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Charles Biggs

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2020 has been a real stinker when it comes to travel

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The only true vacation we have taken this year was a weekend trip to Dallas to visit some friends. And that may be the highlight of 2020 in terms of vacations. In the spring, we bought airplane tickets to Florida to spend four glorious days on Madeira Beach on the Gulf Coast near Tampa Bay,…

A Bridge Too Far is a compelling World War II movie

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I am a sucker for war movies, especially World War II films that are mostly accurate. I recently rewatched A Bridge Too Far – a three-hour epic with an all-star cast and a riveting story line. Some of the stars of the movie were Dirk Bogarde (Lt. Gen. “Boy” Browning); Sean Connery (Maj. Gen. Urquhart);…

Babylon Bee: Sen. Warren now an Oklahoma warlord?

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BabylonBee.com is a Christian satirical site. I like it a lot because it is really funny and they don’t pull punches. Here are some recent headlines and quotes: – Elizabeth Warren Declares Herself Warlord of Eastern Oklahoma Autonomous Zone “EASTERN OKLAHOMA—The Supreme Court decided this week that half of Oklahoma is Native American land. Failed presidential…

My Dad was born in Arkansas one hundred years ago

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My late father, Harley Upton Biggs, Sr., was born in Greenbriar, Arkansas, on July 3, 1920. He passed away in 1997 but on June 3, this year, he would have turned 100 years old. What kind of person was my Dad? He was one of the most pleasant people you could ever encounter. He was…

We used to wear coats and ties in the Oklahoma heat

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Twenty years ago, I wore a sport coat and tie to work every day even in the heat of the Oklahoma summer. When I got my first professional job – a sports reporter for the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise in 1977 – I wore a suit or sport coat to work every day regardless of the weather….

Seeing fireworks at Mount Rushmore would be special

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President Donald Trump will attend the July Fourth fireworks display at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Two weeks ago, more than 125,000 tickets to the event were requested. That’s significant because there are only 800,000 residents of South Dakota and 180,000 of them live in Sioux Falls – by far the biggest city in that…

Vacationing during the coronavirus scare is not normal

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What’s it like to travel by air in the wake of the coronavirus? It’s different, awkward and inconvenient. Earlier this month, I flew to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on my way to Mitchell, South Dakota, home of my daughter, son-in-law, and my only grandchildren – a grand daughter and a grandson. You can’t fly to…

‘Wascally wabbits’ are way overpopulating my backyard

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We have some “rascally wabbits” in our neighborhood. Earlier this year, Susan went in our backyard to start working on the raised garden beds she put in last year. While she was poking around, much to her surprise, she heard noise coming from the ground. It was a nest full of wild bunnies. Fortunately, our…

How about a 38th anniversary trip to Madeira Beach?

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On July 10, Susan and I will celebrate our 38th wedding anniversary. To mark the occasion, we have planned a long weekend trip to Madeira Beach, Florida. Madeira Beach is on the Gulf side of Florida, next to Johns Pass and St. Petersburg. It is just south of Redington Beach. We visited Madeira Beach several…

The coronavirus is affecting the progressive news media

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There is a new normal for newspapers in Oklahoma. The Tulsa World has a new president – the third one in the last six years. And the liberal newspaper has been sold twice in that time period. The paper was sold by the Lorton Family who sold it to Warren Buffet (Berkshire-Hathaway) who sold it…