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Help for dogs with walking problems

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There can be many causes if a dog is struggling to walk, but one of the most common is cranial cruciate ligament disease, according to a report from a veterinarian group. Many tendons and ligaments provide stability to the canine stifle (knee joint). The cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) provides the same support as the anterior…

Grant targets aging, disease issues

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To advance research in the field of geroscience – which studies the relationship between aging and disease – the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine has been awarded a $10.7 million federal grant. The grant brings national recognition to geroscience research at the OU College of Medicine, the academic partner of OU Medicine. Simply getting…

Editorial: Americans sanction infanticide

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Infanticide. The definition of infanticide is the killing of a child. By definition, children are innocent and not deserving of death. But more and more politicians (mostly liberal Democrats) and Americans are proposing laws that make it legal to abort any child – born or unborn. The liberal lawmakers in New York State were all…

Editorial: Sen. Warren has to apologize

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is not slow to lie in order to advance her career. Raised in Oklahoma, Warren recently announced that she had taken a DNA test that showed she had “Cherokee heritage.” She doesn’t. The amount of DNA in her results is negligible. But Warren is running for the Democrat nomination for president…

Editorial: More tax to benefit Downtown

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Mayor G.T. Bynum and the Tulsa City Council can raise taxes or fees without any measurable response from the public. A recent example is the raising of the hotel tax by 3 percent for hotels with more than 110 rooms. There seems to be two criteria for these tax increases: they have to be approved…

Letter: Trump blasts late-term abortions

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It was so very pleasing to hear President Trump mention in the State of the Union Address that our nation has to take a stand against late-term abortion.  “There could be no greater contrast to the beautiful image of a mother holding her infant child than the chilling displays our nation saw in recent days. …

Letter: Diversity nonsense in California

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The University of California (UC) now requires faculty to adhere to a new creed – diversity.  Every applicant for a position must write a diversity statement that tells the university how, in the past, the applicant has promoted diversity — and how the applicant will promote diversity in the future. Diversity is defined by UC…

Be careful about giving unusual Valentine’s Day gifts

Tulsa Beacon

For almost 37 years, for Valentines Day I have: Bought my wife red roses. Purchased a romantic Hallmark card. Given her a box of chocolate candy. Taken her out to eat at a nice restaurant. That’s pretty much my plan for 2019 and years beyond. But these days, there are some clever options for Valentines…

Charity hospitals could assist with unplanned pregnancies

Tulsa Beacon

By a strange quirk of fate, the subject in my last column was brought home to me the morning of February 4 during the Pat Campbell radio show on KFAQ during his interview with freshman First District U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma.  During the course of the interview, the subject turned to budget circumstances and…

Graddad taught a lesson with a piglet

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I was very fortunate to have a grandfather who believed in teaching me about money. As far back as I can remember, he was talking about tithing, investments and savings. Granddad was a hog farmer, and one day, he came to me and asked if I wanted to go into business with him. I was…