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By Carla HintonFaith editorchinton@oklahoman.comEl Sistema Oklahoma is one of the first five organizations nationally to receive a $10,000 Music Has Value Grant from Big Machine Label Group. The after-school program serves more than 200 under-served public school children in the Oklahoma City metro area.

Dreary winter days are the perfect time to plan your spring landscaping, lawn and gardening activities.

By Carla HintonFaith editor chinton@oklahoman.comChris Brewster and Barry Schmelzenbach have several things in common. Both men pursued careers in education, and they are currently leaders of Oklahoma City metro-area charter schools.

For anyone aspiring to have a lovely home, especially during the pandemic, let me warn you about the two words that will foil your plans every time: For now. Over the past year, I have been hearing those two words too often.

There are terms in music for chords or harmony called consonant and dissonant. Generally speaking, the consonant chords are those that sound pleasant to our ears — finished, complete, familiar, landing in their space as expected.

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