The young lady had gigantic dreams. Visions of becoming a movie star filled her daydreams constantly. From the very first movie she saw as a child, she was entranced as the female lead lit up the big ...

Neil Gaiman, an English author of Polish- Jewish descent, was born Nov. 10, 1960, in Portchester, England. His grandfather began a chain of grocery stores where his father worked and his mother was a ...

After I started working on removing and replacing my kitchen floor, I had several surprises waiting on me. I currently have a water leak from old copper pipes and some water damaged flooring which was...

I attended a nonprofit conference Monday hosted by the Sarkeys Foundation. While there, I served on a panel which delved into the issues dealing with incarceration.Some might ask why a child advocate ...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - protecting our natural resource base, adapting to climate change and reducing greenhouse gasses are not at odds with making money in production agriculture....

Now that Halloween is past us and Thanksgiving is right around the corner, I thought I would do a column I have refused to do for the last 7 years - pumpkin. I am not a fan of pumpkin myself and I don...

10 Years Ago:Hailey Gillispie of Henryetta High School was not only nominated, but also made the state finalist phase of Wendy’s Heisman Watch. Gillispie was a four-time state qualifier in cross count...

Lots of medications out there to fix problems. And a lot of them are aimed directly at anxiety.Am I here to poke fun at people for feeling anxiety? To tell you it is your problem and you can fix it yo...

You may spend decades contributing to various retirement accounts. But for some accounts, such as a traditional IRA and 401(k), you must start withdrawing funds at a certain point. What should you kno...

This fall weather always makes me reflective. I lost Steve unexpectedly at the end of September 2019.One month later, I lost one of my dearest friends. I remember at the time, I wanted the world to st...

American author and illustrator of children’s books Janell Cannon was born in Saint Paul, Minn. on Nov. 3, 1957. She began drawing in 6th grade and graduated high school in 1975, moving to Southern Ca...

One of the most important events on the annual calendar of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is our Fall Forum.Held each October or November, this event is where advocates from across t...

If you follow the national ag press, you already know that the general consensus among farm policy experts seems to be that there is little hope for a new Farm Bill any time before spring, with many m...

Last weekend’s party was a good one. I have to admit though, I am beginning to wonder if, at 45, I am getting a little too old for the late nights trying to get everything ready for the party. Between...

Recently, I have started a home project. The kitchen tiles by the stove and refrigerator had cracked and broken on their own. The first time, the tile broke in front of the stove. I handled it by putt...

American author and illustrator of children’s books Eric Rohmann was born Oct. 26, 1957, in Riverside, Ill.Eric grew up in the Chicago suburb Downers Grove with two other children in his family. As a ...

We all make mistakes in many areas of life. These mistakes are usually fairly harmless - we took a wrong turn while driving, used the wrong ingredients in a recipe and so on. But sometimes, our mistak...

What is a Sewer Water Slushee? Put any of your favorite fresh fruits into the blender. Add a bit of vanilla or cinnamon. Then pour in a splash of your favorite milk and some sparkling clean ice cubes....

Over the years, I have written several articles about how livestock can help save the planet. Take cows for example - they help with nutrient cycling, they reduce wildfire danger by eating the undergr...

Real Classroom PoliticsTwo great political scandals rocked my first grade class. The first arose over accusations of glue-eating leveled against Toby Dawn McIntyre. As his desk partner, I had firsthan...