A long time ago there was a King named David. His Kingdom had grown, and he became great in the eyes of his people and surrounding nations. One day he decided to take a census to see how large a Kingd...

“Isn’t he just wonderful, boys and girls?” The portly Brother Addison exuded joy in his love for God. Warmly commanding by nature, the established businessman in our town served as a lay minister in a...

The 2019 Oklahoma Legislative Session is now less than one month from convening and conducting official business. We at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) are anxious to see the long lis...

Casserole by definition refers to the pan your food it is cooked in and then used to serve said food, from oven to table with one dish. Most often though, casserole is what we refer to as the food its...

Happy New Year everyone – hope your holiday season was all you dreamed it would be. Carl Sandburg, American poet, writer and editor (01-06-1878 to 07-22-1967). Carl was born in Galesburg, Illinois to ...

DEAR ABBY: My son-in-law gave me a tablet that he was not using, as he had upgraded. He removed most of his information. When I went to set up my accounts, I noticed his list of apps and passwords was...

For over a month, I’ve been writing to you about how to help our town “scale”—how to help Okmulgee get to the next level. I discussed some of the evidence that phase one of Okmulgee Rising (encouragin...

Last year was a busy and deeply rewarding year for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA). The primary mission of OICA is to advocate for children in the State of Oklahoma and to ensure that...

The Living Faith The best times I felt tremendously happy and fulfilled in my adult life are two: Whenever I openly and wholeheartedly acknowledge my gratitude to my friends and supporters and benefac...

On January 14, 2019, Governor-elect Stitt and all state wide office holders will be sworn into office. Corporation Commis sioner Bob Anthony, Attorney General Mike Hunter and State Superintendent Joy ...

Today is National Pledge of Allegiance Day! Most of us grew up reciting this every morning before classes started in public school. We can still recite it to this day as well. But how many of us know ...

A gravel parking lot where two Okmulgee streets met hemmed in our little white church, the place my faith journey began. Like a fragile sapling planted near a brook, my spiritual life started taking r...

DEAR ABBY: My brother is my best friend. He is also an alcoholic. It runs in our family, and he has been addicted for years. His drinking has affected me in several (minor) ways over the years, but I ...

Last month, I had the pleasure to speak to the newly formed Okmulgee Young Professionals (OYP) organization. After joking about my being the oldest person in the room, I was able to get to know this e...

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) issued the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives approved the final version of H.R. 2606...

The Living Faith I am sure many of our big cities we can find locations of USPS Collection box-blue boxes facilities for us to dump some of our mails or even packages. On specified hours they are bein...

With the holiday season coming to a close, those who work in and around the State Capitol will now heavily focus on what lies in wait: the 2019 regular session of the Oklahoma Legislature. The work wi...

This is my absolute favorite holiday. It’s the time of year when we all get together to have fun and visit with my distant relatives, but I know that it’s more than that. It’s the time of giving and h...

December 23rd, 1937 is the birth date of Edward Irving Wortis, American author of children’s books and who writes under the pen name of Avi. We have (JF) A Beginning, a Muddle, and an End: The Right W...

Winter solstice is today. This is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere and by default the longest night. (In the Southern Hemisphere, Winter Solstice is in June! How weird does that sound?) Thi...