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No mow May, exposes the beauty of native wildflowers

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] ‘No Mow May’ ends early this year. No Mow May is the co-author’s prescription for wildflowers. On the ranch, we have a variety of designated land use areas. Around the houses, venues, and buildings, grass is manicured because the vistas are stunning and that…

Women’s softball teams advance to WCWS

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If you haven’t been paying attention to college softball, now might be the time to start. Both the OU and OSU softball teams are headed to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Stadium in Oklahoma City. The WCWS begins on Thursday. In Norman last Friday night, the three-time defending national champion Sooners defeated Florida…

Seven habits of highly successful people are effective in job search

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For over 30 years one of the most respected business books has been “The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People”.  Could the same principles be applied to job search?  Below is a summary from Steven Covey’s book that I believe can be applied to the modern job search process. Grow your professional network – Develop…

BabylonBee.com is chock full of clean, Christian comedy

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I discovered The Onion back when it only had a printed edition. The satirical website can be really funny but it frequently strays from good taste (profanity and sexual innuendo), so I don’t read it anymore and I can’t recommend it to my friends or readers. There is an alternative. It’s www.babylonbee.com. The Babylon Bee…

Fans protest Oakland A’s move

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It was an interesting opening day of the baseball season for the Oakland Athletics. The team had an announced attendance of 13,522 last Thursday for the game against Cleveland. However, looking at the photos of the Oakland Coliseum during the game, it appeared the actual attendance was a lot less than what was announced. The…

Involuntary vs.Voluntary: Demystifying Layoffs

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Layoffs, redundances, downsizing or separations, whether voluntary or involuntary, while unfortunate, are a frequent occurrence in today’s business world. Yet, many organizations fail to realize the importance of a well-defined career transition assistance process, often treating it as an afterthought. This shortsighted approach can have significant consequences, damaging morale, souring the employer brand, and even…

The Tulsa Beacon’s 18th anniversary is in April

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On April 25, 2001, Susan and I launched the first edition of the Tulsa Beacon. This wasn’t the first time we had started a newspaper. In 1984, I was the suburban reporter for the daily paper and I covered Glenpool on a regular basis. I got to know the city manager, the bank president, the…

The weather and amateur ham radio operators

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] When is Spring? That is the severe weather season in our part of the world. We live where the Pacific northwest cool air moves to the middle of the continent to clash with warm moist air travelling up from the Gulf. Nature’s light show…

Vacation joys are found in relationships, not circumstances

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My wife and I had not had a vacation in several years. We decided to take six days off last week and relax on the beaches of Mexico. We boarded a plane in Tulsa, heading toward our connecting flight in Dallas. Landing at DFW’s Terminal A and flying out of Terminal D, we had to…