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Charles Biggs

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The recession that Biden lied about is here and growing

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President Joe Biden continues to make predictions that he knows are not true and then he lies about it when the truth is inescapable. Last year, he said the spike in inflation was “temporary.” It’s not. It’s grown to at least 9.1% (if it were accurately calculated, it would be closer to 17%). He said…

The Holy City of the Wichitas is famous for an Easter Passion Play.

A trip to the Wichita Wildlife Refuge is worth the effort

Tulsa Beacon

I have lived in Oklahoma almost all my life but I have only been to the Lawton area once before a weekend trip this July. The highlight of the trip was a car ride through the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. We mostly stayed in our car because of the summer heat. In fact, the Refuge…

Conference realignment is for the money, not the fans

Tulsa Beacon

I am so old that I remember the Big Eight conference. I have a memory of the 1971 Game of the Century between No. 1 Nebraska and No. 2 Oklahoma. After that game, every matchup between the Sooners or Cornhuskers was “must-see TV.” And it was difficult the watch on TV at first because the…

We battle summer heat in Tulsa but I can live with that

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I don’t like extreme heat but you get used to it. Sorta. My son-in-law spent the last few summers in South Dakota. It can get hot there but the average temperature in June, July and August is about 85 degrees. That is more than a shade cooler than Tulsa. Tulsa averages 88 degrees in June,…

Investigate electric cars before you decide to purchase one

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I had a young female friend tell me she wasn’t worried about gasoline prices because she owns an electric car. She likes the fact that they don’t have emissions and they are high tech. She figures to save a lot of money and to “save the planet.” Maybe not. Here are some of the problems…

Forty years of marriage to an outstanding Godly woman

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Forty years ago, on July 10, 1982, I married an extraordinary woman – Susan Campbell. Despite the ravages of everyday life, we have served our Lord Jesus Christ, raised three remarkable children and been proud to be Americans. I was 28 when we got married. That was later than most of my friends. I was…

Here’s are some facts about Oklahoma’s ban on abortion

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On Friday, the day that the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to overturn Roe v. Wade, Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor certified that Oklahoma has officially banned abortion. Gov. Stitt said, “When I ran for governor, I promised Oklahomans that I would sign every pro-life bill that came across my desk. I am thrilled to…

Here are primary candidates that I will cast a ballot for

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For almost every election, I make recommendations about candidates on the editorial pages of the Tulsa Beacon. Over the years, I have made some great choices, like former U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine and former State Sen. Randy Brogdon. These are honorable men who were committed to the principles they ran on and they were men…

There’s no more going to the store to get your tubes tested

Tulsa Beacon

My earliest recollection of watching television was seeing the Howdy Doody Show on a huge black-and-white rounded screen. My brothers and I were only allowed to watch for less than an hour and as I recall (which might not be right), we didn’t watch TV on Sunday. That was in the 1950s. Fast forward to…

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…