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Living in Interesting Times
Columns & Opinion
Living in Interesting Times
October 1, 2025
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 ...
10 Years Ago (2015)
Columns & Opinion
10 Years Ago (2015)
October 1, 2025
• 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...
Siblings not interested in vengeful ‘party’ for dad
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Siblings not interested in vengeful ‘party’ for dad
September 26, 2025
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...
Not a Safe Shelter
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Not a Safe Shelter
September 26, 2025
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...
Fun Petitioning
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Fun Petitioning
September 26, 2025
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...
Loving widow ready to move on from loss
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Loving widow ready to move on from loss
September 24, 2025
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...
Child protection courts, other reforms studied
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Child protection courts, other reforms studied
September 24, 2025
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...
New job will require a healthy dose of people skills
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New job will require a healthy dose of people skills
September 19, 2025
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...
Getting Mentored
Columns & Opinion
Getting Mentored
September 19, 2025
“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 ...
From Bad to Good
Columns & Opinion
From Bad to Good
September 19, 2025
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....
Columns & Opinion
Putting Oklahomans First
September 19, 2025
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 ...
10 Years Ago (2015)
Columns & Opinion
10 Years Ago (2015)
September 19, 2025
• 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...
Supportive aims shift to feelings of guilt
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Supportive aims shift to feelings of guilt
September 17, 2025
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...
All gun deaths are tragedies
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All gun deaths are tragedies
September 17, 2025
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...
A Lifeline of Hope
Columns & Opinion
A Lifeline of Hope
September 12, 2025
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...
For Good Measure
Columns & Opinion
For Good Measure
September 12, 2025
Apprenticing through Practice. “Measure twice, cut once.” Carpenter-trainees know the phrase well. When setting out to cut a piece of lumber, the worker employs his time wisely, even when a few extra ...
Boyfriend has personal relationship with needy boss
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Boyfriend has personal relationship with needy boss
September 12, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I am a man whose long-distance boyfriend of one year has a married female best friend. (She’s his boss.) She is also a tobacco-addicted narcissist who drinks a lot. They chat on the phone a...
Bad bed makes visiting parents’ vacation home uncomfortable
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Bad bed makes visiting parents’ vacation home uncomfortable
September 10, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My father and stepmother have a vacation home in another state, and they invite us to visit every year. The problem is, the sofa bed in the guest room is so uncomfortable that it’s impossib...
Civility Versus Hostility
Columns & Opinion
Civility Versus Hostility
September 10, 2025
One of my goals with the “For the Children” weekly column is to keep people aware of issues involving child advocacy and policy updates so individuals and organizations can champion solutions to probl...
Discovery of old letters creates conundrum
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Discovery of old letters creates conundrum
September 5, 2025
DEAR ABBY: Twenty years ago, my daughter “Tina” was in an abusive marriage that ended with the overdose death of her husband. My wife, her mother, died recently. As I was going through some old papers...
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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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