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Kids Are Really Spoiled – Really They Are

Clay Miller — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:27 +0000

Kids are spoiled. No really they are just as the title says. In this day and age it is nothing for a child to be bombarded with all kinds of advertisements from all sorts of media. Weather it be from radio television or from the internet. There is always something cating the eye or ear or both of our kids. There are studies [...]

Lawton/Fort Sill Armed Forces Day Parade 2013

Clay Miller — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:00:19 +0000

The 2013 Armed Forces Day parade is this Saturday, May 18th at 10:00 a.m. This gives people not only from Lawton / Ft. Sill, but from all over the state and nation, an opportunity to come out and enjoy the country’s largest parade honoring our Armed Forces. The parade will commence at 1000 hours [...]

Top 10 Most Popular Baby Names of 2012

Aaron Galloway — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:32:02 +0000

The Social Security Administration released their list of the top baby names in 2012 yesterday (May 9) Sophia and Jacob topped the list of most popular names in 2012, just like they were in 2011. And Jacob has been the number one name for boys since 1999 – that’s fourteen years. For boys, the top [...]

5 Awesome Notes To Kids By Moms

Stephanie McMaster — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:40:20 +0000

Mothers have been communicating with their children via handwritten notes for years. Some mothers put more of a humorous spin on their notes than others, however. With Mother's Day right around the corner, we're hoping the children of the moms behind these hilarious notes have something awesome planned for them:

Top 6 and Then Some Distractions For Parents Behind the Wheel

Clay Miller — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:30:20 +0000

Driving. You can see it all while you are on the road. Sometimes you wonder why there are not more accidents. We are all guilty of getting distracted in one way or another. There are way too many things now to stop us from thinking clearly when we get behind the wheel. Researchers at the University [...]

Mother's Day Ideas for Moms in Lawton

Clay Miller — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:00:59 +0000

Mother’s day is this upcoming Sunday. Flowers are a great way to show your appreciation to the special mom in your life. I am going a step further. I am going to list some other ways to treat mom to a special day right here in Lawton. Get mom out of the kitchen. Let her have a day when everyone else will do [...]

10 Things No One Should EVER Give Mom on Mother's Day

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:34:24 +0000

Shopping for Mom can be stressful. She’s the woman who brought you into the world, who cleaned your face with her own spit when you were little, who asked you on a daily basis if you were raised in a barn (and did so lovingly). There’s no gift that can thank her for all that [...]

Delta Employees Dig Through Trash to Find Shirt for 7 Year Old

Nancy Mace — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:05:38 +0000

A little boy who lost a shirt worn by his late father was reunited with the treasured possession after Delta Airlines employees searched through the trash to find it. His father passed away two years ago while stringing Christmas lights and was wearing the shirt at the time. Ever since then the boy and the [...]

Mother's Day: A Day for Reflection

Aaron Galloway — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:48:43 +0000

Most people spend Mother’s Day bestowing flowers, gifts and heartfelt sentiments upon their moms. But for some, knowing how to honor their mother is not so easy. After all, mothers are only human, and not all of them are perfect. Take it from Keith L.T. Alexander, author of the new coming-of-age memoir “Forgery-of-the-Month Club,” which [...]

Jazz Up Pizza Night at Home

Townsquare Media — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:29:30 +0000

Pizza is a staple for many, but with a simple twist and the collaboration of the entire family, making pizza at home can turn a pizza night into a much-anticipated night of fun for the entire family. “Pizza is an easy solution for busy families, but it doesn’t mean that you have to resort to [...]

The Mace Family Cookbook

Nancy Mace — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:00:51 +0000

I have an old cookbook from David's great grandmother. I love that cookbook. If I am going to make anything I have to check the Mace Family cookbook for a recipe first. If there is one in there I have to make it over any other recipe I have. I guess that's part of being married to a Mace.

Secrets for Stress-Free Homemade Family Dinners

Townsquare Media — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:56:06 +0000

Preparing an involved family dinner may not sound like the most appealing idea at the end of a long day. But homemade food is usually healthier, more economical, and certainly more delicious than ordering takeout dinners. “The best way to ensure you’re feeding your family wholesome meals is to make it yourself,” says Katie Workman, [...]

Parents Come Clean in Study About How Often They Lie to Their Children

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:26:49 +0000

Founding father George Washington may not have been able to tell a lie, but the same can’t be said for our nation’s other parents. A new survey has found that 84% of parents in the US lie to their kids in order to make them behave. Truthfully, though, that’s downright fantastic, compared to the 98% [...]

Americans Keep Having Fewer Babies, Probably Because of the Economy

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:56:09 +0000

Call it the "baby bust." For the fourth straight year, birth rates in the United States have declined.

Slightly fewer than four million babies were born in the U.S. in 2011, the lowest total since 1998. However, the 1 percent drop in the birth rate was less than it had been in the previous three years. This suggests that the economic pressure experts believe is depressing the birth rate may be easing up.

11 Awesome Toys from the 90′s That We Really Miss

Jason Epstein — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:50:53 +0000

Here are 11 awesome toys from the 1990's we wish we could play with right now.

Is Your Smartphone Giving You 'Text Neck?'

Donald Deane — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:50:46 +0000

Getting your hands on the iPhone 5 may be a real pain in the neck. And not for the reasons you may think. These essentials of the modern day world have become a staple of daily life, but physical therapists warn that heavy usage can actually result in a painful physical condition. It’s called [...]

New Study Reveals Almost Half of All Americans Will Be Obese by 2030

Mike Adams — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:41:24 +0000

With countless reports weighing in on the unfit conditions of the great American waistline expansion project, it should come as no surprise that the battle of the bulge is in no way coming to a screeching halt. In fact, recent data suggests that it is full speed ahead for the fatlands, and that by 2030 [...]

KLAW Celebrates Freedom with Fletcher Elementary School [PHOTOS]

Jeri Anderson — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:57:07 +0000

I love to read, so when Mrs. Camerena asked if I would read to her 4th grade class at Fletcher Elementary as part of their Celebration of Freedom, of course I said, “Yes!” Last weeks’ recognition of Patriot’s Day on September 11 was the inspiration for the first book that I read. It was titled [...]

Son Records His Mom Sleepwalking, And Her Reaction [VIDEO]

Nancy Mace — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:33:37 +0000

Late one night, Nick went into the kitchen for some tea, when who should come ‘waltzing’ in but his sleepwalking Mom. Nick, of course, does what any child should do when they see their parent sleep walking…he grabs a camera! He then sits down with his Mom at the computer and shows her a little [...]

Things To Do In Southwest Oklahoma – Let the County Fairs Begin

Nancy Mace — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:32:20 +0000

As the Comanche County Fair comes to a close other county fairs are just getting under way. Custer County Fair – Clinton September 06 to September 08 Head out to Clinton for the Custer County Free Fair to enjoy 3 days of fun activities with the whole family. Enjoy the livestock show, the 4-H exhibits [...]