Bohemian-flared Folly Beach has much to offer Published: Mon, Mar 26, 2012 As the washboard surface of the Atlantic waves smooth the sandy edges of the Folly Beach shoreline, bikini-clad and muscle-ripped beachgoers litter the beach like dandelions on a freshly mown lawn. In the off-season, the Bohemian-flared Folly Beach, one of the many scattered islands within a stones throw from... Read More

How do you sense God's presence? (Part VI of VI) Published: Mon, Feb 27, 2012 "I feel God's presence when I walk through the woods and take time to look around at all His beautiful creations like the trees and the chirping birds," says Lauren, 10. As I write, a seagull sits perched like a sentry atop the building next door. Other gulls glide and dive as children throw crackers. If God can... Read More

Israeli chief rabbi pushes kosher 'pork Updated: Fri, Nov 25, 2011 JERUSALEM — Israel's chief rabbi is bringing home the bacon. Yona Metzger's office says it is primed to allow import of an organic goose grown in Spain that tastes like pork. Metzger says three non-Jewish chefs confirm its swinish flavor. Jewish dietary law strictly forbids eating pork. Metzger's... Read More

THE GEESE WEREN'T HURT, AND NEITHER WAS THE CAR Updated: Fri, Oct 21, 2011 Dear Tom and Ray: I was driving on a rural road and rounded a bend where there was a family of geese crossing: Mama, Papa and five goslings. I successfully slammed on my brakes, and they crossed the road safely. The thing is, I really, really smoked the tires, and perhaps the brakes as well. It reminded me of... Read More

This season's wrapping-paper trends Updated: Fri, Dec 10, 2010 The first Christmas wrapping papers were a happy accident. The Hall Brothers of Kansas City, Mo., ran out of their usual supply of Christmas tissue paper just a few days before the holiday in 1917. Rollie Hall quickly set out a stack of decorative French envelope liners. They sold out fast, and did so again the... Read More

Sanctuary releases rare bird Updated: Sat, Jul 8, 2006 NOBLE -- The staff at WildCare, the state's largest wildlife rehabilitation facility, recently released a rare bird after nursing it back to health. The Hudsonian Godwit was banded by researchers in Del Fuego, Chile, in 2005. In his migration to Canada this spring, the bird broke its wing. After emergency surgery... Read More

Animal cruelty charge filed Updated: Sat, Jun 10, 2006 WARR ACRES - A former Warr Acres vice mayor was charged this week with one felony count of animal cruelty in connection with the death of a goose. The charge against Dan Maxey, 50, was filed Wednesday in Oklahoma County District Court. A police affidavit states that May 27, two witnesses called police to report... Read More

Councilman charged in goose attack Updated: Wed, Jun 7, 2006 Animal cruelty charges were filed Wednesday in Oklahoma County District Court against ex-Warr Acres City Councilman Danny Lee Maxey, according to the district attorney's office. Witnesses said Maxey used a broom to beat a gosling to death on May 27, according to prosecutors. Maxey allegedly used the broom to hit... Read More

Ex-councilman charged with animal cruelty Updated: Wed, Jun 7, 2006 An former member of the Warr Acres city council faces a charge in the death of a gosling. Read More

Gardeners agree soil is hostile to rhubarb Updated: Tue, May 23, 2006 What you said: A number of gardeners were interested in cultivating that elusive spring delicacy -- rhubarb (column May 2), but most agreed that's a pretty discouraging endeavor in Oklahoma's climate. Almost everybody agreed they welcome the Great Canada geese that moved in here with us. They're worth putting on... Read More

Broken Bow student wins Updated: Sun, Apr 9, 2006 C.C. Stone, a 16-year-old student at Broken Bow High School, has won this year's Oklahoma Junior Duck Stamp Competition's "Best of Show" award. Stone's "The Courtship Encounter," depicting a pair of northern pintails, will now be entered in the National Junior Duck Stamp Competition in Washington, D.C. Stone's art... Read More

Engineers cautious of birds Updated: Fri, May 31, 2002 TULSA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finding that the balance between protecting an endangered bird and regulating the flow of water from area lakes and rivers is more delicate than initially thought. Last year, federal officials found the scattered nests, broken eggs and dead fledglings of the endangered... Read More

Oklahoma Roots
Revealing gardening treasures Updated: Fri, Aug 11, 2000 LAST week I shared how I'm often asked if I have any gardening success secrets. Well, I'm asked just as often if I have a favorite gardening tool. To many folks' surprise, it is a watering wand. Yes, this simple little device is the tool I use more than anything else. The long wand is perfect for reaching... Read More