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Charles Biggs

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Just one more year until my 50th high school reunion

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Forty-nine years ago, I graduated from Nathan Hale High School. That was a great school, with excellent academics, talented teachers and some really sharp students. I don’t know how many were in my graduating class but it was more than 800. We had great sports teams. Football was a little off my senior year (I…

I guess I have traveled to about 62% of the fifty states

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I have met people who have visited all of the 50 states or plan to as part of their “bucket list.” A bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you “kick the bucket.” By my count, I have set foot in 31 of the United States of America (plus the…

It is difficult to surpass a mother’s love for her family

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I only had five-and-half years with my Mother before she passed away. This was the greatest tragedy of my life, yet God has been so gracious to me and my family that the impact of her loss was overcome by God’s grace. Rama Viola Biggs was a wonderful mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, niece and…

What kind of a rioter would loot a Dollar Tree Store?

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Rioters in Minnesota this month looted and burned a Dollar Tree Store. This is probably the first time in history that rioters looted a Dollar Tree Store. These stores are known for having the majority of their merchandise cost one dollar. It must be that these rioters are not too bright. Last year, rioters looted…

I have a lot of people to thank on our 20th anniversary

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For some folks, staying on the job for 20 years is a remarkable achievement. In fact, doing almost anything for 20 years seems like an accomplishment. This week, the Tulsa Beacon marks its 20th anniversary. The first issue came out on April 25, 2001. The longevity is not impressive because of me but because God…

Sports is a lot more fun if you can get rid of the politics

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I don’t know if the late New York Yankee Mickey Mantle was a Republican or Democrat. I don’t know if former Boston Celtics great Bill Russell is a conservative or a progressive. I don’t know what Barry Sanders thinks about “global warming.” And, frankly, I don’t want to know. I thoroughly enjoyed watching these outstanding…

The Ramada is not up to date in Platte City, Missouri

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Traveling in a declining pandemic is a challenge. And it’s not very normal. In March, I flew to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to meet my daughter and two only grandchildren. They met me at the airport and then we took two days to drive to Tulsa. They were here for a visit and to attend…

There is something to hang on to in this troubled world

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It seems like everyone I know has serious medical problems. Some are of their own making while others are just a result of being on this planet for so many decades. My  own list of medical professionals has skyrocketed. I have a family doctor, a chiropractor, a dentist, an oral surgeon, an orthopedic surgeon, a…

Easter will be a little bit different due to the pandemic

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You got dressed up in your best clothes and went to church on Easter Sunday when I was a boy. Even when I was in elementary school, I wore a coat and tie to church on Easter. Shoe stores were busy a few weeks before Easter because everyone seemed to buy a new pair of…

Here’s some of the buzz on Babylonbee.com

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Here are some more headlines from Babylonbee.com, a Christian satirical website. Public School Teachers Issue Students Their Summer Book Burning Lists This list includes The Cat in the Hat, When Harry Became Sally, Irreversible Damage, etc. “According to sources, many public schools are de-emphasizing reading — which encourages critical thinking — in favor of activism,…