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Days of remembering Algebra are numbered

9/28/2012 3:38 PM

Helping with homework used to be so easy.

Back in the day, little ones sidled up to mom or dad and asked, “How do I do this?” It was all about spelling “sky” or ...

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Rod Walton
Staff Writer

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Telling stories out of school

9/21/2012 12:50 PM

A relative of mine had a baby recently. A blessed event at all levels, but especially considering she and her husband had been trying for some time.

Anyway, I ...

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Rod Walton
Staff Writer

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What's so funny about peace, love and financial planning?

9/14/2012 2:53 PM

Is it any wonder that the American government can’t pay its bills?
You get the government you deserve, I’ve heard it said. And truth is many of us spend more than we ...

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Rod Walton
Staff Writer

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Walk this Way

9/7/2012 4:29 PM

I thought my youngest daughter was complimenting her way to a special request when she told me one morning that her brother and I were exactly alike.
“Really,” I said, ...

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Rod Walton
Staff Writer

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Worrying about throwing them into the Blackboard Jungle

8/31/2012 11:09 AM

I dropped my 13-year-old son off at his middle school recently and watched him warily eye the teen-aged jungle he was entering. I recognized that look from my own scared ...

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Rod Walton
Staff Writer

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WebMD's top 10 tips for parenting and my 5 thrown in

8/24/2012 11:15 AM

WebMD offers 10 parenting tips for raising teen-agers, and there’s some pretty good, fairly common advice in there. So here they are:

1) Give kids some leeway. ...

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Rod Walton
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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