High costs in Iraq but success, too Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — A war that once seemed likely to end in a panic of helicopters fleeing the American embassy now seems destined to conclude as the result of a parliamentary process. A landmark...

European history, art, culture live on the Web Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment BRUSSELS, Belgium — Attention all culture-craving couch potatoes: Cultural riches from over 2,000 years of European civilization are going digital. It’s part of a new European Union...

Government seepage not temporary Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Comments 1 WASHINGTON — Conservatism’s intellectual chaos reverberated in the Republican ticket’s end-of-campaign crescendo of surreal warnings that big government — verily,...

For heroes, a Veterans' Day salute Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 1 Veterans from five wars quietly bowed their heads Tuesday morning, some wiping away tears, as a bugler played taps. The solemn moment broke what was mostly a celebration. Patriotic band music and...

Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame Inductees Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Comments 1 Col. Robert Abraham — He fought in World War II as company commander and made his first combat jump into Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1944. His decorations include the Legion of...

Crescent schools get $800,000 grant Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment CRESCENT — History classes could become a little more interesting in the coming months for students in Crescent Public Schools, school officials said. The district has received an $800,000...

Oklahoma veterans honored on Veterans Day Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 11 Hundreds of people have gathered at ceremonies in Oklahoma City to honor the state's veterans on Veteran's Day. Veterans of conflicts stretching from World War II to Iraq gathered at the 45th...

Edmond couple compiles stories by veterans about life during war Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment Edmond couple compiles stories by veterans about life during war Touching and remarkable stories of life during World War II written by Edmond veterans are included in "As We Lived It —...

Let’s remember to appreciate, honor veterans Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment I had the pleasure of meeting several Edmond veterans and their spouses last week at the Edmond Senior Center. These people are amazing, a real inspiration and a delight to be around. I told my...

Oklahoma veterans recall 'extraordinary' time Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment Veterans who attended Edmond Senior Center’s Veterans Day program last week felt like they were taken back in time. As the singing duo Heart and Soul performed Andrews Sisters’ songs...

Give thanks to vets today Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — No one needs to remind me that today is Veterans Day. In fact, Veterans Day is the one holiday I will never forget — it’s my birthday. When I was in grade school, I...

Crescent schools get grant Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment CRESCENT — History classes could become a little more interesting in the coming months for students in Crescent Public Schools, school officials said. The district has received an $800,000...

Letters to the Editor: Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008 Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Comments 62 A changed America In the first baby steps of the 21st century, on Nov. 4, 2008, America changed. It’s time to retool some of our thought processes: Some of the old mind-sets will take their...

Oklahoma City to dedicate WWI memorial Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment City to dedicate WW I memorial A plaque honoring World War I veterans will be unveiled Friday at Overholser Dam in Oklahoma City. The plaque pays tribute to the state’s World War I veterans...

Memorial to veterans of WWI is at Overholser Dam Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment A plaque honoring World War I veterans will be unveiled Friday at Overholser Dam in Oklahoma City. The plaque pays tribute to the state’s World War I veterans on a dam that opened in 1918...

Memorial to be dedicated in Oklahoma City Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment A plaque honoring World War I veterans will be unveiled Friday at Overholser Dam in Oklahoma City. The plaque pays tribute to the state’s World War I veterans on a dam that opened in 1918...

Norman photography exhibit offers new look at life after communism Sat, Nov 1, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992 came a new set of freedoms for Russian photojournalists. No longer slave to the propaganda needs of the state, they were free to cover...

About daylight saving time Sat, Nov 1, 2008 | Add a comment Origins Daylight saving time was first mentioned in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin in a letter to the editors of the Journal of Paris. It’s not clear whether Franklin seriously proposed that...

Chicago author, activist Studs Terkel dies at 96 Fri, Oct 31, 2008 | Add a comment CHICAGO (AP) - Pulitzer Prize-winning author and activist Studs Terkel has died at age 96. Colleague and close friend Thom Clark said Terkel's son, Dan Terkell, confirmed his death today. He died...

Franks, others to be inducted in Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame Wed, Oct 29, 2008 | Add a comment Retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks will be the featured speaker and one of the inductees into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame next month in Oklahoma City. A Wynnewood native, Franks became...