http://www.edmondsun.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_324181011.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_324181011.html My dad pierced my ears with a hypodermic needle when I was a grown woman with children. It took place on a Thanksgiving afternoon. We’d left the family to clean up the dishes and gone downtown to the office expressly for that purpose. A bonding sort of thing, don’t you see. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:44:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_323194439.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_323194439.html In Budapest, a man goes to the rabbi and complains, “Life is unbearable. There are nine of us living in one room. What can I do?”The rabbi answers, “Take your goat into the room with you.” The man in incredulous, but the rabbi insists. “Do as I say and come back in a week.” Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:43:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_323193845.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_323193845.html Golden cross in Vatican's collection gets new lookVATICAN CITY (AP) — One of the gems of the Vaticans priceless religious art collection — a 6th century reliquary containing what is revered as fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified — has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_323193808.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_323193808.html LEXINGTON, Ky. — It’s a cool, damp fall afternoon, and a group of 6- and 7-year-olds are practicing soccer in a grassy field in Lexington, Ky.Eric and Kim Lake sit on the sidelines in folding chairs, watching their son T.J. kick the ball. A visitor asks what they think of this league. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_323192328.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_323192328.html OKLAHOMA CITY — In the coming weeks, there will be many holiday activities to enjoy. The Oklahoma Poison Control Center offers the following safety tips to help ensure a safer holiday season for you and your family. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_323192254.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_323192254.html Coca-Cola has partnered with a leading medical group to promote healthy soft drink consumption. Is there such a thing? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_321213047.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_321213047.html Sometimes, it’s the little turkeys — not the centerpiece feast — that can be tough to manage during Thanksgiving. By giving your younger guests something to do while the main course is being prepared, they will stay busy and feel like they have a role in the big day. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_321213137.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_321213137.html During this time of the year, we are invited by friends and family to come to their homes to celebrate the season. It is at this time of the year where I see the most confused looks on faces at my local wine store. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:29:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_321213005.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_321213005.html Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and I wanted to share with you how to roast a turkey from start to finish. As a chef, roasting a huge bird is just another day at the office, but for most it’s a once or twice a year, dreaded event.It is important to have a few supplies on hand. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_320194123.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_320194123.html JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — When Melvin Hutton first set foot in the cemetery, he was shocked by what he found.About a dozen trees had fallen to the ground — likely the result of ice storms and high winds that blew through in the past few years. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_320194036.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_320194036.html Today 50 percent of our pets are overweight or obese, which certainly can predispose them to developing diabetes. Both dogs and cats develop the same two types of diabetes seen in humans. The greater majority of dogs develop Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus where the body simply does not produce any insulin. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_317203927.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_317203927.html My smoke detector is beeping and I can’t make it stop. I remove the battery. “Beep-beep.” I replace the battery. “Beep-beep.” I sniff the air. No smoke. I remove the battery again. Maybe the doodad’s not making contact with the thingamajig. I apply my letter opener to its innards, and I’m making headway when one of the little metal gizmos breaks off. Good. Now that I know for sure it’s broken, and that I can’t fix it, I’ll pick up a replacement at Walmart Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:10:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_316191028.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_316191028.html When you hear about Jewish-Muslim relations, initially one thinks about politics. It is unfortunate that the media often focuses on divisive stories between Jews and Muslims instead of stories where people of both faiths can come together as they do so often locally. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_316190953.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_316190953.html It has been more than 40 years since the Tridentine rite has been regularly celebrated in a proper parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, built in 1891 and destroyed by fire in 1960, is the historic site near which the new Tridentine parish will be built. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:08:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_316190925.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_316190925.html New Presbyterian church welcomes visitorsRedeemer Presbyterian Church in Edmond is a new church-plant of the Presbyterian Church in America.