We have officially moved into December and I am now in full on holiday baking mode. For the last several years, I have broken my holiday baking into 4 weeks instead of cramming it all into 4 days. I j...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I were excited to go on an $11,000 Caribbean cruise. His 22-yearold son was not that enthusiastic. We invited him to join us for dinner, shows or to play games, but the maj...

The Okmulgee Main Street Promotions Committee held a Family Downtown Weekend featuring breakfast with Santa, a free movie at the Orpheum, downtown caroling and Okmulgee’s Festival of Lights Christmas ...

As a boy growing up, there were many things I hoped for, especially around Christmas. I Love Lucy was a favorite TV program at the time. Following the family of Lucy, Desi, and children was an excitin...

We know of people who opt to change their proper name. Visiting the United Kingdom, I am sometimes tempted to tweak my surname. Hardly any of our British friends would think it a compliment being call...

Part 2 of 3In last week’s column, I wrote about a recent study commissioned by state Rep. Judd Strom and Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn. They examined what other states are considering in extending ...

Randy and Diana, co-owners of Triple Nichols Rally, continued their annual gift-giving program to CASA Safe House. The Nicholls raised gifts by staging their 3rd Annual Ride for Hunts Motorcycle event...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Rick,” and I broke up 10 years ago and reunited two years ago. I’m in good health, own my own home, and am financially independent. Rick is nine years older. He owns his own ...

December 1st is National Pie Day. Pie as in the round crusty dessert, not the irrational number which is spelled pi. Pie by definition is a baked dish at least topped with and sometimes also surrounde...

To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever.* It might be argued that Charlie Spear’s all-timeever favorite term is the word ‘Abundant’.“Hey Charlie, how’s it goin...

Students from the Digital Media class at Green Country Technology Center collected over 300 non-perishable food items for the Salvation Army. The students were all members of Business Professionals of...

Living in rural America should never hinder the outcome of your health and well-being.However, for many individuals in rural Oklahoma and Tribal communities, access to reliable highspeed internet is a...

DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter, “Lily,” who lives in Canada, is married to an American, “Tom.” Somehow, collection agencies have connected Tom to my husband and me, and we have been receiving letters addr...

Funny how a title or ‘position’ can play to one’s sense of identity. We may even wear an educational or vocational label as a badge of validation for our existence - “I am credentialed! I qualify as a...

Part 1 of 3Recently, I was invited by state Rep. Judd Strom and Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn to testify at an Oklahoma House of Representatives interim study examining child labor laws and what is...

DEAR ABBY: I went to visit a man I was dating and there was no visitor parking available. He told me to park in any space, even though there were signs stating non-residents would be towed. He said no...

We were talking with a friend recently. This friend was expressing the desire she had to learn how to play piano. It was mentioned that Connie, my wife, taught piano in the past. At first, she taught ...

A cinnamon roll is a sheet of dough heaven with butter spread over it and then sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Some have nuts or raisins added and some versions are made with honey. Then, the dough is ...

We tend to turn to comfort foods as the days get shorter and the chill permeates the air. You want something that sticks to your ribs and warms you from the inside out as you eat it. Having the oven o...

Impressive structures that survive the test of time trace their long resilience to good foundations. Moving about the Tulsa campus lying along the famed Route 66 corridor, I was garnering insights abo...