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Non-traditional work schedule makes finding child care harder

8/20/2012 8:34 PM

OK, so you’ve had your baby, bonded over your maternity leave and are now ready to work. Millions of moms (and dads) do it every day -- you’re not alone. There are thousands ... 

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June Straight
Staff Writer

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Mom's hospital stay after the baby arrives

8/20/2012 7:05 AM


Baby questions of the week:
How did you prepare for your baby's delivery?
How long did you stay at the hospital?
What did you miss about the hospital after ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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The high price of the educated life

8/17/2012 10:42 AM

Boomer Sooner or bust.

What seems like a rallying cry was and is, but with a slightly different meaning than some years ago. I grew up in Moore, a stone’s throw ... 

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Rod Walton
Staff Writer

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Wake up Sleepy Head!

8/15/2012 10:00 AM


In preparing for school starting in the Tulsa Public district Monday, my kids are fighting my early-morning wake-up preparation program.

This is a ritual started ... 

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Ginnie Graham
News Columnist

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Duran Duran's concert has me feeling like a teen again

8/14/2012 7:00 AM


Do you recognize the names Harry, Zayn, Niall, Louis and Liam?

How about Simon, Nick, John, Roger and Andy?

John, Paul, George and Ringo?

OK by now you ... 

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Colleen Almeida Smith
Staff Writer

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Back-to-school shopping like Christmas in August

8/13/2012 6:43 PM

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. After twelve months of saving, planning and anticipating this special day, it’s finally time to pay off those lay-a-ways and ... 

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June Straight
Staff Writer

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Hunt for school supplies is almost over

8/13/2012 12:05 PM


Time is running out to get your school supplies. While some people dread that annual shopping trip, I enjoy it.

The array of colorful pens. The rows of decorated ... 

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Colleen Almeida Smith
Staff Writer

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What is not on my gift registry for my baby: tutus

8/13/2012 12:00 PM


I know, I know, it’s incredibly annoying that at 33 weeks pregnant I can’t tell you the sex of my baby. Believe me, it irritates me too. But my husband is old-fashioned ... 

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June Straight
Staff Writer

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Returning to work after maternity leave

8/13/2012 7:05 AM


Baby questions of the week:
How can mothers prepare to re-enter the workforce after full-time motherhood?
What is important to look for in a child care provider? ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

Comments: 4

Colors can be hard to grasp

8/11/2012 11:03 PM


I was about 10 years old the first time someone accused me of “talking white.” My daughter Collette was 3 when it happened to her.
She asked me what it meant. I shrugged ... 

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June Straight
Staff Writer

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My attempt at getting a cool new lunch box fails miserably

8/10/2012 1:00 PM


Even now I like to tease my mom about my grade-school lunch box.

As far back as I could remember, she packed lunches for me and my brothers in brown paper bags. ... 

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Colleen Almeida Smith
Staff Writer

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The first, scary day of school

8/10/2012 12:00 AM


I’m going to abandon by child next week with a bunch of total strangers, leaving him to fend for himself in a cruel world.

Almost 4 years old, he’s never been away ... 

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Michael Overall
Staff Writer

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Bill Sherman, grandfather of 12

He and his wife have six children and 12 grandchildren and he enjoys running around town on his dorky scooters and watching the Green Bay Packers. He moved to Tulsa in the 1980s to attend Bible school. Sherman is the Tulsa World’s religion writer.

Rod Walton, father of four

He and his wife Laura have been married since 1989. They have four children -- Rachel, 20; Rebecca, 18; Hayley, 15, and Will, 13. Walton is a business writer for the Tulsa World Business section and covers the energy industry.

Colleen Almeida Smith, mother of two

She and her husband have two daughters, ages 7 and 12. She loves reading and anything about food -- cooking it, eating it, and reading and writing about it. Almeida Smith is an assistant editor.

Michael Overall, father of a toddler

His 4-year-old son will introduce himself to people as “Gavin Jared Overall, My Daddy’s Buddy.” Gavin likes model trains, iPads and sleeping late, except on the weekends, when he likes to get up early. Overall is a general assignment reporter for the Tulsa World city desk.

Althea Peterson, mother of an infant

She recently returned to work at the Tulsa World after two months of maternity leave with her daughter. She followed her older brother from rural Wisconsin to the University of Oklahoma. Peterson is a staff writer who also contributes to the Weather World blog.

June Straight, mother of two

With seven years between their daughters, she and her husband split their time between dealing with dirty diapers from one kid and dirty looks from the other. Straight is a designer for the Tulsa World.


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