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What Is the Point?
Columns & Opinion
What Is the Point?
September 5, 2025
So, what is the point? That is the ultimate question, right? The ultimate worldview question: what is the point? Ultimately, there must be a point to it all rather than not. We humans possess the attr...
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Life Insurance: Protecting What Matters Most
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Life Insurance: Protecting What Matters Most
September 5, 2025
September is Life Insurance Awareness Month and the perfect time to consider whether you have adequate coverage to protect your loved ones. While no one likes to think about what would happen if they ...
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Sweet Tiny Puffs of Wind Become a Tornado
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Sweet Tiny Puffs of Wind Become a Tornado
September 5, 2025
Babies. Tiny and adorable. Helplessly trusting you to feed, diaper and love them. They tend to bring out the best in us adults. Ladies find themselves wanting to hold an infant, just to feel its solid...
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Karen Hesse, American
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Karen Hesse, American
August 29, 2025
Karen Hesse, American author of children and young adult books, usually with historical settings, celebrates her birth date on Aug. 29, 1952, in Baltimore.As a child, she loved to read and spent much ...
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Let a financial advisor help plan for life’s curveballs
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Let a financial advisor help plan for life’s curveballs
August 29, 2025
No matter what stage of your life you’re in - caring for children, working toward retirement or planning your legacy - unforeseen events like a job loss, a major illness or even a stock market drop co...
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The Conagher Tumbleweeds and Tassles
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The Conagher Tumbleweeds and Tassles
August 29, 2025
If you have ever watched the old movie “Conagher,” a western based on a rough ‘n tough cowboy with a gigantic sense of right and wrong, then you might well remember the story line’s leading lady.An at...
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Thin Places
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Thin Places
August 29, 2025
“Forrest, were you scared in Vietnam?” Jenny asked. “Yes. Well, I-I don’t know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out ... and then it was nice. It was like just before ...
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Lawmakers study critical children’s issue
Columns & Opinion
Lawmakers study critical children’s issue
August 27, 2025
Interim study season at the Oklahoma State Capitol is kicking off this week, and the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is not only monitoring several, but we are engaging with authors for s...
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Ugly Hand of Death
Columns & Opinion
Ugly Hand of Death
August 27, 2025
It’s crazy to think that we are assured tomorrow. Why? We will honestly never know when our time will come. Death is no respecter of persons. The best and worst, the poor and the rich, the young, midd...
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Fingerprints of God
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Fingerprints of God
August 22, 2025
A few weeks ago, we looked at the beauty beheld in the Golden Ratio, and last week, we looked at the beauty found in music that follows the Golden Ratio. But it is the beauty of nature that surpasses ...
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American author Will Hobbs celebrated his birth date as of Aug
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American author Will Hobbs celebrated his birth date as of Aug
August 22, 2025
American author Will Hobbs celebrated his birth date as of Aug. 22, 1947, in Pittsburgh. He is the author of 20 novels for upper elementary, middle school and young adult readers as well as two pictur...
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Hurting Improves You
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Hurting Improves You
August 22, 2025
One of the most unsympathetic people in the world is the one who has never had pain. They’ve never lost a loved one and suffered the all-enveloping grief and soul-crushing depression that can come wit...
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529 Education Savings Plans more flexible than you think
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529 Education Savings Plans more flexible than you think
August 22, 2025
Planning for your child’s education can feel overwhelming, but a 529 education savings plan offers a powerful way to build a financial foundation for their educational future.One in 4 parents currentl...
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Back to school means a new beginning for children, families
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Back to school means a new beginning for children, families
August 20, 2025
On Saturday, Aug. 9, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) partnered with the Foster Care Association of Oklahoma (FCAO) to hold a back-to-school bash for more than 350 foster youth and car...
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Columns & Opinion
Okmulgee business receives $400,000
August 20, 2025
The Pump & Motor Works, an Okmulgee business that manufactures large electric motors and pumps, was awarded $400,000 through the Business Expansion Incentive Program, an initiative that assists Oklaho...
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Eileen Spinelli, American
Columns & Opinion
Eileen Spinelli, American
August 15, 2025
Eileen Spinelli, American author of children’s books and poetry, celebrates her birth date as Aug. 16, 1942, in Philadelphia.Eileen knew she wanted to be a writer when she was very young. At age six, ...
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Does the 4% rule still make sense for your retirement?
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Does the 4% rule still make sense for your retirement?
August 15, 2025
You may have heard of the “4% rule” when it comes to retirement. The idea is simple: After you retire, you withdraw 4% of your investment portfolio each year. In theory, this helps ensure your savings...
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More of Beauty
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More of Beauty
August 15, 2025
Beauty. Such an interesting topic. It is a topic everyone has an opinion about, and all opinions are that we want more beauty in our lives. As we said last week, beauty is food for the soul. In fact, ...
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Chocolate Bars Are Great!
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Chocolate Bars Are Great!
August 15, 2025
Alex suddenly realized he was starving, according to his standards. Of course, that standard set low, as his stomach pretty much governed his life. Forty- five minutes without something going into his...
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A Special Edition for Special People
August 13, 2025
If you’re right-handed and you’ve made it to this page, you’re surely wondering what you’ve gotten yourself into.And why. Today (Aug. 13) is International Left-Handers Day, an obscure “holiday” that p...
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Henryetta track, XC launch raffle
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Henryetta track, XC launch raffle
December 4, 2025
The Henryetta cross country and track programs are rolling into the holiday season with a fun community fundraiser.A Bicycle & Helmet Raffle is currently underway designed to help support student-athl...
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Filing period ends today
December 3, 2025
The filing period ends today at 5 p.m. for residents interested in serving on county school board posts. Prospective candidates must complete and submit a Declaration of Candidacy, along with a Voter ...
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Commissioners handle brief agenda in weekly session
December 3, 2025
The Okmulgee County Board of County Commissioners met for its regular session Monday, addressing a slate of routine items ranging from officers’ reports to utility permits, employee forms and blanket ...
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Christmas on the Square arrives
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Christmas on the Square arrives
December 3, 2025
Downtown Okmulgee is about to transform into a winter wonderland like never before. After months of planning, collaboration and hands-on creativity, Okmulgee Main Street and the Okmulgee Chamber of Co...
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Dewar turns up the heat
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Dewar turns up the heat
December 3, 2025
The energy in Dewar is building by the hour, as the defending State Champion Dragons gear up for their return to the OSSAA Class B-I State Finals this Thursday night in Edmond. With excitement sweepin...
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