I had a dream. And in this dream, I was shattered - broken like glass into tiny pieces and scattered across the ground. I had nothing left that could hold me together. I could feel the pain of every s...

It probably happens with most people who have lived life for a while. We have periods we label the rollercoaster season. With jet lag (and Africa) behind us, Ann and I contemplated more and more what ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m 26 and not currently in a relationship. I don’t have many friends. I’d like to have more, and I try. I wasn’t popular in middle and high school, either. I have been in and out of colleg...

Parents today have many educational options for their children beyond the neighborhood brick-and-mortar schools most of us attended. I’d like to share a personal story about how one full-time, online ...

I read an interesting article about how Oklahomans work far more hours and use less vacation than those in other states. Coincidentally, this was at the airport as my own vacation was ending. Oklahoma...

DEAR ABBY: I generally have an excellent relationship with my 14-year-old granddaughter. However, she thinks it’s funny to tell me outrageous lies with a straight face to see if she can get me to beli...

Now would be a good time to talk to the USDA Farm Service Agency This has not been a fun summer weather-wise. We all know that story ... heat domes, flash droughts, record temperatures and heat indexe...

Last week’s column “For the Dogs” meant I had a lot of applesauce left over. So, in order to get rid of it, I decided this week’s column would be all about applesauce. I doubled the muffin recipe, but...

10 Years Ago: Okmulgee County Pageant Director Wade Hall rode in the Miss America Parade alongside Miss Oklahoma. Coordinators Kim Morrison and Jeremy Pitts of Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services,...

DEAR ABBY: Two years before he met me, my husband of four years did something I feel was morally repugnant: He solicited a prostitute. When he committed this act, he was going through a dark period in...

Just a Thought Sweet the Sound I was not well prepared for it, seeing my father in this state. Since my last in-person visit with him five months back, the relentless villain labeled mesothelioma had ...

Lost in the Dark - Can’t See I had a dream. And in this dream, I couldn’t see anything. I had never seen anything - ever. Everything was blackest night. Or maybe I was blind. I couldn’t tell, one way ...

Just a Thought Wrapped up in Wonder Sometimes songs speak to me so very powerfully. They often remind me of the glory of God. I love nature and at times the words of songs bring back memories of times...

So last week, I made Chex mix for the column. The problem with that is I had to buy two different Chex cereals that we don’t eat as just cereal and I don’t need that much Chex mix in my life. So I tho...

It seems most of the places we have lived in the U.S.A. have had rattlesnakes there also. The states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and California all have rattlesnakes. In particular, California was a...

The Orpheum showed “The Butler” and the “The Conjuring.” The Okmulgee Catholic Community stepped up to help the Okmulgee Manna Day Program through the Salvation Army. Rev. Litwack delivered a check to...

DEAR ABBY: My husband has, for years, felt the need to talk filthy and ask sexual questions of other women. It bothers me something terrible. He’s upset that I ruin his “fun,” and insists he isn’t hur...

Rumors of a coming planet-wide tech revolution had started buzzing. This world-altering phenomenon would soon catch fire, sweeping the planet with its lackluster tag … www… But ‘til then. While the wo...

If you’re familiar with the term ‘Elevator Speech,’ you know that sometimes we meet people who only have a few minutes to receive a briefing about our town. About the length of an elevator ride. So yo...

Can gene splicing and selective breeding help deal with heat stress in cattle? Sometimes you see a headline and just go “huh.” That happened to me today when I can across an article talking about bree...