Route 66

By Randy Anderson   (Photos by Randy Anderson)

It was the late, great Charles Kuralt who bemoaned the following: “Thanks to the Interstate Highway system, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.”

Jim Thorpe Museum and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Begins Soft Opening Preview Season

By Darl DeVault   

Beginning with a soft opening Nov. 3, the Jim Thorpe Museum and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame at 4040 N. Lincoln Blvd., in Oklahoma City, becomes the new focus in presenting Oklahoma’s rich sports heritage to visitors. Organizers envision a free soft-opening “preview” season allowing the public to become familiar with the new facility before its grand opening January 15, 2010.

Pass The Popcorn

Bud Elder

Christmas comes early to those of us with an abiding passion for classic American movies. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has gifted us with three boxed sets of important, entertaining and rare films from the Columbia vaults.

NOVEMBER 1: The Effective Date for Many New Oklahoma Laws

  By Chris Dean 

As a result of the 2009 legislative session, a total of 193 new Oklahoma laws have taken effect November 1. These new statutes cover such ground as services available for autistic children, tort reform, sex offenders, farming, wind power, quality jobs and driving licenses. One of these laws should help families with autistic children find needed services.