Lucy Peoples, a much loved and greatly respected local author, was born on Aug. 23, 1941, in Plainview, Texas. She was the fifth child born to Roy and Mary Sims. There were six children in her family ...

When you retire, you’ll experience many changes - should one of them involve your living arrangements?The issue of downsizing is one that many retirees will consider. If you have children, and they’ve...

It’s not exactly a terrific ego-booster to forever be ‘the belly’ - the body part that doesn’t clear the fence last, but still, you’re not the tip end of the nose that always goes first, either. Can m...

Part 1 of 3With the recent release of the movie The Sound of Freedom, the conversation on the horror of human trafficking is growing. The movie, a dramatization, details one individual story, but does...

Can gene splicing and selective breeding help deal with heat stress in cattle?Sometimes you see a headline and just go “huh.”That happened to me today when I can across an article talking about breedi...

“They didn’t have air conditioning, carpet or nothing,” says Dylan, age 5. Actually, it was “the way the seats were lined up,” says Milese, 6. No, that wasn’t it at all: “because there were no chairs ...

Last Thursday, I did my normal routine of coming home from work and going out to feed the animals. It was so hot, by the time I was done, I was a wet drippy mess. I went inside, got ready for a shower...

Paula Danziger, American author of children’s books, was born August 18, 1944, in Washington, D.C. She had a very unhappy childhood, disliked her unhappy sarcastic father and her mother was always wor...

on the show Faceoff every Tuesday night for a chance at winning $100,000. He was a contestant in the 5th season of the show.PSO ran a help wanted ad in the paper for a meter reader.Cajun Cowboyz was a...

Physical pain. Turns your life upside down while it lasts. Instead of concentrating on having fun or getting your job done, a person experiencing pain suddenly finds themself with a new goal. Getting ...

A new school year will soon begin. And if you have young children, that means it’s one year closer to the day when they head off to college or some other post-secondary education or training. You migh...

With the advent of the school year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) now turns our attention to our fall programs. Our first major task is to provide support for our main direct servic...

What are the protective and risk factors in substance use prevention?According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), risk and protective factors are characteristic...

Oklahoma CareerTech adult education and family literacy students who earn their GED diplomas may now be able to earn college credit for their scores at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technolog...

• Be continually grouchy with your family and expect them to love, honor and want to be around you.• Demand miracles from your staff at work and expect total loyalty from them - and to just love worki...

If you own a business, you’ve always got a lot on your mind. But no matter how busy you are today, you need to think about tomorrow. Specifically, you’ll want to create an exit strategy for the day yo...

Adventures in BRENDALANDThis weekend, we celebrated my aunt’s 80th birthday. We drove her and Uncle Roy to Cyprus, Texas to Aunt Betty’s daughter’s home. Her daughter put together a wonderful gatherin...

American author and screenwriter Suzanne Collins celebrates her birth date on August 10, 1962, in Hartford, Conn.Suzanne grew up with two older sisters, Kathryn and Joan, and one older brother, Andrew...

With the end of summer break, the 2023-24 school year is about to begin for students.In my hometown of Rush Springs, the annual Watermelon Festival held on the second Saturday of August was and is the...

A Call for Renewed CommitmentAs a candidate for Principal Chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN), I have shared a platform which includes revisiting the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) issue. In m...