Oklahoma City Creates New Programs to Help Small Businesses

Oklahoma City Creates New Programs to Help Small Businesses by Cathy O’Connor, President of The Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City. As our community responded to COVID-19 and began practicing social distancing and adhering to health guidelines from local, state and federal agencies, it was clear this crisis would reduce, or even eliminate, revenue […]

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Virtual Club Meeting: Education Distance Learning Panel

REGISTER HERE Distance Learning: From classroom to online Dr. Robyn Miller is Oklahoma’s Deputy State Superintendent of School Support and Accountability. She holds a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Diversity. Dr. Miller taught high school English in Edmond for ten years, and served in an educator preparation program for twenty years […]

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Taking Inspiration this Memorial Day from how our ancestors dealt with Crisis

Taking inspiration this Memorial Day from how our ancestors dealt with crisis by Cindy Allen During this pandemic crisis, we’ve had to adjust how we’ve handled typical holidays or events, such as Easter and Mother’s Day. When before we might have taken in a church service with family and then gone out to lunch or […]

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Pandemic Brings Out Best and Worst in People

Pandemic Brings out Best and Worst in People By Russell Ray If you think people are inherently good and honest, the COVID-19 pandemic has provided a lot of evidence to prove that thesis. In Oklahoma, we have seen businesses big and small give millions of dollars to relief efforts aimed at helping the unemployed, homeless […]

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Virtual Club Meeting: Prairie Wolf Spirits – From Spirits to Sanitizer

REGISTER HERE In response to COVID-19 and the shortage of sanitizer, Prairie Wolf began producing sanitizer and has made it available to purchase through various resources. Located in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Prairie Wolf Spirits was purchased by a band – a pack, if you will – of friends and native Oklahomans who acquired the portfolio, which […]

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Virtual Club Meeting: Mike Allen – COVID-19 and the Presidential Election

REGISTER HERE Mike Allen is one of Washington’s most influential and well-connected journalists. He is the co-founder and executive editor of Axios, a company delivering news and insights on politics, business, media, and tech. The company, whose name means “worthy” in Greek, specializes in high-quality news and analysis easily shared among the country’s influential readers […]

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The Sliver Lining

The Silver Lining By Dave Rhea The past couple of months have been devastating in a multitude of ways. We’ve re-arranged our offices at home and tried to figure out how to stock our refrigerators without risking our lives. Perhaps some of our fellow Club 29 members have experienced disruptions in employment – whether as […]

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Virtual Club Meeting: R. Murali Krishna, MD, DLFAPA, Staying Sane in Our New Normal

REGISTER HERE R. Murali Krishna, MD, DLFAPA is a well-respected senior psychiatrist in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is widely recognized for his dedication, compassion, mind-body expertise and skills for helping people achieve their true potential of emotional wellness. Dr. Krishna is community ambassador and board member for the Arcadia Trails INTEGRIS Center for Addiction Recovery. He […]

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COVID-19 Relief Organizations

A Change to Change –   Rose Faherty   rfaherty@achancetochange.org COVID-19 has not slowed down the impact A Chance to Change is having our community in the slightest. We have had 47 new clients in the last month. A Chance to Change has offered Telehealth capabilities for a while so switching formats for all clients and groups […]

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Heroes Tragedies and a Life Layered with Opposites

Heroes, Tragedy and a Life Layered with Opposites by Emily Lang “Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy,” said the great F. Scott Fitzgerald. As a lifelong lover of good writing and more specifically, a Fitzgerald fan, the juxtaposition in that simple line hits me right between the eyes. Hero. Tragedy. Juxtaposition […]

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