By Travina Coleman, Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. Aug.

By Cathy Spaulding, Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. Aug. 5--Editor's note: One in a series of stories to help readers save money. So, you're driving your hybrid car, adjusting your thermostat, buying in bulk and you still need help keeping cash in your wallet.

By Travina Coleman, Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. Aug. 3--There will be a convergence of fairy tale characters in the woods. Shrek won't be there, but all of the classic characters will be.

By Keith Purtell, Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. Aug. 3--Marty Richerson suspected for years that something was wrong with her daughter Britney. It took years before Britney was diagnosed with autism, a disorder that is one of illnesses increasing in alarming numbers among children.

By Keith Purtell, Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. Aug. 3--Among three diseases that are on the rise in children -- autism, obesity and asthma -- the causes, as well as treatments, range from unknown to frustrating.