Dear Editor, I just read Markwayne Mullin’s column in the Free-Lance entitled, “Don’t use postal service as a political pawn.” In his column, he accused Nancy Pelosi of trying to scare people “so she ...

August 28 is my late husband’s birthday. He should be 53, but he is instead forever 43. I miss him so much each and every day. I miss his love and the affection he showed me every single day. Grief af...

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover...

All county schools are back in session or will be soon. Let’s be honest, this year NOTHING has been on schedule or as planned so by the time this is printed, it may not be true anymore. I don’t know a...

I’m sure that there are plenty of us who at some point or another were made to read or memorize “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost. If you somehow managed to not read the poem in school, or haven’t...

Recently I have been giving some thought to this question. How did I come to be in this old body? Then, there is something to be said about growing old gracefully. So now I am giving that some thought...

Staying healthy during these times means doing more than just wearing a mask. It also means ensuring you are trying to live a healthy lifestyle, which can help prevent serious health complications and...

Judith Byron Schachner was born August 20, 1951 in Waltham, Massachusetts into an Irish Catholic working-class family. Her father was a machinist and her mother was a homemaker. The family did not hav...

I don’t think many of you will disagree with me in saying mornings seem to be busy affairs when getting ready for work and school. The weekends are much more relaxed, but those weekdays, man, they can...

On Monday (Aug. 10), the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy held our weekly Child Advocacy Chat. This weekly teleconference on the Zoom platform allows leaders from various nonprofit and state orga...

Can you imagine the shock us dear old folks go through to see the cost of a postage stamp today? Just a few days ago, I received a greeting card in the mail and I go into shock, again! What? Fifty-fiv...

“I think husbands can love their wives by showing affection, by saying, ‘I love you,’ helping with the dishes, cleaning the house and picking up the kids from school,” says Karen, 11. “Or husbands can...

It is often said it takes a village to raise a child. The saying could not be truer and I firmly believe our country’s teachers are an important part of that village. Primary education provides the fo...

August 7, we celebrate Sea Serpent Day and August 9 is Book Lovers Day. American author of over 250 children’s books, Joanna Cole, was born August 11, 1944 in Newark, New Jersey. Her father was a hous...

Watermelon has always been one of my favorite fruits. When I was much younger, Dad taught me to recall my birthday using bites of watermelon - watermelon meant that much to me. I remember swimming and...

Thank you to everyone who was a part of the fourth annual Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) Heroes Ball last Friday night. It was a success beyond even our best hopes. The event was held vi...

Part 3 of 3 “We all get so involved in our silly little lives that we have made for ourselves to where we don’t have the time to do anything for God,” says Travis, age 12. Worship is the way we see Go...

I can’t believe I am going to tell this! However, I’ve heard confession is good for the soul. So, today I confess. I have this weakness for dishes! There, I admitted it! Now understand I am confessing...

Over the span of the last two months, various organizations in the area have partnered with Farmers to Families to bring Go Fresh fruit/vegetable and dairy boxes to the area. Morris has had a couple. ...

British author, Lynne Reid Banks was born July 31, 1929 in London, England, the only child to a Scottish doctor and an Irish actress. Lynne studied at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), becoming an...