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Mobile Meals of Oklahoma County delivers more than food Updated: Fri, May 18, 2012 An upcoming production of the Oklahoma Senior Follies will benefit Mobile Meals of Oklahoma County. Read More
New NCLB law will impede education excellence Published: Fri, May 11, 2012 “New standards help shore up education deficiencies” (Our Views, May 3) rightly linked state policy decisions and educational progress. But federal policy decisions matter, too. A U.S. House of Representatives committee recently passed legislation to reauthorize the controversial No Child Left Behind Act. But... Read More
Norman mission will hold first fundraiser Published: Wed, May 9, 2012 Mission Norman, which ministers to low-income families and the homeless, will hold a fundraiser Thursday night at Old Town Plaza in Norman. Read More
Chooze, already! Updated: Tue, Dec 13, 2011 Symmetry's overrated. And dressing all matchy-matchy was sweet when grandma did it (rocking those pumps that matched the cardigan that matched the clip-on earrings), but not today. So we're loving Chooze shoes' creative footwear, with a right shoe that varies in color or pattern from the left. (They also invest... Read More
Flu kills Cleveland County boy, age 3 Updated: Tue, Feb 8, 2011 Influenza has claimed a fifth life in Oklahoma, officials said. This time, the victim was a 3-year-old Cleveland County boy. Read More
On Religion: Sargent Shriver's 'love affair with God' Published: Sat, Jan 29, 2011 If someone truly wants to understand R. Sargent Shriver, all they need to do is reflect on a public act that took place only three months before his death at age 95. Although weakened by his long struggle with Alzheimer's disease, the founder of the Peace Corps and other projects for the needy attended the first... Read More
Are you on a waiting list for Section 8 Housing? Updated: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 Staff Reporter Vallery Brown is looking for individuals currently on the waiting list to receive Section 8 Housing assistance from the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency. Read More
15.2 percent of Oklahomans found 'food insecure' Published: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 A federal study shows Oklahomans had the fifth highest percentage of residents who lack consistent access to nutritious and well-balanced meals during the past three years. The study released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service shows 15.2 percent of Oklahoma households were... Read More
15.2 percent of Oklahomans found 'food insecure' Published: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 A federal study shows Oklahomans had the fifth highest percentage of residents who lack consistent access to nutritious and well-balanced meals during the past three years. The study released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service shows 15.2 percent of Oklahoma households were... Read More
Food Bank creates a feast Published: Tue, Oct 26, 2010 ODESSA, Texas -- If laughter is the best medicine for a happy heart, then fine art might be the perfect way to cure a hungry stomach. At least that's what the folks at West Texas Food Bank hope with their 10th annual Culinary Canvas fundraiser. The event Oct. 26 is a feast for the senses with samplings from 12... Read More
How To Have More Money Updated: Wed, Oct 13, 2010 You need more money. You need it now. So what are your choices? You have two: You can increase your income, or you can reduce your spending. There are several ways you can increase your income: --Get a bigger paycheck. Ask for a raise; land a new job that pays a lot more than your current job; or get a... Read More
Hunger amid plenty: The moral dilemmas of farming, food and poverty Updated: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 Thanksgiving is a time when most Americans celebrate their bounty — and anti-poverty groups remind them how many others still go hungry. But this year the urgency is even greater, and the problems go well beyond a seasonal appeal. Indeed, the land of plenty has plenty of people experiencing hunger, as new reports... Read More
Hunger lives here Updated: Mon, Mar 16, 2009 When most people think of “the hungry,” they tend to think of those in poor, third-world countries. Or the homeless. Or poor people who live “somewhere else.” In reality, millions of Americans are going hungry in every community in the country. Families are living one catastrophe — such as the loss of... Read More
Mugabe blames West for Zimbabwe's food shortages Updated: Tue, Jun 3, 2008 ROME (AP) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, whose authoritarian rule has brought widespread hunger to his country, defended his policy of seizing land from whites on Tuesday, saying he is undoing a legacy of Zimbabwe's former colonial masters. Mugabe spoke to world leaders at a U.N. summit on the... Read More
Local church takes stand against hunger Published: Thu, May 8, 2008 Britni Swindler El Reno Senior Meet Arianti. Arianti lives in Indonesia, one of the most poverty-stricken areas of the world, where the search for food and clean water is a constant struggle for her family and for the 29,000 children worldwide who die each day from hunger. Members of First Christian... Read More
Accord Sought on Children's Health Bill Updated: Sun, Oct 7, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional negotiators said Tuesday they were nearing agreement on a revised children's health bill that they believed would withstand President Bush's veto. Their goal is a measure that will attract about two dozen more House Republicans to a bid to expand the State Children's... Read More
House GOP pressing vote on minimum wage Updated: Thu, Jul 27, 2006 WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders, giving in to political reality, plan a vote to raise the $5.15 minimum wage before leaving Washington this weekend for a five-week recess. "Whether people like it or not, we need to go ahead with it," said Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., who supports the idea. "There's a general... Read More
United Way sets 'fair share' Updated: Tue, Jul 11, 2006 United Way of Central Oklahoma officials said the "fair share" allocated to 56 nonprofit partner agencies this year is $9 million. United Way added two new agencies to its partnership list -- A Chance to Change Foundation, which provides substance abuse treatment to low-income families, and Oklahoma Safe Kids... Read More
Summer months increase needs at BritVil Community Food Pantry Updated: Sat, Jun 17, 2006 Summer is a slow time for donations to the BritVil Community Food Pantry, but demand for food increases because students who normally eat free and reduced-cost meals at school are eating at home, the administrator said. The pantry, 8125-D N Classen Blvd., provides groceries to about 125 families each week,... Read More
Food pantry strives to survive summer Updated: Sat, Jun 17, 2006 8Pantry Summer is a slow time for donations to the BritVil Community Food Pantry, but demand for food increases because students who normally eat free and reduced-cost meals at school are eating at home, the administrator said. The pantry, 8125-D N Classen Blvd., provides groceries to about 125 families each week,... Read More
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