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2012

Overview: Read all the Tulsa World's coverage of what happened in 2012 and a look forward to 2013.

The 2012 Photos of the Year



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Business 2013 Look Ahead: Slow economic growth predicted for U.S., Tulsa area

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Slow economic growth predicted for U.S., Tulsa area   1/6/2013

The new year finally made it - even though some doubted 2013 would actually dawn.

Business 2013 Look Ahead: People to watch in the new year

Business 2013 Look Ahead: People to watch in the new year   1/6/2013

The new year began with several area businesses in the middle of aggressive projects to enhance their operations. The Tulsa World's business staff identified 10 people to watch in 2013.

Dave Barry's 2012 Year in Review

Dave Barry's 2012 Year in Review   1/6/2013

a year that kept raising our hopes, only to squash them flatter than a dead possum on the interstate.

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Drilling boom comes with its own challenges

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Drilling boom comes with its own challenges   1/6/2013

The answers to questions about Tulsa energy prospects for 2013 go like this - good, bad and who knows what else.

Business 2013: American Airlines' future expected to dominate 2013 aerospace news   1/6/2013

Barring NASA rover Opportunity's discovery of intelligent life on Mars or another terrorist attack involving commercial aircraft, AMR Corp. and American Airlines' bankruptcy restructuring is expected to be one of the major aerospace stories in 2013.

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Bank consolidation will pick up considerably, OBA official says   1/6/2013

Bank consolidations could become more prevalent in 2013, as particularly smaller banks will look for ways to cope with rules and regulations coming out of Washington.

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Grocery stores, eateries opening across Tulsa area   1/6/2013

More food options will dominate the Tulsa retail industry in early 2013 as new grocery stores and eateries open across the area and expand the area's culinary competition.

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Tulsa-area manufacturing projects to aid job growth

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Tulsa-area manufacturing projects to aid job growth   1/6/2013

Manufacturers will look to build on two years of industry jobs growth in 2013, and several new area projects and expansions aided by the energy section should do just that.

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Real estate should keep improving, Realtor official says

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Real estate should keep improving, Realtor official says   1/6/2013

Last year was a much better one for Tulsa-area real estate. As of November, home sales were up 15 percent year-over-year.

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Year looks promising for tech companies, jobs   1/6/2013

Tulsa may not be Silicon Valley, but 2013 should be a good year for local tech companies.

Business 2013 Look Ahead: Dollar Thrifty to integrate with Hertz   1/6/2013

In the transportation sector, the major story of local interest in 2013 will be the integration of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. with Hertz Global Holdings Inc., the company that acquired it in November for $2.3 billion, or $87.50 per share.

Trendy food topics in 2012

Trendy food topics in 2012   1/2/2013

Homegrown tomatoes had a great summer, and high-end grocery stores sprouted throughout south Tulsa.

Food trends emerging for 2013

Food trends emerging for 2013   1/2/2013

Are you wondering what's going to be the hot food trend for 2013?

Tulsa legislator one of five to watch in 2013

Tulsa legislator one of five to watch in 2013   1/1/2013

Majority floor leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives is not a job for sissies.

Five to Watch Stories:
TPS officer instrumental in assessing teachers
Minister says stability vital
St. Francis CEO leads expansion
Okemah singer winning praise

Pain at the pump

Pain at the pump   1/1/2013

Motorists in the U.S. paid record high prices for gasoline in 2012 as severe weather and political tensions drove up the cost of fuel.

Banks mostly healthy at end of 2012   1/1/2013

U.S. banks are ending the year with their best profits since 2006 and fewer failures than at any time since the financial crisis struck in 2008.

2012 styles that made our heads turn

2012 styles that made our heads turn   1/1/2013

Every year fashion offers up the good, the bad and the ugly. But what the industry is really built on - and consumers respond to - is buzz.

Okemah singer winning praise

Okemah singer winning praise   1/1/2013

The comparison is natural. Inevitably, a singer/songwriter who calls Okemah home has to answer to the legend of Woody Guthrie.

St. Francis CEO leads expansion

St. Francis CEO leads expansion   1/1/2013

Health care is almost certain to remain a leading social, political and economic issue in 2013, which means St. Francis Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Jake Henry Jr. is almost certain to be a prominent figure in the coming year.

Minister says stability vital

Minister says stability vital   1/1/2013

The gunshots echoing through a small town in Connecticut resonate with the Rev. Anthony Scott. His congregation at First Baptist Church North Tulsa and the community it serves are not strangers to gun violence.

TPS officer instrumental in assessing teachers

TPS officer instrumental in assessing teachers   1/1/2013

Talia Shaull says her job as Tulsa Public Schools' chief human capital officer is to assure effective teachers and staff members in every classroom.

Stories transition from 2012 to 2013   1/1/2013

Tulsans will either select a new leader or move forward with Dewey Bartlett as the mayor's race of 2013 unfolds.

Things to look forward to   1/1/2013

Here are a few important dates coming up this year:

A look back at memorable days on Wall Street   1/1/2013

2012 had its fair share of big days on the stock market. Here's a look back at what set off the biggest moves in the Dow Jones industrial average.

Readers comment on, view stories for 2012   12/31/2012

The most-viewed stories this year were not the ones that sparked a lot of conversation online.

Top 10 local stories for 2012

Top 10 local stories for 2012   12/31/2012

Three people died and two others were injured in a shooting spree that threatened to spark racial tensions. American Airlines' bankruptcy and wildfires near Mannford were also big stories.

A year in photos

A year in photos   12/31/2012

We saw the earth scorched and met those left to sift through the ashes.

Top story for 2012: Good Friday shootings

Top story for 2012: Good Friday shootings   12/31/2012

A few days before Christmas, the national office of the NAACP called to ask how Tulsa was dealing with the aftermath of the Good Friday shootings, eight months ago.

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EVERYDAY PEOPLE


366 portraits in 366 days in 2012. The Everyday People portrait series started on Jan. 1, 2012, as a project for Multimedia Producer John Clanton to reconnect with the city he called home. Each day, he took a photo of a person in the area and found out a little about them.

See all the photos in the series.