Is it possible to live in te heart of a big city and enitee lifetime and still make life-oong friends? How strong are friendships of city dwellers, compared to friendships forged in suburban settings? Are we really different from each other? All this and mor in News from the Hood.

Ted Atoka lived the first half of his life in Boston, MA. He made a Christmas visit to friends in Oklahoma in 1981, and fell in love with country life. Five weeks after returning home-to a raging snow storm, he packed up and moved to OK. He and his wife live on a piece of land on the side of a dirt road. They share the fresh air with a peacock named Penelope, two dogs, a small herd of deer, and a feral cat.