“For a little while each day, it makes me less mom and more Beth.”

“I read the Tulsa World cover to cover every day,” says Tulsa mom Beth Goddard. “I cut out articles for my kids, do all the puzzles. If I run out of time before carpool, I stick what I haven’t read in the car. I have three sections in the car right now.”

“I do it for me, because I get a lot out of it,” Beth says. “It keeps me up to speed. Sometimes, being a full-time mom, I get so immersed in the kids. I can talk all day long about their sports and school. But reading the World makes me a more well-rounded person. I feel like I can have a conversation with just about anyone.”

“And it helps show my kids that, while they’re very, very important, it’s also important to be a part of your community – not just your family, but all the people around you.”

“I also have the Tulsa World app on my phone and check it at least 10 times a day, especially the crazy online reader comments. Often, in the same set of comments, one person calls the World a liberal rag and another calls it completely conservative. That probably says they’re doing their job right.”