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Mom is 53 But Looks 25
53yr Old Mom publishes 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors.
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53yr Old Mom publishes 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors.
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Readers of The Oklahoman's Mood recall special stories of their mothers in time for Mother's Day
Published: Tue, May 8, 2012
The Oklahoman's Mood section requested that readers submit photos and special memories they hold dear of their mothers. Read More
Yukon couple set for trial on child abuse charges
Published: Mon, May 7, 2012
EL RENO — A Yukon couple accused of abusing their three adopted children are set to go to trial on child abuse and neglect charges. Read More
How do you sense God's presence? (Part III of VI)
Published: Mon, Feb 6, 2012
"I sense God's presence when I pray," says Kaillyn, age 9. "God comes into my heart and gives me the power to lift my heart up and tell him all the things I need."
Who are we trying to fool when we project an attitude of independence? Every breath we take comes by way of God's grace. Everyone is needy. Humble... Read More
Jolie-Pitt brood visit Vietnam
Updated: Fri, Nov 11, 2011
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and their six children are on a visit to Vietnam, where adopted son Pax was born.
The actors and their brood were spotted Friday eating lunch at a rustic restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, known for its delicious traditional... Read More
Why write your autobiography?
Published: Tue, Nov 1, 2011
Q: As a widow, with many memories, I have been thinking seriously about writing the story of my life. I was adopted, had two failed marriages and have experienced and am still grieving over the accidental death of one of our sons.
I have not discussed many of the details with my family. Although I finished high... Read More
California man uses orphan background to help others
Updated: Thu, Dec 30, 2010
Man wants to give overseas orphans chance to make lives for themselves Read More
California man uses orphan background to help others
Updated: Wed, Dec 29, 2010
Man wants to give overseas orphans chance to make lives for themselves Read More
Horoscopes
Oxtober 2, 2010
Published: Fri, Oct 1, 2010
This is the only time this year that communication planet Mercury will oppose the explosive and radical revolutionary planet Uranus. It is extremely difficult to predict the reaction your words will cause. That's why saying the wrong thing could be downright dangerous. By the same token, saying the right thing... Read More
Kansas couple accused of welfare fraud charged with theft
Published: Thu, Jul 8, 2010
GROVE — A Kansas couple who live on Grand Lake and are persons of interest in their adopted son’s decade-long disappearance were charged with theft, prosecutors said Thursday.
Doug and Valerie Herrman were charged Wednesday in Butler County (Kan.) District Court with theft. They were released on $50,000 bail... Read More
Oscar Host has Oklahoma ties
Updated: Fri, Jan 23, 2009
Hugh Jackman starred in “Oklahoma!” on stage. His performance as Curly in the Royal National Theatre’s production earned him a Laurence Olivier Award nomination.
Jackman also co-starred with an Oklahoman in the “X-Men” movies. He was Wolverine while Putnam North High School graduate James Marsden... Read More
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
Updated: Thu, May 22, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said.
The girl, Maria Sue, was hit in the driveway of the family's home Wednesday afternoon by a... Read More
Publicist Says Nicole Kidman Is Pregnant
Updated: Mon, Jan 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Nicole Kidman is pregnant, her publicist confirmed Monday. The 40-year-old actress and her husband country singer Keith Urban "are expecting a baby," publicist Catherine Olim said in a brief statement. "The couple are thrilled," Olim said.
The baby would be the first for Kidman and... Read More
Jolie's Son Pax Thien Gets Family Name
Published: Fri, Jun 1, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Angelina Jolie's son Pax Thien now has the Jolie-Pitt family name.
Jolie traveled to Vietnam in March to adopt Pax from a Ho Chi Minh City orphanage. The 31-year-old actress filed adoption papers as a single parent because she and partner Brad Pitt aren't married.
The 3-year-old... Read More
Miss America to speak at dinner
Published: Tue, Aug 1, 2006
Miss America Jennifer Berry will be the featured speaker at a dinner to benefit Christian Services of Oklahoma, an adoption agency and maternity home based in Edmond.
The dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 10 in the Gaylord Activity Center on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University, 2501 E Memorial Road.
The... Read More
DVD review: 'Mommie Dearest'
Updated: Fri, Jun 16, 2006
Hide the wire hangers and grab the disinfectant, kids, because the meanest mother in Hollywood history is on the rampage again in "Mommie Dearest: The Hollywood Royalty Edition." Based on the tell-all revenge book by Joan Crawford's adopted daughter Christina, this unintentionally hilarious 1981 melodrama from... Read More
Report calls for adoption law changes
Updated: Fri, May 26, 2006
A state grand jury report just released blasts adoption judges in Oklahoma County. It's calling for immediate changes in adoption laws to protect children. Dave Jordan has that report and joins us now with more on what it says. Read More
Same sex adoption ban struck-down
Updated: Fri, May 19, 2006
Two Oklahoma families are celebrating and state officials are mulling their options after a federal judge struck down an Oklahoma law on adoptions by gay parents. At issue was a 2004 law that barred the state from recognizing out-of-state adoptions by same sex parents. Two families - one in Norman and one in... Read More
Foreign adoption seminar planned
Updated: Sat, Mar 25, 2006
EDMOND -- The Edmond Public Library will have a seminar on foreign adoptions April 8. The Chinese government recently has encouraged an international adoption agency to find more families to adopt infants. Officials from the China Center for Adoption Affairs recently said they were impressed with Christian... Read More
Child abuse suspect is sought by police
Updated: Sun, Mar 12, 2006
Why Sue Ann Kanu tormented her eight children is as much a mystery as her whereabouts. A fugitive since 2002, she is wanted by police on charges of child abuse and child neglect. Born Oct. 13, 1963, to Louise Dawson in Wichita, Kan., Kanu was given up for adoption at the hospital. Dawson says she didn't see her... Read More
Two DHS workers to settle lawsuit
Updated: Wed, Feb 8, 2006
Following 10 months of documented abuse and the murder of Kelsey Smith Briggs, her biological father, Lance Briggs filed a lawsuit against DHS and all the caseworkers involved in the two year olds life. As Britten Follett tells us some say the problems began long before Kelsey was born. Read More
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