Oklahoma churches and colleges offer relief to tornado victims

Fourteen-year-old Lizzy Jasper sat smiling in a chair just inside the front door to New Life Bible Church in north Norman Tuesday morning, where a homemade sign let folks know this was now a "Tornado Shelter." There was breakfast here, a shower and bathrooms. Desperately-needed comfort, mostly. Not five miles up the road, residents of Moore sifted through the wreckage from Monday's deadly F5 tornado, struggling to come to grips with a second unimaginable catastrophe. "I got to thinking...
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Oklahoma churches and colleges offer relief to tornado victims

Fourteen-year-old Lizzy Jasper sat smiling in a chair just inside the front door to New Life Bible Church in north Norman Tuesday morning, where a homemade sign let folks know this was now a "Tornado Shelter."

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Miami charities accepting donations for Oklahoma tornado victims

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Churches organizing efforts to help Oklahoma tornado victims

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Beware of scams for Oklahoma tornado charities

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New Jersey coastal businesses preparing for post-Sandy summer tourism

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News • May 21st, 2013
Financial analysis software developer receives $45 million in venture funding

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News • May 21st, 2013

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