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Combined federal campaign for nonprofits faces uncertain future
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Combined federal campaign for nonprofits faces uncertain future
October 22, 2025
Just over one month ago, notice was issued that the federal government had paused the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), an annual fundraising effort that has contributed billions of dollars to charitab...
Family reenters school, workplace after tragedy
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Family reenters school, workplace after tragedy
October 22, 2025
DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, my oldest child died in a horrific car accident. Our family went into a sort of hibernation for several months, mourning and trying to deal with the sadness of the situation...
Learning Curve
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Learning Curve
October 17, 2025
Our amazing and mysterious “sweet-society God” is the only divine Being in all the cosmos. He’s the God who through the centuries - indeed, through eternity - has joyfully collaborated within his own ...
Hiding Out
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Hiding Out
October 17, 2025
When I went away to college, I was a California boy in the middle of Indiana. I was learning very quickly about the differences in culture from one part of the country to another. There weren’t many o...
Sister swoops in after long engagement ends
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Sister swoops in after long engagement ends
October 17, 2025
DEAR ABBY: Eight years ago, I split from my fiancé of 30 years, “Anthony,” when he accused me of cheating, which I was absolutely not doing. Throughout the entire relationship, he hurt and belittled m...
Cost-obsessed husband won’t stop criticizing wife
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Cost-obsessed husband won’t stop criticizing wife
October 15, 2025
DEAR ABBY: This letter is embarrassing to write. When calling in a fast-food order, my husband wants me to ask the price of each item and becomes upset if they vary from the online menu price. I under...
Shutdown, Healthcare and Opportunities for Oklahomans
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Shutdown, Healthcare and Opportunities for Oklahomans
October 15, 2025
With the federal government “shutdown” of services continuing, one likely outcome will be that Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, subsidies will end or be reduced. Should this happen, the burden...
10 Years Ago (2015)
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10 Years Ago (2015)
October 15, 2025
• “For over a decade, our students have volunteered and are now definitely a part of the Sugar Art Show,” Chef Grady Perryman stated. Culinary Arts students, Tyler Graham and Beth Rice, were OSUIT’s 2...
Sister-in-law’s mental health clouds family’s future
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Sister-in-law’s mental health clouds family’s future
October 10, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My brother “Joey” married a woman, “Allie,” who is mentally unstable. Every couple of months, she loses her temper at me or one of my family members. It’s extremely disruptive and upsetting...
Finding Rest
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Finding Rest
October 10, 2025
My friend’s life was falling apart. We had only been friends for a few months, but our friendship had quickly developed a level of trust that would let us be very open and transparent with each other....
Tri-Unity
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Tri-Unity
October 10, 2025
Camaraderie - collaborative - companioning. The three words share a common quality with yet another ‘C’ word - a special kind of word capturing what the others all might foster. Community. And, with F...
10 Years Ago (2015)
Columns & Opinion
10 Years Ago (2015)
October 10, 2025
• The Oklahoma District Attorney collaborated with Verizon to support and promote October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, initiating a HopeLine Phone Drive. Verizon’s HopeLine program facilitate...
Child has front-row seat in abusive marriage
Columns & Opinion
Child has front-row seat in abusive marriage
October 8, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My best friend “Pat” and I live on opposite sides of the country. I am very concerned about Pat’s daughter and granddaughter, “Mandy.” Pat’s son-in-law is verbally abusive. He calls Pat’s d...
Fall Forum is your opportunity to bring forth youth policy ideas
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Fall Forum is your opportunity to bring forth youth policy ideas
October 8, 2025
Each year, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) holds our Fall Forum to look at trends in child health, safety, and well-being. We invite advocates from across the state to hear from exper...
Standouts
Columns & Opinion
Standouts
October 3, 2025
There are always those who stand out among us as special in some way. As I look back over reunion photos and see how their lives actually turned out, I wonder why we felt that way about them. Ones I f...
Dozens of Lawsuits & Hundreds of TV Appearances
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Dozens of Lawsuits & Hundreds of TV Appearances
By JENNIFER PALMER OKLAHOMA WATCH 
October 3, 2025
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 ...
Partnering Up
Columns & Opinion
Partnering Up
October 3, 2025
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,...
Husband’s ‘jokes’ make wife the target of every punchline
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Husband’s ‘jokes’ make wife the target of every punchline
October 3, 2025
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...
Don’t Destroy History
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Don’t Destroy History
October 3, 2025
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 ...
Friend’s comment feels like a stab in the back
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Friend’s comment feels like a stab in the back
October 1, 2025
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...
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A Salute to Our Hometown Heroes
By Patrick Ford Editor 
January 30, 2026
As the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance recognize the men and women of law enforcement and first responders across Okmulgee County in today’s special Salute to Hometown Heroes section included ...
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Good News for Local Schools
By Patrick Ford Editor 
January 30, 2026
A wave of encouraging news is rippling through Oklahoma’s education community, and several schools in Okmulgee County are among those being celebrated. According to a memorandum released by the Oklaho...
OSU Extension welcomes educators
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OSU Extension welcomes educators
January 30, 2026
The Oklahoma State University Extension Office in Okmulgee County is welcoming two new educators whose backgrounds and passion for service are expected to bring added value to local youth, families an...
Okmulgee’s ‘film-friendly’ status brings jobs, dollars and creative possibilities
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Okmulgee’s ‘film-friendly’ status brings jobs, dollars and creative possibilities
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
January 30, 2026
When people think about filmmaking, they often picture big cities, sound stages and distant studios. But in recent years, Okmulgee has quietly been building something different, a reputation as a plac...
MN, University of Edinburgh team for first international repatriation
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MN, University of Edinburgh team for first international repatriation
January 30, 2026
A Scottish university has completed what is believed to be the first-ever international repatriation of ancestral remains to mainland United States. More than 150 years after they were taken, the Univ...
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