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When Neill Harmer of Oklahoma City lost a tremendous amount of weight, the one thing he didn't want was to put it back on.Warming upKeeping your coolThat meant eating right and exercise " lots of exer...

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On a bitterly cold Thursday, just two weeks before Christmas Eve, Bruce Rinehart was fighting off the effects of too little sleep and too much stress.Health DistressWorry-free HolidaysHe'd been up sin...

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The symptoms can start small: a slight itching of the eyes, a minor burning of the throat. Some Oklahomans sneeze and suffer nasal congestion only at certain times of the year, usually when ragw...

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College can be rough on the waistline. Dining halls offering all-you-can-eat options, late-night study slams with pizza, and parties with alcohol can all mean added pounds to the average college...

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Some think of thrift stores as a last option of shopping, but hundreds of resale shops in Oklahoma are becoming more lucrative, offering not only affordable options in clothing and items, but a ...

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Vera Nelson was always a little skeptical about the Bigfoot legends that surrounded the small town of Honobia. SEARCHING FOR SASQUATCH THE BUTTERFLY EFF...

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With the ceremonial stabbing of a keg of brew, the city of Choctaw will transform into little piece of Germany, complete with wienerschnitzel, strudel and, of course, gallons upon gallons of Ger...

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Oklahoma is in a prime position with passenger rail, especially with a designation as a federal high-speed corridor. Kansas doesn't have that luxury, but that's not stopping Oklahoma's northe...

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Migraines, severe joint pain, general malaise " 25-year-old Sara Lorenzen of Oklahoma City suffered from it all. She ate relatively healthy, tried to stay away from fried food and even went orga...

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Spring and summer bring a bounty of fresh vegetation to Oklahoma City, and for some locals, that means a free lunch. By doing a little urban foraging for wild plants that grow in backyards, on r...

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Passenger rail isn't a new concept in the Oklahoma City metro area, but when President Barack Obama announced plans in April to spend $8 billion of the $787 billion federal stimulus money on hig...

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On an unusually warm April afternoon, with the wind blowing both angrily and calm as it does at Lake Hefner, Morocco native and Oklahoma City resident Ali Abdelali lounged in a camp chair to wat...

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Sitting in a tiny seat behind a pilot who is in an equally tiny seat under a 32-foot wing, flying seems nearly impossible and downright foolhardy. IN THE VOID ...