With the end of the 2023 session of the Oklahoma Legislature at hand, there is still much work remaining, but a big hurdle was cleared on Monday. The budget negotiations reached a critical milestone w...

My husband was a huge fan of buying a large piece of meat and eating it in different forms every night of the week. It provided a way for us to buy less meat and still give us a different meal every n...

Tips, Resources and How to Get InvolvedWe get many calls, messages, and emails of people needed to re-home their pets. The reasons are numerous. Most have found a lost pet, but can’t keep the animal. ...

The business with most policy work at the Oklahoma State Capitol slowed over negotiations about education tax credits for families with children in private schools, along with discussions over teacher...

This week, Mom helped me decide what to make for my column. She wanted sandwiches so I went looking for some sandwiches we could enjoy. Then, she told me whether they sounded good or not and we chose ...

Nonny Hogrogian, Armenian-American author and illustrator best know for children’s picture books, was born May 7, 1932, in New York, N.Y. Her parents were born in Armenia and were amateur painters.Non...

Another school year is coming to a close. And if you have young children, they’re now a year closer to heading off to college or some other type of post-secondary education or training. So, if you hav...

My lilacs are in full bloom. I think this year is the best year so far. It’s exciting.Last year, I made lilac tea. This year, with some research I have found you can make lilac wine, syrup, tea, jelly...

Susie and her older sister went for a walk on the country road near her home. As they stepped onto the arched bridge that spanned a rushing creek, Susie stopped mid-stride. Her sister, not realizing s...

While it may not have felt much like spring this week with the temperatures we had, we are definitely in the thick of it. Weeds are growing and need to be mowed. Storms are brewing and causing limbs t...

Seems my own version of ‘tough men,’ are rarely found any more, and the modern version of tough men are weak in comparison.Politically, today the phrase characterizes a person who fights for the cause...

If you’ve done any estate planning, or even if you’re just familiar with it, you probably know the basics - that is, a comprehensive estate plan can help you pass on assets to your family while also a...

Lois Duncan, American author, poet and journalist, was born April 28, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pa. to parents who were professional circus photographers.She described herself as a shy child who was a dr...

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you,” wrote Lewis Smedes.I’ll never forget the video I saw of a session where a counselor urged a woman to forgive her mother. ...

On Friday, April 21, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) partnered with the Oklahoma Successful Adulthood program (OKSA), a division of Oklahoma Human Services, to hold a career and educa...

Have you ever had one of those weekends that’s the opposite of everything you intended?I took off last Thursday and Friday to have a longer weekend. My goal was to go take care of taxes, see the docto...

Barbara Park, American author of children’s books, was born April 21, 1947, at Mount Holly, N.J. Her dad was a merchant and her mother a secretary. She has an older brother, Brooke.Barbara graduated H...

They seem to be everywhere in any town you drive through. Signs promoting the services of a local ‘Tarot Card Reader,’ ‘Fortune Teller’ and ‘Palm Reader’ seem to be on every block. Look online and the...

It’s almost Earth Day, when people around the world focus on ways of protecting and preserving the environment. And the lessons from this occasion can be applied to other areas of life - such as inves...

Nature provides so many needed nutrients in relatively tiny, little berries. From blueberries to strawberries, they are all powerhouses of nutrients. This week, I want to talk about raspberries. Rich ...