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The Moving Wall August 23, 2009 | Leave a comment When I was a kid, my father, a Vietnam Veteran, took his family to see The Moving Wall when it came to Veteran’s Park in Tulsa. I was young, and I’m sure I didn’t fully comprehend or appreciate what I was seeing. My dad, like many Vietnam veterans, knew people back in 1968 whose names are now on the wall. I... Read More

Prep Photo Day August 21, 2009 Three times a year the Sports Department invites metro-area high school coaches to bring themselves and their players into The Oklahoman’s offices for picture day. We catalogue the pictures for use in our Prep Grid every week or when players achieve something outstanding in their sport. Then we use the pictures... Read More

Just a lightning strike away… August 20, 2009 Read More

“It’s pretty wild.” August 16, 2009 Staff Photographer Bryan Terry attended the Oklahoma State Prison Rodeo in McAlester on Friday night. He photographed the event for the newspaper, but also produced this video for the website. The rodeo didn’t get going until 8:30pm. That’s a fairly late start when editors start worrying about art for the... Read More

Troops return August 10, 2009 Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers returned home after spending 9 months in Kuwait. Here are a few images from their homecoming. Read More

Stained Glass August 05, 2009 Here’s a quick video that I posted this morning about the art of stained glass. I tried to show a little bit of the process behind the windows you might see at church on Sunday. Read More

Our summer intern August 03, 2009 Ashley McKee finished up her summer internship at The Oklahoman and headed for home last Friday. Ashley, who came to Oklahoma for the first time this summer, lives in Montana. She did a great job working in the photo department this summer. Ashley had a chance to cover a variety of assignments. She went to the... Read More

People on Sundays August 02, 2009 Antonio Aguirre promised he would do this. He stands in line after Mass with his daughter, Galilea, strapped into her car seat, waiting for his turn to approach the National Shrine Infant Jesus of Prague. Like other visitors to Mass at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church on Sunday, Antonio, who lives in Oklahoma City,... Read More

Storm Clouds Build May 13, 2009 I have always found that I really enjoy the Spring and the storms that come with it. Here are a few storm cloud photos I took Wednesday evening as thunderstorms began to build over Yukon, Okla. Read More

VORTEX2 Gathers in Texas to Wait May 13, 2009 We left Clinton in half panic mode to get to the target area in the Texas panhandle.  I’m beginning to think this was just a trial run to see how fast you can muster over 100 people and 40 vehicles.  The drive was cold and damp till we got half way into the panhandle (the scientists don’t want the... Read More