for not contacting police about alleged sex crimes

12/11/2012 12:43 PM

Of the many disturbing aspects of the sexual assault investigation involving a fraternity at Oklahoma State University, one of the most troubling is the school’s belief ... 

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Ginnie Graham
News Columnist

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Cyclists need their own lanes and obey traffic laws

12/10/2012 3:15 PM


Tulsa bicyclists want to be treated equally on the road with motorists.

OK, then follow the same rules.

Don’t weave in and out of traffic, go through stoplights ... 

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Ginnie Graham
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Where's your elf today? New tradition or childhood stress?

12/6/2012 4:38 PM


The strangest holiday tradition that marketing has drummed up in recent years is the “Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition.”

For the uninitiated, the 2005 self-published ... 

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Ginnie Graham
News Columnist

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Stop hounding a pregnant princess; We won our independence

12/4/2012 12:56 PM


It’s going to be a long 28 weeks with the national media obsessing over a pregnant princess in Britain.

Despite winning independence from the British crown centuries ... 

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Ginnie Graham
News Columnist

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Ginnie Graham

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Ginnie Graham is a Tulsa World news columnist, whose columns appear each Wednesday and Saturday.

She has been a reporter with the Tulsa World since 1994, covering social issues, education and criminal justice. She has received awards along the way including four sweepstakes from the Associated Press/ONE chapter and outstanding reporting from the Great Plains multi-state contest and the Oklahoma chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Her Oklahoma roots go back five generations in Noble County and four generations in Delaware County. She spent her childhood in Grove then moved to Perry, where she graduated as student council president and wrestling queen. Despite pleas from her devoted Oklahoma State University family, she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master of public administration from the University of Oklahoma.

When not working, she is usually whisking her two children to dance, sports or school events. She has a professional guitar-playing husband, reads quite a bit and believes Thanksgiving is the best holiday.


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