January is a time when many people make resolutions for the new year. I may be a little late with this column, but I thought I would tackle one that is fairly common. Making the new year for a new hea...

OKLAHOMA CITY – If you are like me, it seems like you get at least one scam call or text daily, often multiple. These scammers seek to catch people unaware, asking them to submit private information o...

The Old-Timers say, that was their heyday. Do individuals have a heyday? Maybe our current day is our heyday, huh? Just wondering. So, I decided to look up just what is one’s heyday? I found it is tha...

Casserole, by definition, refers to the pan your food is cooked in and then used to serve said food, from oven to table with one dish. Most often though, especially here in America, casserole is what ...

Once again, schools across our nation are preemptively closing due to COVID-19. Yes, closing is always an option for Duncan Public Schools, but we will stay open as long as we can safely do so. We wil...

Well, folks, I found myself going off down Memory Lane, again. It was a while accepting the fact, once again, that there is simply no room for a big Christmas tree in my apartment here at the retireme...

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas weekend! You know what that means though. A new year is upon us! It’s hard to believe it’s that time again already. I ran this intro to my column last year, bu...

OKLAHOMA CITY – As 2021 fades into the sunset, like the conclusion of a good Western, the end credits are rolling with what has happened over the past year and the individuals and organizations that s...

Well, folks, those high green hills there in the distance, that I enjoy daily, are no longer so green. Maybe just a sprinkling of green here and there. I have watched as they gradually started showing...

Henryetta Public Library has “The Crayon Counting Book, by author Pam Munoz Ryan, available to check out. Merry Christmas wishes to everyone from your Henryetta Public Library staff. Author Biography:...

Years ago, songwriter Mac Davis penned the lyrics to a song about a tiny orphan girl who evidently longed to experience being loved. In the song, “WHOEVER FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU” she writes a note con...

12-13-21 Dear Editor, This is Dewey Selmon and I am sending you a copy of one of my writings, “Birth of Christ.” It reflects the joy of this holiday season and our relationship to the birth of our Sav...

Christmas is Saturday! How crazy is that?! I miss my father and that’s got me feeling nostalgic for all the Christmases growing up. Wednesday this week, I woke too early and made myself some breakfast...

Well, folks, I got my driver’s license renewed recently. The best part is, I don’t have to do it again until I am 90! Whooee! Do very little driving these days. Mostly around here at the retirement vi...

On Nov. 30, another tragic school shooting unfolded in Michigan, claiming 4 students’ lives and injuring another 7 people. And just three days later, Oklahoma’s First Lady Sarah Stitt brought the Hope...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The first deadline for the 2022 session of the Oklahoma Legislature reached on Friday of this past week. That was the deadline by which lawmakers were required to turn in prospective i...

Folks, I am here to tell you, life is short! I know, that seems strange coming from someone who is ancient. However, think about this: For us dear old folks, in dog years, we’re dead! And think about ...

It’s hard to think of Christmas without the bright red and white stripes of peppermint candies. While peppermint is used to flavor a few things like mints, lozenges, gum or toothpaste, it is front and...

When I heard that Omicron was coming to the United States, I was excited to hear that the next Transformers movie would be released early, but news of the latest giant robot from Cybertron generated m...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Over the weekend, I drove down to Arlington to watch some college football with friends from my days at Oklahoma State. While the game did not end the way I had hoped, it was still a g...