The opioid epidemic is personal to all of us. It is blind to party affiliation, socioeconomic status, geographic location, or age. We all know someone who has been affected by the opioid epidemic, whe...

Okmulgee Main Street’s Harvest Spoon Chili Festival promises a day full of food and fun for everyone. The event will be held this Saturday in downtown and will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the high...

Born in Michigan, October 31st, 1960 is the birth day of American author and illustrator, Jim Benton. Jim started his career in a shirt shop where he put his characters on T-shirts; then moving on to ...

“When bad things happen, don't ask God 'Why?' Just believe God has everything under control, and don't panic on him," says Becca, 10. It's easy to trust God when things are going smoothly. When the cr...

Cold and flu season is almost upon us. If you read my column on a regular basis and read it completely, you will notice a lot of the foods I have covered have all sorts of great benefits from reducing...

DEAR ABBY DEAR ABBY: I am a 67-year-old divorced mother of five and grandmother of eight. My marriage to the father of my first four children ended 30 years ago because he was physically and emotional...

A few weeks ago, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives was opening an impeachment inquiry against President Trump. The Left has been dead set on impeaching the president sin...

John R. Erickson author of Hank the Cowdog series was born October 20, 1943 in Midland, Texas the third child in his family and raised in Perryton, Texas. Even though he did not care much for reading,...

“Because Jesus knew some people were mean,” says Torie, 7. If you’ve ever watched any old western movies, you know that some people enjoy being mean. They wouldn’t have it any other way. Early in his ...

Two issues we work closely on at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) are child abuse prevention and criminal justice reform. Since 2006, the high-profile case of Ms. Tondalo Hall has stoo...

“We can learn that you shouldn’t rush Jesus, but put your faith in him,” says Taylor, 11. Also, we can learn that sometimes a good deed goes unnoticed, and that’s OK.” In the ancient Middle East, wedd...

If you did not make it to the 2019 Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) Fall Forum last week, then you missed quite an event! We had more than 150 advocates from across the state assembled to ...

Ginger grows as a flowering rhizome with false stems (the ‘stem’ is actually rolled leaves). The plant flowers on shoots that are separate from the leaves. The flowers form on tight clusters with pink...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for nearly a year. He has several female friends I have met and like very much. However, one of them texts him every day, even while we are together. S...

If you’re like me, then you’ve been anxiously watching the weather forecast waiting for the good news that it’s safe to put away your shorts and break out the cardigans. For the Rowan Fund, the arriva...

Education is the most valuable tool that we can give to the next generation and providing resources for our educators and our students should be a top priority in our communities. I recently toured se...

October 8th, 1943 is the birth date of R. L. Stine, author of children’s books, born in Columbus, OH and began writing stories when he was nine years old. Stine grew up in Bexley, OH with his parents ...

Clay Center, Kansas –Have you ever said to a friend or family member, “I just want you to be happy”, as they were considering marriage, a new job or some other major decision? Recently I watched a doc...

Kids Talk About God “We can learn from John the Baptist to tell people who Jesus really is,” says Danae, 10. “John had many followers himself, but he didn’t try to compete with Jesus.” Nothing is more...

FOR THE CHILDREN Over the past two weeks, I have had the pleasure of attending two collaborative efforts at the national level. Both meetings focused on important issues facing Oklahoma’s children and...