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6 days ago | city-sentinel.com | Holden Lewis

Mortgage rates may keep climbing in June, continuing an unsteady upward march that began after higher tariffs were announced in April. Whether or not the tariffs remain in place pending judicial appeals, they affected interest rates in April and May. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has remained above 6.75% since the middle of April, and many buyers are bumping against their limits of affordability. In much of the country, home prices are rising more slowly than a year ago.

1 week ago | city-sentinel.com | Patrick McGuigan

Oklahoma City -- The local Chabad Community Center is set to host, on Tuesday evening, May 27, what they described as "a powerful evening with Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanor, two former hostages who survived 55 days and 487 days in the terror tunnels of Gaza." Announcement of the event, sent to CityNewsOKC, said, "In the depths of captivity, they endured unimaginable darkness, yet discovered their faith, strength and humanity that carried them through." In what was characterized as a "rare...

2 weeks ago | city-sentinel.com | David Swindle

The Anti-Defamation League recently asked people in 103 countries whether they agreed with 11 antisemitic statements including: “Jews are responsible for most of the world’s wars,” “Jews have a lot of irritating faults,” “Jews have too much control over the media,” and “Jews’ loyalty is only to Israel.” The ADL Global 100 survey for 2024 classified almost half of respondents as “possessing antisemitic attitudes” because they agreed with at least six of the 11 statements.

2 weeks ago | city-sentinel.com | Patrick McGuigan

Oklahoma City -- A friend sent a cordial and hopeful message to remind this writer, "For those of us in the thick of meetings, deadlines and inbox overload, it’s not too late to make a thoughtful move."The reminder was focused on the incomparably high-quality superstar bakery known as SusieCakes. Located at Our Town's Classen Curve, this already-beloved addition to local commerce and fine food production offers specific treats through Mother's Day (Sunday, May 11).

2 weeks ago | city-sentinel.com | Patrick McGuigan

Oklahoma City -- At 200 minutes, the motion picture "Saint Rita" (2004, Ignatius Press) is not a quick watch. And yet, every minute of the movie brings instruction -- sometimes painful, often filled with grace and nuance. Rita Lotti lived from 1381 to 1447, a relatively long life in an era filled with violent conflict in her hometown of Roccaporena, near Cascia, in Umbria, Italy. But her sojourn had several lifetimes worth of sorrow and pain, transformational joys and foretastes of Heaven.