Commentary
Sen. Jim Inhofe
In March, Japan suffered from a devastating earthquake followed thereafter by a massive tsunami. In its aftermath, the world witnessed a nuclear accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Features
Allison May
While vertical gardening may be as old as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, it’s the hot new thing in garden design.

Food and Drink Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
Not all teas are created equal. Take that stuff in the little paper satchel. (You know the stuff — it usually comes with a tag that rhymes with “mipton.”) Kristy Jennings, owner of T, an Urban Teahouse, 7518 N. May, said the category in the tea industry for it is “dust.” Tempting!

Comedy
Rod Lott
How long has it been since you've seen 1986's Little Shop of Horrors, the Oscar-nominated musical comedy produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Martin Scorsese? No, I haven't erred; according to producer David Geffen in a half-hour special on this definitive Blu-ray edition, those Hollywood heavyweights were part of his original plan.

CFN
Gazette staff
If nuclear power plants seem just way too safe, well, Chesapeake Energy might just have a fix to that.

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City’s annual poinsettia sale just isn’t the same this year — for the better, that is! Appropriately enough, the color orange has been added to the traditional holiday array, all available at $9 per pot at the campus’ John E. Kirkpatrick Horticulture Center, 400 N. Portland. The sale continues from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Friday, then 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Call 945-3358 or visit osuokc.edu/agriculture.

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OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff

Through a partnership with Peach Crest Farm, OKC Beautiful is gifting pear and green apple trees to local elementary schools. The problem? Volunteers are needed to help plant them, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. C’mon — a little shoveling would do you good! Call 525-8822.

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