Last week, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy had the honor of attending an event hosted by former Gov. David and Rhonda Walters, with special guests that included former Govs. George and Donna...

Roger and I had been friends since we were twelve or thirteen years old. We were the type of friends who could often finish each others sentences. Interestingly, when I got serious dating Connie, he g...

DEAR ABBY: I am widowed after 45 years of marriage. A male work friend of 20 of those years wants to have a relationship with me but he’s still married. We have already had incredible phone sex becaus...

Timing can be an odd thing, even a little eerie. Our Inside-Out column, penned a few hours before last Wednesday night’s historic flooding, included the following. With flood-waters serving as a metap...

There are many things we face in life that bring us sorrow and one of the greatest sorrows is losing a loved one in death. It leads to heartache and a great sense of loss. Death is something we all mu...

Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), also referred to as Equine Cushing’s disease, is one of the most common endocrine disorders in horses. After 17 years of marriage, she heard her husband s...

Grant Program for County Sheriffs This week, Governor Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 3530 which will create a grant program for county sheriffs to combat illegal marijuana activities in Oklahoma. The b...

May 13 is National Apple Pie Day! Celebrate by baking a pie or maybe by trying something a little bit different but along the same lines. Instead of doing a bunch of apple pies for the column this wee...

St. Michael Catholic Church 5th Sunday of Easter (Act. 14:21-27/Rev. 21:1-5/Jn. 13:31-35) This Sunday the Church invites us to hear and This Sunday the Church invites us to hear and meditate a special...

“When my mom told me to clean my room, I asked God, and He said ‘Yes!’ Then, I did it. I thank God,” says Christian, 8. Christian, I’m so glad you didn’t hear “No.” If you had, I’m sure you would have...

DEAR ABBY: My fiance, “Rowan,” and I are getting married this year. It is my second marriage and his first. Rowan has a young son I’ll call “Sean” from a previous relationship. I have a good relations...

Do you have any peculiarities? Most of us do. Some are strong things that shape our personalities and the actions in our lives. Others are just quaint things that are considered oddities that others m...

Please join me in recognizing May as National Foster Care Awareness Month. As a father of six, three of which came into our lives through the blessing of adoption, this is an issue that is deeply clos...

What’s more refreshing than a high-dive plunge into Greenwood Lake on a hot July day? The soul-freeing rush of open confession in the company of trusted companions, perhaps? Facing up to and making co...

DEAR ABBY: A year ago, when I discovered my husband’s porn videos and naked pictures of his ex-girlfriends, he assured me he would delete them. It has been a year, and he still hasn’t done it. When I ...

May 6 is National Beverage Day! Celebrate by kicking back in the lounge chair or hammock with a glass of your favorite drink, alcoholic or not! Beverage is so broad and generic you really could celebr...

“She likes to do dances in the car, which are hilarious,” says Savannah, age 11. “Some of the dances I think are extinct. When she starts to dance to a song, I tell her to stop because I think she wil...

For young people in schools across our nation, and even around the world, extracurricular activities are vital for social and emotional development. Oklahoma is fortunate to be home to some of the bes...

DEAR ABBY: For more than 20 years, my mother-in-law has shown blatant favoritism toward my husband’s younger brother. Several people, including her own mother and my father-in-law, have tried to discu...

I like easy meals that are easy cleanup and delicious. Foil packs are one of those things I turn to as a way to customize a meal for the 3 of us and is so easy. Plus, cleanup is a breeze! I pick a mea...