Nothing wrong with relaxing. With the right timing and amount.Being lazy? Nothing wrong with it - in moderation. After a 15-hour workday, certainly anyone would want a chance to just do nothing for a ...

You’ve probably heard about “genius” investors or those who got in on the “ground floor” of a company that grew to be a huge success. These stories may be interesting, but they are also rare - and som...

Over the last several months, we have been eager to explore the common ground between Christian believers and unbelievers. Those aspects of nature, life and history are from which two people might eng...

Author Esme Raji Codell celebrates her birth date on Oct. 5, 1968, in Chicago. Her mother is a secretary and her father is an activities director at a nursing home. Her younger brother is a profession...

There are some days when I wonder if the person who first said, “May you live in interesting times,” was applauded for this statement or condemned. The world has certainly become an interesting place ...

• On Sept. 29, 2015, two new members were formally inducted into the Henryetta City Council. Their election had occurred at the council’s preceding meeting on Sept. 15, during which the council also r...

We concluded last time by analyzing the popular “COEXIST” bumper sticker. According to this bumper sticker, “C” is the symbol of Islam, “O” is the symbol of the peace movement, “e” is the symbol of tr...

Discipline is a quiet force behind every meaningful achievement - whether you’re building wealth or chasing a lifelong dream.Kent Broussard of Baton Rouge, La. is a role model in discipline. He made h...

Most adults who have lived very long know that a strong storm - with its heavy clouds, pelting hail or blinding snow, driving winds or flooding rain can bring on certain fear and anxiety. Not to menti...

Recently, Rep. Danny Williams, R-Seminole, along with Reps. Colin Duel-R, Guthrie; Gabe Woolley, R-Broken Arrow; Molly Jenkins, R-Coyle; and Stacy Jo Adams, R-Duncan, hosted an interim study on a unif...

• Lions Club members got a chance to hear from CP Kelco Plant Manager Brian Mikels about Xanthan Gum biopolymer, where it comes from and how those biopolymers fit into the production that CP Kelco mak...

Often called the “King of Horror,” writing horror, suspense, crime, science fiction, fantasy and mystery, Stephen King celebrates his birth date as Sept. 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine.His father left t...

When you plan a trip, you consider not only the destination but also the climate, activities that interest you, transportation needs, anticipated costs, best time to go and coverage for your work, hom...

• Aiding Tulsa to land convention; Okmulgee realtors see good times ahead in business here Okmulgee is joining hands with Oklahoma cities in helping Tulsa swing the 1926 national real estate board con...

If we were all childhood siblings and behaving the way we fellow citizens are acting and reacting, Mom already would have taken away every last one of our toys and privileges, restricted our food to v...

Author of children’s books Valerie Tripp celebrates her birth date as Sept. 12, 1951, in Mount Kisco, N.Y. Growing up with two older sisters and a younger sister and brother, she attended Mt. Kisco El...

If you own a business, you’ve probably spent countless hours thinking about how to grow it, manage daily operations and serve your customers. But have you thought about how you’ll eventually step away...

Fighting fair. Not a spouse’s favorite saying when they are currently in the middle of “Who’s Gonna Win This Time” with their dreaded enemy of the moment.Face it, any married human female whose spine ...

Since we began our journey several months ago, it seems to me a good time to take stock of where we are. Friedrich Nietzsche, the nineteenth-century German philosopher, first coined the bold phrase, “...

A flesh-eating pest infecting livestock, pets, and wildlife, known as New World Screwworm (NWS), is resurging across Central America and Mexico. The pest was eradicated from the United States in 1961,...