The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has been very active at the state Capitol since the beginning of session, and it is hard to believe the legislature is about to hit their first deadlin...

Very frequently people around us judge us either right or wrong but most of the times we know their judgement is wrong because they don’t use proper yardstick or criterion in their half-baked judicial...

The Legislative session is three weeks underway, and things are busy, busy at the state Capitol. Feb. 28 is the committee deadline for bills to be heard in their chamber of origin. There are some bill...

Two weeks ago, I started a topic and told you it would take me more than a week to properly explore. So this week, I will continue where we left off. With the depopulation challenges faced by most sma...

The right to bear arms is a constitutional right and it is one that I do not plan to give up any time in the near future. Unfortunately for those of us who are ardent supporters of the Second Amendmen...

DEAR ABBY: Our 22-year-old son stays with us. He has a part-time job and goes to school part-time. He is somewhat secretive. We don't know his friends or where he goes. One day he brought a male frien...

February 25, 1942 is the birth date of Cynthia Voight, American author of books for Young Adults covering topics of adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse. Cynthia was born in Boston, MA into a fa...

Stepping off the bus in the Wyoming tourist town, I was swallowed in the bustle and charm of the Old West. Resting my suitcase at the curb, I stretched. The bus moved on, making visible Sheridan Avenu...

Back in April last year, I did a column of spice mixes where you take individual seasonings and combine them to make taco seasoning, Italian seasoning, etc. Following the same theme from then, I am go...

The legislative session is moving quickly this year and the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is currently tracking a whopping 530 child-related bills. Each of these bills must be heard and...

By all the poets and authors, especially by Judeo-Biblical Writers, and Christian authors and teachers, human life is considered as a journey from womb to tomb. Every town has got two graveyards: One ...

It’s National Jell-O Week! Jell-O is the largest selling prepared dessert and can be found at almost all family and church gatherings. In America, Jell-O is commonly used as a generic and household na...

February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day. Some suggestions – bake cookies for an elderly friend, let someone go in front of you in line, serve at a homeless shelter, pick up litter. Born in Fort W...

OSU Institute of Technology is a dynamic Okmulgee-based college with more than thirty formal degree programs, each designed to help students enter or advance their technical careers. Faculty at OSUIT ...

DEAR ABBY: Valentine's Day is here and, to be honest, I don't know much about St. Valentine. So I wonder if he meant the day to only be about lovers. Is there any reason I shouldn't send valentines to...

The so-called Green New Deal is here and its policy is the definition of socialism. In the resolution, Washington Democrats rolled out more of the same radical, socialist policies they have been pushi...

The legislative session is moving quickly, and lawmakers are now busy working in their assigned committees to sort through relevant bills and resolutions. I am pleased to say that our legislators have...

The Living Faith To any human, born and bred in this world, life is nothing but a battlefield between Godly people and satanic ones. And the Word who became flesh and lived in our midst was not exempt...

February is National American Pie Month! Have you ever baked a pie from scratch? I can guess which demographic of readers of this column can say yes, but I also know there are a lot that will say no. ...

February 11th, 1939 is the birthdate of Jane Yolen, American writer of fantasy, science fiction and children’s books. Born in New York City her family moved to California for a couple years and back t...