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Best Ever
Columns & Opinion
Best Ever
October 24, 2025
With the sure knowledge the loving Trinitarian Presence is alongside us, we readily see that partnering with God himself is indispensable in the dayby- day process of spiritual transformation to Chris...
Wet Weather Responsibility
Columns & Opinion
Wet Weather Responsibility
October 24, 2025
It was a wet spring in Southern Indiana. We here in Northeast Oklahoma know what that’s like, don’t we? Flooded streams, puddled yards, muddy shoes and grass that just won’t stop growing. At least a p...
Handsy grandpa ruins relationship during family dinner
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Handsy grandpa ruins relationship during family dinner
October 24, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I’m 22, and my boyfriend is 21. We’ve been dating for a few months. At a recent family dinner, his maternal grandfather hit on me. I was helping to clear the dinner table and leaned across ...
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)
Columns & Opinion
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
Columns & Opinion
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
Columns & Opinion
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
Columns & Opinion
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,...
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Lang signs with Connors State rodeo program
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Lang signs with Connors State rodeo program
By Patrick Ford Editor 
March 18, 2026
It’s not every day a student-athlete signs their college letter of intent with their most trusted teammate standing right beside them, but for Okmulgee High School senior Javon Lang, it wouldn’t have ...
Bridging the Gap (Part 2)
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Bridging the Gap (Part 2)
By DAWN CARTER REPORTER 
March 18, 2026
Editor’s Note: This article is a continuation of ‘Bridging the Gap’ from the Friday, March 13, edition of the Okmulgee Times. --- A Story in the Room By the middle of the week, you begin to learn some...
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County focuses on recovery, solutions
By Patrick Ford Editor 
March 18, 2026
A prayer for strength and healing set the tone Monday morning as the Okmulgee County Board of County Commissioners gathered at the courthouse for their regular meeting, with the community’s ongoing re...
Healthy Living, Stronger Bodies
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Healthy Living, Stronger Bodies
By Patrick Ford Editor 
March 18, 2026
Seniors in the Okmulgee area are discovering that staying active and eating well can also be fun, thanks to two engaging programs offered through OSU Extension and led locally by Extension Educator Ji...
Preston Jump Rope Team to host showcase March 20
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Preston Jump Rope Team to host showcase March 20
March 18, 2026
The Preston Jump Rope Team is inviting the community to an exciting evening of high-energy fun, athletic skill and community support during their Jump Rope Team Showcase Fundraiser on Friday, March 20...
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