Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters resigned Tuesday, nearly a week after his surprise announcement on FOX News that he’s stepping down to take a position in the private sector. Walters ...

When a rightly-fitted yoke is slipped about the burden bearers’ neck, there’s no cause for alarm. God speaks of his beloved apprentices as those who help lift the load of their fellow travelers.* Yet,...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 49 years. Of course, we’ve had our ups and downs. My husband, “Sid,” said he was joking at the store the other day. When I talk, I gesture with my hands. A woman was c...

Dear Editor, No, no, no! This cannot be happening! How can the High School Building be beyond repair? I was concerned when, on the first day of school this year, they diverted all of its occupants to ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a persecution complex. I know where it comes from. My mother repeatedly told me how ugly I was as a child. Recently, I was going through some rough times. My sister, who I was in cha...

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 ...

• Okmulgee Elementary students celebrated Native American Day, learning about the Muskogee Creek Nation. Victoria Kelly demonstrated authentic garments and discussed tribal customs. Tom Barnett then e...

DEAR ABBY: My father was a terrible person. He was physically abusive to his wife and kids, and he sexually abused both of my sisters. He was a vicious bully who took every opportunity to humiliate hi...

Climbing mountains of over 14,000 ft. altitude is a badge of status in Colorado. There are 53 such peaks in Colorado. A group of overachievers tries to climb all 53 of those peaks. It’s a status thing...

This coming Monday, Sept. 29, is to mark for me another completed circuit around the sun! This time, a noteworthy milestone - since my birth year is 1945. And, it happens that, to my great pleasure, I...

DEAR ABBY: I lost my husband two months ago after a long, debilitating illness. I loved him very much, and the loss was very difficult, although not unexpected. After his funeral, an old friend called...

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...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a man in my early 30s who has made a career switch. My new field requires me to be more social because I will be meeting with colleagues, some of them older than I am, and attending tra...

“Follow me, as I follow.” It is interesting isn’t it, that the best of leaders tend to be the best of followers. Paul’s invitation language makes something clear. His offer to model the faith for the ...

It was Twerp Week on our campus. A couple of synonyms for twerp are “bird brain” or “nitwit.” Considering the purpose of the week, maybe someone thought it had been a nitwit who came up with the idea....

Monica Granstaff and her family waited 12 years to get high-speed internet access to their farm near Okemah. In early September, the Oklahoma Broadband Office joined her family to witness their first ...

• Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, located in Okmulgee, was listed as one of the best colleges in the U.S. News & World Reports of the 2016 Best Colleges to graduate with the least a...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. A fellow AA member suffered critical injuries in a motorcycle accident recently and had been in the ICU for several weeks. I visited the hospital regul...

After the events of the past week, I am just feeling drained and honestly experiencing a bit of despair. Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old political activist who had invigorated the conservative movement on...

In the heart of our community, we talk about football games, local festivals, and town traditions with ease. But there are conversations that often remain unspoken, even though they are just as crucia...