CALENDAR 12 hr ago | Add a comment For more information, call the phone number or use the e-mail or Web address provided. To submit home and garden items for the calendar, call Heather Warlick at 475-4098 or e-mail hwarlick@...

Mom tells of thankless holiday 12 hr ago | Add a comment DEAR ABBY: I spent last Thanksgiving weekend in tears. Both my adult daughters spent the holiday with us. I served dinner to more than 20 people and got no help cleaning up until Friday morning,...

Project of the week 12 hr ago | Add a comment There was a time when a professional woodworker finished his training by making a sturdy, handsome tool chest in which to carry and store his tools. Before the era of mass production, a...

Edible centerpiece can be shared with host 12 hr ago | Add a comment If you’re going to a Thanksgiving celebration, it’s a great idea to take something to contribute to the dinner. But if your host says, "Don’t bring anything but...

Remember Pilgrims’ sacrifices as holiday nears 12 hr ago | Add a comment It is Thanksgiving week, when we continue the great American tradition of reflecting on the annual harvest, enjoying the fellowship of family and celebrating our many blessings. Our Pilgrim...

Utah city set to be nation’s top snowkiting destination 12 hr ago | Add a comment It’s a cross between skiing and paragliding, and it requires a kite and a frozen lake or smooth field of powder. It’s called snowkiting, and the December issue of Men’s Journal...

DHS is thankful for students’ efforts 12 hr ago | Add a comment Oklahoma families statewide are preparing for the holidays by shopping for turkeys, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pies and all the traditional fixings for a perfect Thanksgiving dinner. But for some...

HEALTH 12 hr ago | Add a comment Unhappy people watch more TV Here’s some sobering news for couch potatoes: A 30-year study of television habits published in the December issue of scientific journal Social Indicators...

TODAY’S TOP TV PICKS 12 hr ago | Add a comment →"The Rape of Europa,” 8 p.m., OETA-13. This new documentary chronicles efforts to locate the millions of pieces of art stolen by the Nazis. →"One Tree Hill,” 8...

JOURNAL ENTRIES 5 hr ago | Add a comment Welcome to Journal Entries, an occasional feature in The Oklahoman. These are the kind of everyday, slice-of-life stories that you’d tell your best friend. They might make you smile, laugh or...

Food ministry provides help to the hungry 5 hr ago | Add a comment Hundreds of volunteers across Oklahoma are helping the needy one meal at a time. The volunteers give their time to Angel Food Ministries, a national organization providing affordable food to anyone...

Thanksgiving 5 hr ago | Add a comment Public dinners Celebrate Recovery Thanksgiving Dinner • Henderson Hills Baptist Church, 1200 E Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Edmond. • 6 p.m. Monday. • Free food. For more...

Restaurant will add to its holiday offerings 5 hr ago | Add a comment It may sound like bad business for a restaurant owner to give food away, but Cecil Clay does it with a smile. Clay, the owner of Sooner Bar-B-Q at SW 35 and Western Avenue, often helps those who...

African nations get child-friendly grade 5 hr ago | Add a comment WINDHOEK, Namibia — The closest 9-year-old Ruan Gamibeb has come to war is the fighting he sees on the news at night, when his family gathers around the television to watch Congo’s...

Gulf countries looking overseas for food needs 6 hr ago | Add a comment NAHEL, United Arab Emirates — In the dunes around this sun-scorched desert village, where camels still plod along dusty roads an hour south of Dubai’s skyscrapers, they’re making...

What price, happiness? 7 hr ago | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — I just want my kids to be happy. This has become "a kind of sacred star in the galaxy of parenting wisdom,” says child psychologist Aaron Cooper. It is a default dream,...

IN BUSINESS 8 hr ago | Add a comment ONLINE Blog bonuses The Business blog featured posts on a new Google feature, Mark Cuban’s legal problems and a treasure trove of historic photos. Check it out at blog.newsok.com/thebusiness....

Retirement can begin at 62 8 hr ago | Add a comment Q: I have planned on retiring at 62, but I hear the retirement age is rising to 67. A: While the full retirement age is gradually rising to 67, early retirement remains at age 62. If you retire...

Orange Shell Campfire Cake 11 hr ago | Add a comment →What you need: One 8 oz. box of yellow cake mix, six large oranges, water and aluminum foil. →Directions: Cut oranges in halves and remove fruit from the rind making sure not to...

Recipe and thoughts to have a wild thanksgiving 11 hr ago | Add a comment As Girl vs. Wild I have spent many a meal in the great outdoors. Many meals have been shared over hot coals, campfires and mini stoves. Sometimes with utensils and sometimes not. Whether it has...