I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, whichever of the joyous events you chose to celebrate in your life.I have been laid up the past week with bronchitis, so it was a quiet few days around my h...

Christmas traditions change as we age. As we become teens, Santa becomes less of a focus. As we become adults, we start to merge our traditions with those of our significant other. As we have kids, tr...

It’s arrived. The holiday of holidays for many. The month-long season of excitement, fun and anticipation.But there is another perspective on the Christmas season, and it’s not one of joy and family. ...

If you want to make a big purchase, such as a new car or a piece of property, or you were faced with a large, unexpected expense, such as a major home or auto repair, would you have the funds readily ...

Recently, Oklahoma Living Magazine held a photography contest. The theme was “Look from Above.” I decided to enter a picture I took for my youngest son. I thought it would be perfect.It was an overhea...

Jerry Pinkney, American illustrator and writer of children’s books, was born on Dec. 22, 1939, in Philadelphia. He was the middle child in a family of five.At the age of four, Jerry was a very good ar...

Christmas secretly banned in OK schoolsOnce again, rumors persist this holiday season of a pernicious and evil campaign to cancel Christmas in Oklahoma’s public schools. In fact, I recently saw a soci...

Another Year, Another Set of Broken RecordsThey say history repeats itself - it sure seems that way when it comes to the end of the year and global temperature records. It’s become almost an annual ri...

A Bristow man is dead following a crash Monday near Beggs.Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the collision at 2:11 p.m. Dec. 18, ½ mile west of 110 Rd., which is five miles west of Beggs near the Okmulg...

Santa was on hand at the annual Christmas Parade to give out 400 bags of candy to the kids and take pictures.The Henryetta Chamber of Commerce held their annual drawing for $4,000 in Henryetta Christm...

Tis the season for giving and this time of year lots of people give cookies! Cookies were originally called “little cakes.” Cooks used to test their ovens for cakes they were baking. They would drop a...

American author and illustrator of children’s books David Catrow was born Dec. 16, 1952, in Richmond, Va.Catrow has been an artist since he was able to hold a crayon in his hand and is self-taught. Hi...

I was recently presented with a job opportunity that would have doubled my salary. What’re the odds of that in this day and time? I would have been the director of a Native museum responsible for desi...

As you save for retirement, you’ll want to take full advantage of the investment vehicles available to you - and one of the best is a Roth IRA. But what sets it apart from other accounts?Three key fac...

The old man is sitting on his front porch in his favorite rocking chair and talking to his freshly minted 21-year-old grandson - attempting to encourage him to think things over clearly before decidin...

Three Dewar Dragons earned All-District honors. Dewar sophomore Taylor Bentjen was voted as an All-District Running Back, Ethan Been was chosen as All-District Tigh End and sophomore Alan Bentjen won ...

Former Dewar High School basketball standout Cheyenne Been averaged 20.5 ppg and earned Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week Honors for Mid-America University.Henryetta Elementary School held...

The Oklahoma House of Representatives High School Page Program is now accepting applications for the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature.Rep. Chris Banning, R-Bixby, encourages all interest...

Dear Editor,All this in a small town...All the drama over a fictional character like Santa on Christmas, the Easter Bunny on Easter, Cupid on Valentine’s Day, Uncle Sam on the 4th of July and Krampus ...

Part 3 of 3Over the past two weeks, I have written about how some states are easing child labor laws, leading to young people working too long and too many hours during the year when they should be in...