Cradling the lifeless form of their newborn daughter, the couple could hardly contain their sorrow. Nothing fully prepares expectant parents for the trauma of losing the precious infant whose arrival ...

DEAR ABBY: I need a second opinion. My grandfather sold me an old farmstead that has been in the family for 200 years. Last week, he showed me a wooded area behind the barn with a human skull. He told...

As several popular songs remind us the seasons and times change, we at the Okmulgee County Humane Society (OCHS) will change and adjust too. The one remaining constant here in Okmulgee seems to be ani...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been friends with another couple for many years. We would get together occasionally, and we mostly enjoyed their company. When the house across the street from ours be...

Eight out of 10 Americans celebrated the Easter holiday Sunday, according to the National Retail Federation. It is a day of great religious significance for the 63% of Americans who classify themselve...

By Dawn Carter "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill --- Sanctuary(n): a place of refuge or safety. It can be a physical location...

DEAR ABBY: My husband is an outdoor enthusiast and has a group of guys he goes hunting with every year. One of them has started coming out west to vacation at our house twice a year and now has follow...

Gaining wisdom. Why is it that doing so seems to cost us? Couldn’t gaining wisdom come to us a little easier and not have to be so painful? Instead, it seems we have to go through a few (maybe several...

The art of love is largely the art of persistence, says Albert Ellis. The level of persistence marking English-Corner volunteer Jeremy yielded both linguistic and spiritual fruit for his international...

In a previous column we focused on the bottom line or ultimate conclusion concerning some major Bible events or truths. We saw that the bottom line with regard to creation was found in the first verse...

One of your important sources of retirement income will likely be Social Security — but when should you start taking it? You can start collecting Social Security benefits at 62, but your checks will b...

DEAR ABBY: We recently moved to a new neighborhood. My 8-year-old son, "Joey," has become best friends with a classmate, "Paul," who lives on our street. We know from research we did when we bought ou...

Our public schools provide an array of opportunities for students to become good citizens, from student government to civics education. In fact, America recently celebrated “Civics Education Week,” no...

DEAR ABBY: I am 34 and recently found out I have started menopause. I knew it might come early for me because most of the women in my family began in their 30s and were done by 50. I have no biologica...

DEAR ABBY: I recently started planning my wedding. Half the friends I want as bridesmaids are very conservative. They think sex is sacred and should be talked about only discreetly, not joked about, m...

Jeremy and Nguyen first connected at English Corner. The E.C. term grew out of a phenomenon long ago in urban China. When locals discovered spots either in a city center or on a school campus where th...

Here it is, that time of year again. March Madness. It is that time when 64 teams from around the nation play an elimination tournament in basketball. I think it is called “Madness” because it is a on...

Death is a thief. He comes and steals from us. Steals our reason for being. Steals the ones we love the most. Steals our comfort and peace. It’s not just the physical form he takes though. It’s the to...

The second deadline for the Oklahoma Legislature was reached on Thursday, March 14 and many bills have fallen by the wayside. For the bills being tracked by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (...

DEAR ABBY: I recently hosted my husband’s birthday. It was a great party. I reserved for 85 people, including the DJ, his assistant, the party planner and her crew. On the day of the event, 20% of the...