Do you consider your world view as “black & white” versus “shades of gray?” For my entire life, I can only remember a few times in my younger days that I felt so strongly about one side of an issue th...

It’s such a simple question. Our initial reaction may have been an offended “No way!” Too often, we get caught up in the daily busyness of life that we don’t look that far ahead. This is why those mil...

As I guided my Suzuki dirt bike onto the path leading to our remote Africa home, something felt different. What was it? The narrative unfolds in detail in the Amazon-published memoir, Giants in the Ro...

I was listening to a Christian radio station in which the lady host was bragging about how her daughter had learned the easy way out. It seems that her daughter, a newly licensed driver, had learned f...

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my boyfriend for 3 1/2 years. Before me, he was known for sleeping around. He has never cheated on me that I am aware of, but when we go to social gatherings (or just out),...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 23-year-old college student struggling to find direction in life. I’ve been trying to find a part-time job and an internship, but I have had no success. This leaves me increasingly an...

When it comes to ideas emanating from the State Capitol, there is no perfect solution to problems faced by what a bill might address. Such is the case with Senate Bill 105. The bill would modify the r...

On April 5, I stood shoulder to shoulder with fellow Oklahomans unpaid, unafraid and unwavering in our determination to protect our nation’s foundational principles. From parking lots to parks, capito...

I’ve always focused on efficiency and accountability in state government, but we cannot be reckless about how cuts affect Oklahomans across the state. This week, Governor Stitt announced his first cut...

DEAR ABBY: I was married to a police officer for 20 years. It wasn’t a warm marriage. We divorced 20 years ago. Our one child is in his late 30s. I always put my son first and loved him with all my he...

• Beggs teen Jesse Shepherd was injured in an accident on I-40. He was Life Flighted to St Francis in Tulsa, but was listed as stable. The accident was believed to have been caused by him ‘being sleep...

“You’re from the Sooner State, eh? Isn’t that called ‘Tornado Alley?’” We Oklahomans have grown accustomed to being associated with such a dubious label. Not surprisingly so. My wife and I got another...

Tayler Hamric of Henryetta High School, a member of the HHS wrestling team, is the latest senior to be named Luv Ford’s Athlete of the Week. Joining him is Coach Kaleb Stone. Presenting the award is M...

DEAR ABBY: I lost my wife 14 years ago. We were married for 26 years. Our two children are now adults. I have since remarried and moved to another state. My children love and respect their stepmother....

Beyond the positive legislation that survived the Legislature’s deadline last week, many with overwhelming support, there was a tremendous financial gift given to Oklahoma. This support will undoubted...

If you’ve ever misplaced your keys, needed a bandaid, felt lost in life, or just needed someone to look you in the eye and say, “You’ve got this,” there’s a good chance that person was a woman. And, i...

When I was in my junior or senior year in high school, our family made a trip from California to Oklahoma for Christmas and New Year’s. The youth group at the church my sister attended had a retreat p...

With the launch of this column last week, we officially set sail on a grand and far-reaching journey that will eventually take us from the uttermost reaches of the cosmos to the depths of human consci...

DEAR ABBY: My son just told me his daughter, age 26, is getting breast enhancement surgery. My question is, how do I address that when next I see her, probably in several months? It’s not like comment...

Irish pirates had kidnapped Patrick as his family was enjoying a holiday at the sea. He was just days away from celebrating his sixteenth birthday.* Appealing in prayer to heaven during his six years ...