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After enacting strict abortion bans, Oklahoma GOP lawmakers seek more restrictions

3 months ago By Carmen Forman Oklahoma Voice
Bills address abortion pills, civil lawsuits and helping minors seek the procedure OKLAHOMA CITY — Nearly two years after Republican lawmakers banned most abortions, they’ve filed a slate of legislation to further restrict access to the procedure. GOP lawmakers filed bills this year to crack down on access to abortion-inducing pills, punish people who help minors obtain abortions and allow for civil lawsuits against doctors who perform the procedure in violation of state law.
JENNIFER WALENZIAK, Central Therapy, left, and Lynn Robinson, NOYS Parents as Teachers are presenting a special class, “Introduction to Baby Sign Language” at the Opportunity Village Feb. 8. Special books will be giving to several class members during the event. (Photo by Everett Brazil, III)  

Communicating with babies through sign language

3 months ago By Everett Brazil, Iii Contributing Writer
Communication is one of the most important developments in early childhood, as children learn to express their own thoughts and feelings to family and friends around them. Babies may not yet have the ability to speak those thoughts into words, but they can still show what they feel and think through motions, and parents can help those young children learn to communicate, and learn to speak, through sign language.
Miss Ponca City pageant winners crowned  

Miss Ponca City pageant winners crowned

3 months ago By Dailyn Emery Dailyn@poncacitynews.com
The Misses of Ponca City earned their titles and were crowned on Saturday, Jan 26 and 27. The seven young women who walked away with a crown this past weekend, as well as all of the contestants who didn’t, worked incredibly hard for this competition and did an amazing job. Each contestant showed their incredible talents, beautiful style, intelligence, and grace during the competitions.

Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring

3 months ago By Jacob Geanous Pittsburgh Post-gazette
PITTSBURGH — Punxsutawney Phil, Western Pennsylvania’s famed weather-predicting groundhog, predicted an early spring Friday morning after he emerged from his burrow and did not see his shadow. The mystical marmot was summoned at dawn by the members of the Groundhog Club Inner Circle, a group of local dignitaries tasked with caring for Phil and organizing the annual Groundhog Day at Gobbler’s Knob — a small hill approximately 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
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