2/13/2013 11:13 AM
Everyone has those moments when a dry throat creates a hacking, embarrassing cough.
Sometimes that disruptive moment is during a play, on the phone or right in the ...
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2/12/2013 10:00 AM
Happy Shrove Tuesday.
That’s right.
New Orleans may be leading Mardi Gras this fine Fat Tuesday in the U.S. before we go into Lenten fasting, beginning ...
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2/11/2013 9:10 AM
With grace and wisdom, Pope Benedict XVI has decided to resign, citing his age-related infirmities.
Anyone who has had to wrestle away car keys from an older ...
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2/9/2013 10:00 AM
In the weekly news-you-need-to-know wrap up, these are a few items that might have escaped your attention.
Dog eat dog world: The Tulsa City Council can fight ...
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2/8/2013 1:47 PM
Obituaries are fascinating to read, especially for my generation of women to remember those in our sisterhood who fought men's clubs for equal rights.
Today, the ...
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2/6/2013 11:36 AM
Now the cat people will be sneakily trying to upsurp Boardwalk from the dog people.
After intense public debate and input from fans in more than 120 countries, toymaker ...
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2/6/2013 9:58 AM
Blame it on email or the Internet, but the U.S. Postal Service made a bold, but probably not unexpected, announcement.
No more mail will be delivered on Saturdays.
News ...
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2/4/2013 11:42 AM
It’s official. King Richard III was a hunchback.
But, his bones can’t clear him completely of his top villain status.
It could open a debate about the ...
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2/4/2013 10:27 AM
Forget the players, Beyonce or the longest national anthem in Super Bowl history, it was the nearly 35-minute blackout topping the most Twitter comments.
At ...
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2/2/2013 10:00 AM
As part of my public service to readers, here’s a roundup of interesting and off-beat local news of the past week.
Best Excuse: Tulsa World reporter Ziva Branstetter ...
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2/1/2013 3:41 PM
Once in awhile, an international story surfaces that makes our laws seem more silly than usual.
In Iceland, a 15-year-old girl won a lawsuit yesterday giving ...
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1/31/2013 10:00 AM
One evening this week, my 9-year-old son became fascinated by a documentary about Henry Ford.
He actually put down his iPod Touch and watched in silence.
That ...
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