Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:23:46 -0700

Swings have swung into the past with the removal of swing sets from local elementary playgrounds this week. They have gone the way of merry-go-rounds, slides and teeter totters (also known as seesaws), said Chickasha Public Schools Superintendent Jim Glaze. Safety issues, code problems and potential lawsuits prompted the removal. "It is an emotional deal," Glaze said. "I put it (the removal) off ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:39:06 -0700

Just don't call it glamping. "I don't really like the word," says Matt Bate, as he contentedly surveys his handcrafted glade: a treehouse here, a see-saw there, a hammock hoisted a safe distance from a swing. "This is all a bit more Heath Robinson."

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:26:50 -0700

Waking up at 3 a.m. to unknown steps and voices downstairs is terrifying. In one instant I was wide awake, blood somehow rushing simultaneously to the top of my head and the tips of my toes, my heart pounding.