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Charles Biggs

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Tulsa is constantly being torn down and then built back

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It’s amazing what is being torn down and replaced in Tulsa. In the 1960s, I used to work at the JC Penney Store at Southland Shopping Center, which was right across the street from Southroads Mall. Southroads Mall is still there but with different stores but many years ago, Southland Shopping Center became and enclosed…

Sight and Sound production of “Jesus” in Branson

‘Jesus’ at Sight & Sound in Branson has a great impact

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BRANSON, Missouri – It would be difficult for a stage play to have more impact than the production of Jesus here at Sight & Sound Theatre. The public ministry of Jesus Christ, His miracles, His relationships, His sacrifice on the cross and His resurrection are dramatically portrayed as only Sight & Sound can. Even though…

There’s a baby formula shortage – just like Biden promised

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Thanks again to Joe Biden, there is a baby food shortage in America. This is a serious matter. This has been going on for a huge part of the Biden Presidency. In early May, the out-of-stock percentage of baby food was 31%. In fact, in April states that included Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri,…

A practical vacation may be tough in the summer of ‘22

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We haven’t planned a summer vacation for several reasons. After two summers of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, we really haven’t taken a true vacation in two years. In that time, we have taken a few short trips to South Dakota to visit our daughter, son-in-law and two grandkids but now they are in Tulsa. And…

Buying your own home is a lot more expensive these days

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In 1978, I was single and I began saving $50 a week to buy a house. I purchased a house near 29th Street and Harvard Avenue for $36,000 and sold it a little over two years late for $45,000. I think my mortgage rate was about 10%. It was a two-bedroom wood frame house with…

Biden’s chaotic border policy is dangerous to America

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The history of the United States is full of people who migrated here from other nations and carved out a successful life for themselves and their families. Before World War II, Europeans like Albert Einstein fled from Germany to save their lives and start a new beginning. I don’t know anyone who is opposed to…

When Matt Dillon told you to ‘get out of Dodge’, you did

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There are so many choices about what to watch on TV and most of it is of poor quality, silly, profane or dull. Lately, I have been watching reruns of Gunsmoke on the INSP Channel. Set in Dodge City, Kansas (an actual city), Gunsmoke was perhaps the most popular western TV show in history. It…

For 21 years, the Tulsa Beacon has spread the good news

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In 1984, I quit my job for a big-city daily newspaper so I could start a weekly newspaper in Glenpool, Oklahoma. At that time, Glenpool was the fastest growing city (percentage-wise) in the state. It grew from about 2,500 in 1980 to around 6,000 in 1984. My wife and I saw an opportunity for ourselves…

Is there anything more satisfying than raising good kids?

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Now all of my children are married. My second son Josiah got married to Kaili recently. My oldest son Brian is married to Shelby and my daughter Sarah is married to Josh. And all are wonderful people. They love each other and they love the Lord. I started praying for my kids for their future…

What should you plant in your back yard garden in ‘22?

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For about the past dozen years or so, we have planted a garden in our back yard. We planted it mostly to learn how to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers. We didn’t plant because we needed to grow food to eat. The way things are going in this world, we may need to change that…