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Heide Brandes

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Oklahoma City, United States
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Heide Brandes’s Biography

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Heide Brandes is an award-winning journalist, travel journalist and editor with more than 20 years of published experience.

She regularly contributes to numerous state, regional and national publications and has been published in BBC Travel, National Geographic, Cowboys & Indians, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Forbes, United Airlines Hemispheres, Sierra Magazine, Route Magazine, The Smithsonian, The Houston Chronicle, Azure Road, The Guardian UK, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Po…

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Heide Brandes is an award-winning journalist, travel journalist and editor with more than 20 years of publish…

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The Quest to Save the World's Most Coveted Chocolate

The Quest to Save the World's Most Coveted Chocolate

For these ambitious scientists in the rainforests of Ecuador, helping the environment has never tasted so swe…

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More Travelers Are Testing Their Limits With These "Wild" Adventures in Total Darkness

More Travelers Are Testing Their Limits With These "Wild" Adventures in Total Darkness

More travelers are trying wild caving. Learn what it is, what it's like, and expert-recommended places to try…

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You Can Eat Your Way Through History Along Tulsa's Stretch of Route 66

You Can Eat Your Way Through History Along Tulsa's Stretch of Route 66

The Mother Road's dining scene is well worth the drive.

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The Turkish Coffee Lady Alexandria: Coffee, Culture, Connection

The Turkish Coffee Lady Alexandria: Coffee, Culture, Connection

North Stars: Community Support Heritage Value Gender Equality "I try to encourage women, especially immigrant…

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Dee Robinson - A Spirited Conversation

Dee Robinson - A Spirited Conversation

Dee Robinson didn't set out to change the bourbon industry; she just wanted to make something beautiful and s…

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We Asked 3 Dietitians for Their Favorite Frozen Pizza—They All Said the Same Thing Original

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| EatingWell Verified
Dietitians’ choice of frozen pizza contains vegetables and is nutritionally balanced. This cauliflower crust pizza provides 3 grams of fiber and 18 grams of protein per serving. Read nutrition labels and serve frozen pizza with vegetables, lean protein and healthy fats. Pizza is the ultimate comfort food. It’s a go-to dinner solution beloved by kids, craved by college students and relied upon by busy adults. In fact, it’s estimated that 11% of the U.S. population eats pizza on any given day.
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Trout, Water, and Taprooms: Exploring Eastern Idaho Beer Country

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| The Beer Connoisseur Verified
The Teton River moved slow and clear beneath our drift boat, and the two small brown trout I had already netted had settled my nerves enough to believe the day belonged to me. Then the willows parted. A bull moose stepped out of the tangle, all shoulders and velvet antlers, and waded into the current in front of our bow. He lowered his great head and began to feast on the grasses growing up from the riverbed, water streaming from his muzzle in silver ropes.
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Oklahoma’s DUI deaths climbed 26% in a year the nation’s rates fell

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| The Journal Record Verified
Summary: – Oklahoma‘s alcohol-related traffic deaths jumped 25.7% in 2024. – The state ranked near the top nationally for DUI fatality rates. – Experts examine why arrests have not translated into safer roads. Joeseph Whipple was riding north on U.S. Highway 177 toward Wichita, Kansas, before dawn on Feb. 21 when headlights swung into his lane. The driver, Skylar Whipple, tried to steer clear of the oncoming Honda CR-V and could not, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

The best class my mother ever made me take was a typing class when I was about 10 or 11. We used electric typewriters!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I prefer email pitches sent to heide@heidewrites.com

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I did work for my high school and college newspaper. I started out as a reporter and eventually served as editor.