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MAGAZINE<br />
Vol. 5, Issue 3 — February 2012<br />
<strong>OKIE</strong> MAGAZINE<br />
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PUBLISHERS<br />
Indie Michaels<br />
Chuck Morgan<br />
MANAGING EDITOR<br />
Indie Michaels<br />
editor@okiemagazine.com<br />
COPY EDITOR<br />
Angela Schertle<br />
Dr. Christopher O. Keller<br />
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Indie Michaels<br />
Becky Smith<br />
Justin Williamson<br />
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Sherra Gray<br />
STAFF WRITERS<br />
Taylor Brunwald<br />
Jordan Godlewski<br />
Amanda Herrera<br />
Jim Joplin<br />
Keaton Lamle<br />
Elijah Morlett<br />
Randy Pennington<br />
Sheila Robinson<br />
Beth Sanchez<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
BLACK HISTORY MONTH<br />
BY ANIKA LA SHAWN SAFI<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4<br />
THE FRUGAL COUPON WIFE: SAVING<br />
MONEY MAKES CENTS<br />
BY SHEILA ROBINSON<br />
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BITTER VALENTINE HAIKUS<br />
BY JACKSON HAWKINS<br />
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MEMORIES OF YESTERYEAR<br />
BY ARLIE D. WOOD<br />
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FOOD TRUCKS: A MEAL ON WHEELS<br />
BY MAN ABOUT TOWN<br />
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