Oklahoma is not in a good place when it comes to how badly we are being hit by COVID-19. Oklahoma topped previous COVID-19 records Saturday (Oct. 24), marking a one-day increase of more than 1,800 new...

Ok, folks, if you are waiting on fall weather, hang on! I am seeing evidence. Sitting there in the old blue chair by the big window, I can see yellow leaves! Sure as the world! In the distance there i...

Halloween is just about a week away! It’s my favorite time of the year. Not only is the weather changing and we have cooler temps, but the creativity in my family is at its height. Decorations for the...

Years ago, when we were a family of two young boys with their Mom and Dad, we traveled quite a bit. Either headed to a church where Andy was scheduled to speak, or leaving to come home. And rarely did...

Steven Kellogg, American author and illustrator of more than a hundred children’s books, was born Oct. 26, 1941 in Norwalk, Conn. At an early age, Steven developed a love for books. His grandmother re...

As we approach Election Day, my own sense of frustration mounts with the extreme negativity. Social media is full of people posting falsehoods and destructive sentiments about one side or the other to...

Well, folks, you will never guess in a million years what I have been doing! Cutting up a zillion pairs of old blue jeans into nine-inch squares. I know what you are thinking. Why in the world would o...

“It costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them,” wrote Thomas Wilson. King David is one of the greatest examples of bearing injuries while refusing to take revenge, says Joshua, 11: “When David ...

Halloween is just a couple short weeks away! It’s my favorite time of the year. Not only is the weather changing and we have cooler temps, but the creativity in my family is at its height. We are deep...

Oklahomans will have two state questions voters will have the chance to approve or reject. As with all questions of public policy, it is important for us to examine each question and the impact so we ...

Thought this was a good day to read again, read my husband’s poetry and possibly find one I might enjoy. There tucked away in the back of that old notebook, I found a letter that I had long forgotten ...

When the legislature writes the budget, the funds we appropriate come from many different revenue streams, like income taxes, oil and gas taxes, cigarette taxes and others as well—about 20 in all. I t...

Katherine Applegate, American writer of more than 150 young adult and children fiction books, was born Oct. 9, 1956 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She grew up with three younger siblings and lots of pets, th...

Tom lived in Smallsville. Everybody knew each other, and they all knew each other’s routines and habits. Tom had grown up in that town, and all the citizens of Smallsville knew of Tom’s rough and reck...

It is carnival and fair time! Unfortunately, covid has cancelled a lot of these celebrations this year. That doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fair foods though! I have put together a series of...

In a year of fighting a global pandemic, historic protests for racial equality, and the rapidly approaching presidential election, America needs journalists to bring them critical reporting. The event...

I have written about Oklahoma’s Medicaid program, SoonerCare, and its importance in providing needed healthcare for Oklahoma’s most vulnerable children. As of May 2020, there were 833,302 Oklahomans e...

If I had my life to live over, I would try to make more mistakes. I would relax. I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I know of very few things I would take seriously. I w...

It is carnival and fair time! Unfortunately, covid has cancelled a lot of these celebrations this year. There are some that are doing drive through food trucks though! Fun! I have put together a serie...

Donald J. Sobol, American writer of children’s books was born October 4, 1924 in New York, N.Y. He had one sister and his father owned several gas stations. Sobol graduated from NYC Ethical Culture Fi...