Oklahoma’s been whupped before, but we’re winning, and people are taking notice

‘The Outsiders’ talked of Greasers and Socs; Oklahoma has storms and weight issues. After years of battling, the truth is the gift: It does matter.

 
BY BRYAN PAINTER | Modified: April 29, 2012 at 12:59 am | Published: April 29, 2012   

A little more than two years before statehood a violent twister left 97 dead in its path and ravaged areas including the community of Snyder. Less than two years after the end of World II, a wide, violent tornado shredded its way through the Texas Panhandle and into northwest Oklahoma, killing 116 people and leaving devastation in areas of communities, including Woodward.

photo - The National Weather Center is shown at the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman in 2010. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman Archives
The National Weather Center is shown at the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman in 2010. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman Archives

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In 2007, Oklahoma City ranked on the list of fattest cities in America, according to Men’s Fitness magazine.

In either case, Oklahoma could have believed “You can’t win.” Be...
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