On Saturday, Aug. 9, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) partnered with the Foster Care Association of Oklahoma (FCAO) to hold a back-to-school bash for more than 350 foster youth and car...

DEAR ABBY: I recently spent weeks caring for my mom in hospice. I was holding her hand when she took her last breath. I had announced to family and friends her choice to enter hospice. They knew her d...

Growing up, I had several friends, the majority of them were from church. There was Bub, David, Marvin, Tom, Dicky, Bryan and Brian. Some were from the neighborhoods where we lived. (We moved several ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband is going to be 70 next month. He is in good physical shape but has taken up smoking marijuana every day. He says he is addicted. I have told him how much I hate that he uses dope...

My friend Mark is a poster boy to love’s power. Abused and then abandoned by his drug-dependent parents, Mark afterward did the foster-care “tour.” Years later, languishing on city streets and in alle...

This article continues “Econ Dev 101,” a local series aimed at demystifying how economic development really works in a place like Okmulgee. -Over the past few months, we’ve explored key topics like wo...

A few weeks ago, I highlighted the interim studies approved by the state Senate. This week, I want to cover some from the House of Representatives. Interim studies are officially filed reviews of spec...

If you’re right-handed and you’ve made it to this page, you’re surely wondering what you’ve gotten yourself into. And why. Today (Aug. 13) is International Left-Handers Day, an obscure “holiday” that ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister, “Jenny,” and I have had a falling-out and no longer speak. She’s upset with me because she found out her adult daughter, “Paisley,” had moved without telling anyone. I discovered...

DEAR ABBY: I have been incarcerated for 21 months. I stay in contact with my immediate family, except for my brother. I suspect that he slept with my girlfriend a couple of weeks before I came to pris...

I first became acquainted with Governor Nigh not directly because of politics, but through a college program called the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature (OIL). This organization allows students to...

DEAR ABBY: For nearly 30 years, my husband and I shared a close, trusting marriage. Months ago, I caught him lying about meetings he was having with a 35-year-old colleague. Then I discovered months o...

Youth Camp season is just about over for this year. Most often the camping experience is a joyous few weeks for the participants. Being outdoors, swimming, games, worship time and making new friends a...

Two opportunities to attend a public hearing to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities facing seniors aged 60+ over the next four years will be held Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the...

The artificial intelligence “experts” are the first to confess in these early stages that AI is not always the ideal source of garnering accurate information. That said, in curiosity we floated a phra...

DEAR ABBY: Our 23-year-old son, “Ed,” was clean-cut, into working out and staying healthy, watched his diet - he even joined a gym and was going every week. Ed has been dating a girl, “Emily,” who is ...

When I took the oath as Attorney General, I made a commitment to the people of our state that I would fight for transparency, accountability and ethical governance. Today, I’m proud to highlight two c...

On Saturday, July 26, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) held our annual Heroes Ball Gala at OKANA Water Park and Resort. The event drew nearly 500 people who support our mission of rais...

DEAR ABBY: I am a divorced man in my 60s. Twelve years ago, a neighbor woman who I’m attracted to popped into my house to have a smoke break out on my back deck. When she arrived, I was in the shower....

When I went off to college, I was not ready. I mean that in the sense that I was not prepared. I had sort of drifted through high school. Sure, I had taken the classes recommended for college bound yo...