During your working years, you generally know how much money you’re bringing in, so you can budget accordingly. But once you’re retired, it’s a different story. However, with some diligence, you can p...

Folks, that dreaded time is upon us, yet again! Go all over the place, changing the clocks! The one in my car, I choose to ignore. So, my mind may tell me it is a certain time. However, my body takes ...

The Oklahoma Legislature reached its second major deadline, and several thousand bills have been either rejected in their houses of origin or were simply not heard.Up to now, House bills have been con...

In a poll of several hundred experts, angel food cake was voted the preferred cuisine of heaven. Angel hair pasta came in second. But Angel Food Ice Cream kept showing up as a favorite from kids in Me...

March 24 is National Cheesesteak Day! I do enjoy a good cheesesteak. For those who may not know, a philly cheesesteak is a sandwich made with thinly sliced, tender steak, caramelized onions and gooey ...

Patricia Wrede, American author of fantasy literature best known for her Young Adult Enchanted Forest Chronicles Series, celebrates her birth date on March 27, 1953, in Chicago.Patricia is the oldest ...

This past weekend, I attended an auction. It’s the first one I have been to in years. There were lots of people there. It seemed to me, from the floating conversations, a lot of those attending were b...

In the financial world, stocks and stock-based mutual funds often get a lot of attention. And deservedly so, because they often form the core of a portfolio. But to help achieve your goals, you may al...

Most people have a bad habit. Nah, I don’t want to hear about your overeating, cigarette smoking, drug taking, lying, stealing, cheating or tantrum throwing lifestyle. Moronic as those things are, eve...

Folks, here we go again. Yup, more stories about when I had that General Store. There was an older fella that came by on a regular bases. I had known him all my life. Sat in class with his son in elem...

A crucial base running mistake in the top of the seventh-inning and controversial call at first base on the final out of the game ended a thrilling comeback bid by the Henryetta Knights here Tuesday d...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is pleased to be working this year on a project with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma that will raise awareness about access to children’s health insuran...

“God does almost everything,” says Caleb, 10. “He watches us while we’re asleep, and he watches us in the day, too. He never sleeps, and he never gets hurt. But the most important thing is he never le...

March is Sauce Month designed to celebrate all things saucy! In honor of this, I made sauces this week! I actually prefer making my own things as much as possible. It’s so nice to be able to control s...

American author of children’s books, Sarah Weeks, celebrates her birth date on March 18, 1955, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Her dad was an English professor who told funny stories and she learned a lot from hi...

We all have done it. Whether we deliberately intend to speak those words, or they just kind of slide out when our mouth opens. But things that we should’na said are suddenly floating there in the air ...

Now that we’ve put winter behind us - at least on the calendar it’s time for us to think about sprucing up our homes, inside and out. But it also may be time to do some financial spring cleaning.Some ...

Recently, I took part in a workshop out of Missouri. The teacher shared with us how to tap maple trees for sap and how to take the sap and turn it into maple syrup. I found this highly exciting. I was...

Folks, this is continuing on about when I had my General Store, ages ago. My son and family come through going to Dallas to a church doings. The little one did not want to go. He said, “Mimi, I want t...

This week is designated the “Spring Break” week for lawmakers as they will be working a lighter- than-normal schedule, allowing lawmakers with children to enjoy family time after a month of policymaki...