Centennial Commission still at work 2/4/2008

The state's 100th birthday celebration has been over for a month, but the Oklahoma Centennial Commission is ...

Where you turn: Way back when 2/4/2008

Centennial profiles 12/16/2007

Centennial cost was worth it, organizers say 12/4/2007

Centennial celebration comes with $30 million price tag 12/3/2007

Centennial exhibit on display 11/21/2007

‘Only in Oklahoma’ book coming soon 11/18/2007

Centennial ends with river parade and ball 11/18/2007

Oklahoma hits 100! 11/17/2007

State's centenarians swap stories 11/17/2007

Stars come out for birthday gala 11/17/2007

Guthrie booms again in statehood 11/17/2007

Protest gives Indian view of history 11/17/2007

Oklahoma 100: Turducken 11/17/2007

Guthrie gathering 11/16/2007

American Indians protest centennial celebration 11/16/2007

The first 100 years 11/16/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Statehood signature sparks celebrations 11/16/2007

Centennial Spotlight: Re-enactment of proclamation kicks off statehood celebration 11/16/2007

Happy birthday, Oklahoma 11/16/2007

Oklahoma Centennial: Pioneer spirit lives on in sod house 11/15/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Deadly crash set pilot on path to oil riches 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Perry's  11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Buttermilk Pie 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Enrique's 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Chicken Fried Steak 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Piedmont Pie Festival 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Coneys 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Rock Cafe 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Pho Hoa 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Rick Kamp 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Conrad Farms and Bixby Corn 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Route 66 and Marian Clark 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Pennington Pie 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Cowboy Stew 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: The Italian Inn 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Lot -A-Burger 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Head Country 11/15/2007

Oklahoma 100: Oktoberfest and Ludger's Cakes 11/15/2007

Centennial certification offered for day's babies 11/15/2007

Centennial spotlight: Things happening Friday 11/15/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Faith leads opera singer into mission work 11/14/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Oilman gave money away - secretly 11/13/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Legion post named for four heroic Tulsans 11/12/2007

25 years of Oklahoma sports stars 11/11/2007

For Haskells, it's history relived 11/11/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Oklahoma celebrated peace with a bang 11/11/2007

1983-2007 Timeline 11/11/2007

100 years: Title companies maintain history 11/11/2007

Crescent Market: Provisions for pioneers 11/11/2007

Entertainment: Nightspots survived prohibition 11/11/2007

Newspapers: All the news that fits the press 11/11/2007

Newspapers: A bit of Tulsa's World 11/11/2007

Law: 111 years in business 11/11/2007

Newspapers: The Oklahoman preceded the World 11/11/2007

Shawnee outfit takes pride in local ties 11/11/2007

Bricktown's revival was decades in the making 11/11/2007

Liquor by the wink became liquor by the drink 11/11/2007

State voters OK'd lottery in 2004 11/11/2007

City-county efforts led to Vision 2025 11/11/2007

Chase: New name with old ties 11/11/2007

Bankers 'ours': Staying in the family 11/11/2007

Super Sooners 11/11/2007

Company credits workers for its success 11/11/2007

Domeless Capitol chafed lawmaker 11/11/2007

Firm literally helped build state's history 11/11/2007

Tiny utility grew into a power giant 11/11/2007

Making good things for over a century, and counting 11/11/2007

Tulsa businesses survive first 100 years 11/11/2007

Tribes still betting big on casinos' lure 11/11/2007

Political famous, then infamous of past 25 years 11/11/2007

Oklahoma rides the roller coaster with death penalty laws 11/11/2007

How's your recent Oklahoma history? 11/11/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Hyechka club's work music to Tulsa's ears 11/10/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Sooners got Capitol dome 85 years later 11/9/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Retired craftsman's masterpiece stands tall 11/8/2007

Bush issues state centennial proclamation 11/7/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Dunjee never stopped fighting for his people 11/7/2007

Midtown Briefs: Northeast Active Timers set Centennial party 11/7/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Spectacular fires struck the same day  11/6/2007

Indians plan protest of centennial celebration 11/5/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Bassett had many friends - and foes 11/5/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Curtis earned his spot in history series 11/4/2007

Lecture on Oklahoma centennial trees set 11/3/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Stillwater woman's murder trial big news 11/3/2007

tv briefs: Centennial parade to be broadcast this week 11/3/2007

A positive prognosis 11/2/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Wildcat gang paid with wood to cap well 11/2/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Lawmaker brought Boren name to fame 11/1/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Coin-saving helps resurrect Mount Zion 10/31/2007

Sand Springs seeks city’s help for Centennial project 10/31/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Spooklights' source is still unknown 10/30/2007

Only in Oklahoma: State sculptor attained worldwide fame 10/29/2007

Special programs set for state's centennial 10/29/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Debo made her own mark in state history 10/28/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Black widow enjoyed the limelight 10/27/2007

Guthrie expecting big crowd for state's centennial celebrations 10/26/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Shotgun remedy led to gun museum 10/26/2007

Oil flowed for Slick after many dry starts 10/25/2007

Only in Oklahoma: 'Hex House' never lives up to spooky name 10/24/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Testimony led to 'bootleg queen's' death 10/23/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Judge survived bombing, but witnesses died 10/22/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Coleman found her wings in France 10/21/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Graham always fought for conservation 10/20/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Tulsa was home to fantastic car shows 10/19/2007

Only in Oklahoma: City bypass spawned suit, investigations 10/18/2007

Sand Springs church hosts Centennial service with lunch, concert to follow 10/17/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Author reveals invisibility to the world 10/17/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Sand Springs founder helped others 10/16/2007

Centennial Celebration 10/15/2007

Only in Oklahoma: From a suicide, she built 'Heartbreak Hotel' 10/15/2007

Only in Oklahoma: 'Red Fern' author once burned his work 10/14/2007

Centennial standard time 10/14/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Gilcrease left his mark with art 10/13/2007

Coincidental centennial: TU turns 100, too 10/12/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Gautt broke color barrier in OU football 10/12/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Bishop’s Alley was Seminole’s district of vice 10/11/2007

Only in Oklahoma: General Hays: Hero of two world wars 10/10/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Fearless prosecutor successful in oil business 10/9/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Wreck-causing murderer haunted by trains 10/8/2007

Centennial events coming up 10/7/2007

Oologah to host centennial fete 10/7/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Vet brought desegregation to 'Little Dixie' 10/7/2007

Centennial events 10/7/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Passion for poetry set man on open road 10/6/2007

Only in Oklahoma: The famous Mister Ed still keeps 'em talking 10/5/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Bill Skelly always got the job done 10/4/2007

Soldier sacrifices himself for comrades 10/3/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Robertson survived ouster by one vote 10/2/2007

Only in Oklahoma: McIntosh was proud of his Scot-Creek blood 10/1/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Early scenes, later faces depicted in mural 9/30/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Skelly Field has a long history of change 9/29/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Oologah paper oozed homestyle news 9/28/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Oklahoma high-ranking citizen soldier lauded 9/27/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Oklahoman was the All-American soldier 9/26/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Paul Harvey's father shot by bandits 9/25/2007

‘We’re all characters around here’ 9/24/2007

Only in Oklahoma: After bleacher collapse, game played on 9/24/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Aunt Carrie wasn't afraid to fight 9/23/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Hurley served city, state and country 9/22/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Thorpe not diminished in eyes of world 9/21/2007

Only in Oklahoma: City cheered arrival of Spavinaw water 9/20/2007

New collectibles include Oklahoma Centennial plates 9/19/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Teen bugler honored for WWI heroism 9/19/2007

Centennial success for Fall Festival 9/19/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Baseball's top lefty found home in state 9/18/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Lynn Riggs inspired Broadway's 'Oklahoma!' 9/17/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Johnson late to dedication of Eufaula dam 9/16/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Steamboats navigated the Arkansas 9/15/2007

Centennial is spurring projects, official says 9/14/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Soldier's sketches led to a career in art 9/14/2007

Only in Oklahoma: State’s first governor attracted controversy 9/13/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Camp Gruber created for big bang of WWII 9/12/2007

Sapulpa centennial statue nearing completion 9/12/2007

Community Focus: Centennial celebration 9/12/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Double killing triggered intense manhunt 9/11/2007

Only in Oklahoma: In 1907 vote, state came in as liquor went out 9/10/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Sunday packed the house 9/9/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Bonds made port dreams a reality 9/8/2007

With state gift, work to begin on centennial garden 9/7/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Welcome mat rolled out for Truman tour 9/7/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Promoter helped make sure babies got milk 9/6/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Tulsa landmark destroyed by fire in '52 9/5/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Tulsa pioneer Avery was 'father of Route 66' 9/4/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Covelle helped thousands learn trades 9/3/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Teacher walked here and left his footprint 9/2/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Raft race brought recreation back to river 9/1/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Indian artist's prospects panned out 8/31/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Mystery phone call led to fugitive's body 8/30/2007

Centennial horse show Friday 8/29/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Famed oil gusher out of control 11 days 8/29/2007

Edmond man massacres fellow postal employees  8/28/2007

Only in Oklahoma: McIntosh County seat dispute turned deadly 8/27/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Champion Black Gold inspired movie 8/26/2007

'Famous pilots' to fly in for centennial event 8/26/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Tulsan produced decades of great food 8/25/2007

Capitol briefs: Red Fork Derrick project to get centennial funds 8/25/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Summer may never be as hot as 1936 8/24/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Trial of judge’s son grabbed spotlight 8/23/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Colorful Tinney emulated Will Rogers 8/22/2007

Only in Oklahoma: 'Big Jim' made big difference in Tulsa 8/21/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Civic leader's middle name was education 8/20/2007

Black blizzards, Woody and the moon 8/19/2007

B'ville parade to mark centennial 8/19/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Air conditioning once considered a fad 8/19/2007

Foot stompin' fun: Oklahoma Academy for State Goals sets 'Centennial Salute' 8/19/2007

Oklahoma Centennial: 'Salt of the Red Earth' 8/18/2007

Christian church marks centennial 8/18/2007

Vintage quilts sought for arts councils Centennial show 8/15/2007

Centennial package available 8/12/2007

Interest in state flag expected to soar for centennial 8/10/2007

Another Centennial Event: Governor, first lady among fans at PGA practice round 8/8/2007



A daily column written by former Tulsa World managing editor Gene Curtis, who will draw on Oklahoma history and his five decades in the newspaper business for topics.

'Only in Oklahoma' book delayed 12/21/2007
Publishing delays have pushed back delivery of “Only in Oklahoma,” a book by former Tulsa World Managing Editor Gene Curtis.


‘Only in Oklahoma’ book coming soon 11/18/2007

'Only in Oklahoma' book coming soon 11/17/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Statehood signature sparks celebrations 11/16/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Deadly crash set pilot on path to oil riches 11/15/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Faith leads opera singer into mission work 11/14/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Oilman gave money away - secretly 11/13/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Legion post named for four heroic Tulsans 11/12/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Oklahoma celebrated peace with a bang 11/11/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Hyechka club's work music to Tulsa's ears 11/10/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Sooners got Capitol dome 85 years later 11/9/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Retired craftsman's masterpiece stands tall 11/8/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Dunjee never stopped fighting for his people 11/7/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Spectacular fires struck the same day  11/6/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Bassett had many friends - and foes 11/5/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Curtis earned his spot in history series 11/4/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Stillwater woman's murder trial big news 11/3/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Wildcat gang paid with wood to cap well 11/2/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Lawmaker brought Boren name to fame 11/1/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Coin-saving helps resurrect Mount Zion 10/31/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Spooklights' source is still unknown 10/30/2007

Only in Oklahoma: State sculptor attained worldwide fame 10/29/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Debo made her own mark in state history 10/28/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Black widow enjoyed the limelight 10/27/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Shotgun remedy led to gun museum 10/26/2007

Only in Oklahoma: 'Hex House' never lives up to spooky name 10/24/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Testimony led to 'bootleg queen's' death 10/23/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Judge survived bombing, but witnesses died 10/22/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Coleman found her wings in France 10/21/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Graham always fought for conservation 10/20/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Tulsa was home to fantastic car shows 10/19/2007

Only in Oklahoma: City bypass spawned suit, investigations 10/18/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Author reveals invisibility to the world 10/17/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Sand Springs founder helped others 10/16/2007

Only in Oklahoma: From a suicide, she built 'Heartbreak Hotel' 10/15/2007

Only in Oklahoma: 'Red Fern' author once burned his work 10/14/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Gilcrease left his mark with art 10/13/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Gautt broke color barrier in OU football 10/12/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Bishop’s Alley was Seminole’s district of vice 10/11/2007

Only in Oklahoma: General Hays: Hero of two world wars 10/10/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Fearless prosecutor successful in oil business 10/9/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Wreck-causing murderer haunted by trains 10/8/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Wreck-causing murderer haunted by trains 10/8/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Wreck-causing murderer haunted by trains 10/8/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Vet brought desegregation to 'Little Dixie' 10/7/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Passion for poetry set man on open road 10/6/2007

Only in Oklahoma: The famous Mister Ed still keeps 'em talking 10/5/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Bill Skelly always got the job done 10/4/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Robertson survived ouster by one vote 10/2/2007

Only in Oklahoma: McIntosh was proud of his Scot-Creek blood 10/1/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Early scenes, later faces depicted in mural 9/30/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Skelly Field has a long history of change 9/29/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Oologah paper oozed homestyle news 9/28/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Oklahoma high-ranking citizen soldier lauded 9/27/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Oklahoman was the All-American soldier 9/26/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Paul Harvey's father shot by bandits 9/25/2007

Only in Oklahoma: After bleacher collapse, game played on 9/24/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Aunt Carrie wasn't afraid to fight 9/23/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Hurley served city, state and country 9/22/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Thorpe not diminished in eyes of world 9/21/2007

Only in Oklahoma: City cheered arrival of Spavinaw water 9/20/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Teen bugler honored for WWI heroism 9/19/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Baseball's top lefty found home in state 9/18/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Lynn Riggs inspired Broadway's 'Oklahoma!' 9/17/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Johnson late to dedication of Eufaula dam 9/16/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Steamboats navigated the Arkansas 9/15/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Soldier's sketches led to a career in art 9/14/2007

Only in Oklahoma: State’s first governor attracted controversy 9/13/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Camp Gruber created for big bang of WWII 9/12/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Double killing triggered intense manhunt 9/11/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Double killing triggered intense manhunt 9/11/2007

Only in Oklahoma: In 1907 vote, state came in as liquor went out 9/10/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Sunday packed the house 9/9/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Bonds made port dreams a reality 9/8/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Welcome mat rolled out for Truman tour 9/7/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Promoter helped make sure babies got milk 9/6/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Tulsa landmark destroyed by fire in '52 9/5/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Tulsa pioneer Avery was 'father of Route 66' 9/4/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Covelle helped thousands learn trades 9/3/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Teacher walked here and left his footprint 9/2/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Raft race brought recreation back to river 9/1/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Indian artist's prospects panned out 8/31/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Mystery phone call led to fugitive's body 8/30/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Famed oil gusher out of control 11 days 8/29/2007

Only in Oklahoma: McIntosh County seat dispute turned deadly 8/27/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Champion Black Gold inspired movie 8/26/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Tulsan produced decades of great food 8/25/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Summer may never be as hot as 1936 8/24/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Trial of judge’s son grabbed spotlight 8/23/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Colorful Tinney emulated Will Rogers 8/22/2007

Only in Oklahoma: 'Big Jim' made big difference in Tulsa 8/21/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Civic leader's middle name was education 8/20/2007

Only in Oklahoma: Air conditioning once considered a fad 8/19/2007