DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have demanding jobs neither of us is crazy about. I sell insurance; she manages a hairdressing salon for a large company. At day's end I keep the events of the day --good or b...

OSUIT is a public institution of higher education that depends on taxpayer support as its primary source of operational funding. Due to the state-wide budget crisis, the last four years have been the ...

This Easter, I find myself thinking more about the importance of serving one another. My wife and I have always taught our kids to follow the Golden Rule of the Bible: “Do unto others as you would hav...

As I write this column on Tax Day, or April 15, we mostly likely will have about one month left before lawmakers adjourn the 2019 legislative session. I want to take the time to reflect on one of the ...

As a journalist, I can imagine the conversation with the two Emmaus-bound disciples as a post-resurrection interview carried by a major television network. What makes this account so unusual is that J...

The Living Faith The postmodern society is horribly bombarded by thousands of opinions on millions of issues- legal, political and religious, tearing the entire world. In the Church surely we are well...

April 14th is Palm Sunday. April 15th is Titanic Remembrance Day. April 16th, 1890 is the birthdate of Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author mainly of children’s stories. Born in Putnam, CT the se...

Seeing the Creasons brought me a happy Labor Day. The weekend weather mellowed, ensuring a decent motorbike back to Cody. Autumn ended. It was a great little bike but with winter coming on, logic won ...

I love Mandarin oranges. The little wedges are easy to eat. The sweeter taste makes a good alternative to sweet candies. They are versatile and can be eaten plain or added to your favorite dishes to a...

It’s nearly unprecedented in a town of this size, but a student can go from preschool all the way through a college bachelor degree and never have to leave town. Okmulgee has both public and charter s...

More than 355,000 adults in Oklahoma are currently living with diabetes. For each of those people, access to affordable insulin is not just an ongoing concern, but a matter of life and death. Diabetes...

DEAR ABBY: My mother moved in with my sister in California around 1993. After 20 years, I asked her what she wanted to do with her storage unit, which was still in Arizona. Long story short, she said:...

For The children In just under one year from today, the U.S. Census Bureau will be contacting Oklahomans – via phone, internet, mail and in-person surveys – to seek their participation in the 2020 U.S...

The Living Faith Our indomitable Christian creed is: “I believe in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.” However, according to the Scriptures, such heavenly resurrection will not come to...

Today is National Caramel Day! Caramel is a light, brownish-colored, sweet product made by heating sugar. The difference between hard candies and caramel is the addition of milk products. It can be us...

April 7th thru 13th is National Library Week. Take the time to drop by and see what your local Library has to offer. Author David Adler was born the second of six children on April 10th, 1947 in New Y...

Erica Creason’s face lit up, eyes glistening. She hadn’t lost her German accent, “Look, it’s Jerry, Jerry Lout!” The foursome descended on me. Quick-fire questions and instant responses punctuated the...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of nearly five years and I have been at odds during most of our relationship. We have had religious-based disagreements, arguments over my not giving him enough affection, his ...

I often joke that I’ve had surgery from my nose to my toes. When I broke my leg over Christmas last year, I went to the surgeon and got it set back in place and wore a boot for a few months. I knew th...

We’re just a week away from OrangeFest, the annual event that brings my OSUIT family together with the Okmulgee community I call home. This is the fifth year Okmulgee Main Street and OSUIT have partne...