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Kindergarten Day celebrated on April 21
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Kindergarten Day celebrated on April 21
April 19, 2019
What a special and busy time of celebrations this upcoming week on the Library calendar. Sunday, April 21st is Easter Sunday and Kindergarten Day. April 22nd – Earth Day. April 25th marks World Pengui...
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Hard-working wife unloads on husband at day’s end
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Hard-working wife unloads on husband at day’s end
April 19, 2019
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have demanding jobs neither of us is crazy about. I sell insurance; she manages a hairdressing salon for a large company. At day's end I keep the events of the day --good or b...
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Addressing fiscal challenges as a public University
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Addressing fiscal challenges as a public University
April 19, 2019
OSUIT is a public institution of higher education that depends on taxpayer support as its primary source of operational funding. Due to the state-wide budget crisis, the last four years have been the ...
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The Oklahoma Standard
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The Oklahoma Standard
April 19, 2019
This Easter, I find myself thinking more about the importance of serving one another. My wife and I have always taught our kids to follow the Golden Rule of the Bible: “Do unto others as you would hav...
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A tax policy lifting Oklahoma families out of poverty
April 17, 2019
As I write this column on Tax Day, or April 15, we mostly likely will have about one month left before lawmakers adjourn the 2019 legislative session. I want to take the time to reflect on one of the ...
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What can we learn from The Road to Emmaus?
April 17, 2019
As a journalist, I can imagine the conversation with the two Emmaus-bound disciples as a post-resurrection interview carried by a major television network. What makes this account so unusual is that J...
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Walking as if empty tombs but truly carrying the risen Lord
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Walking as if empty tombs but truly carrying the risen Lord
April 17, 2019
The Living Faith The postmodern society is horribly bombarded by thousands of opinions on millions of issues- legal, political and religious, tearing the entire world. In the Church surely we are well...
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Haiku Poetry Day set for April 17
April 12, 2019
April 14th is Palm Sunday. April 15th is Titanic Remembrance Day. April 16th, 1890 is the birthdate of Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author mainly of children’s stories. Born in Putnam, CT the se...
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Northerly Attraction
April 12, 2019
Seeing the Creasons brought me a happy Labor Day. The weekend weather mellowed, ensuring a decent motorbike back to Cody. Autumn ended. It was a great little bike but with winter coming on, logic won ...
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Mad for Mandarins
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Mad for Mandarins
April 12, 2019
I love Mandarin oranges. The little wedges are easy to eat. The sweeter taste makes a good alternative to sweet candies. They are versatile and can be eaten plain or added to your favorite dishes to a...
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Okmulgee’s Educational Resources abound
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Okmulgee’s Educational Resources abound
April 12, 2019
It’s nearly unprecedented in a town of this size, but a student can go from preschool all the way through a college bachelor degree and never have to leave town. Okmulgee has both public and charter s...
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Priced Out of a Life-Saving Drug
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Priced Out of a Life-Saving Drug
April 12, 2019
More than 355,000 adults in Oklahoma are currently living with diabetes. For each of those people, access to affordable insulin is not just an ongoing concern, but a matter of life and death. Diabetes...
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Mom ‘reclaims’ the things she gave to her daughters
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Mom ‘reclaims’ the things she gave to her daughters
April 12, 2019
DEAR ABBY: My mother moved in with my sister in California around 1993. After 20 years, I asked her what she wanted to do with her storage unit, which was still in Arizona. Long story short, she said:...
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Participation in the U.S. Census is a civic duty
April 10, 2019
For The children In just under one year from today, the U.S. Census Bureau will be contacting Oklahomans – via phone, internet, mail and in-person surveys – to seek their participation in the 2020 U.S...
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We are an Easter people
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We are an Easter people
April 10, 2019
The Living Faith Our indomitable Christian creed is: “I believe in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.” However, according to the Scriptures, such heavenly resurrection will not come to...
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Sweet Caramel
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Sweet Caramel
April 5, 2019
Today is National Caramel Day! Caramel is a light, brownish-colored, sweet product made by heating sugar. The difference between hard candies and caramel is the addition of milk products. It can be us...
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National Library Week is April 7-13
April 5, 2019
April 7th thru 13th is National Library Week. Take the time to drop by and see what your local Library has to offer. Author David Adler was born the second of six children on April 10th, 1947 in New Y...
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A Lingering Gaze
April 5, 2019
Erica Creason’s face lit up, eyes glistening. She hadn’t lost her German accent, “Look, it’s Jerry, Jerry Lout!” The foursome descended on me. Quick-fire questions and instant responses punctuated the...
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Latest disagreement may end rocky five-year relationship
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Latest disagreement may end rocky five-year relationship
April 5, 2019
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of nearly five years and I have been at odds during most of our relationship. We have had religious-based disagreements, arguments over my not giving him enough affection, his ...
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Go to the Doctor. Fix it. Let it Heal.
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Go to the Doctor. Fix it. Let it Heal.
April 5, 2019
I often joke that I’ve had surgery from my nose to my toes. When I broke my leg over Christmas last year, I went to the surgeon and got it set back in place and wore a boot for a few months. I knew th...
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Property tax deadline extended
December 19, 2025
Okmulgee County Treasurer Lindsay Bunch is reminding property owners that the deadline to make property tax payments has been extended, while also sharing details on upcoming courthouse closures and t...
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Lions’ Christmas Basket project reflects over 70 years of community service
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Lions’ Christmas Basket project reflects over 70 years of community service
December 19, 2025
Long before delivery lines stretched across parking lots and long before hundreds of baskets were packed in a single day, the Henryetta Lions Club Christmas Basket Project lived quietly in the hearts ...
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Wreathing ceremony honors fallen Trooper Larry Smith
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Wreathing ceremony honors fallen Trooper Larry Smith
December 19, 2025
Each holiday season, remembrance takes on a quieter, more personal form for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. This year, that remembrance led several troopers and family members to a graveside in Okmulgee ...
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Commissioners review bids for road project
December 19, 2025
A significant cost difference between competing bids for a major District 3 road project dominated discussion during Monday morning’s regular meeting of the Okmulgee County Board of Commissioners, as ...
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100 Years Ago (1925)
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100 Years Ago (1925)
December 19, 2025
• A new weekly paper, The Henryetta News, published its first issue on Dec. 11. Edited by Rev. A. R. Garrett, a Baptist minister and former editor of the Dewar News, the publication announced plans to...
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