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Is your perception of society of hope or of despair?

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[Looking at history and why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] If you listen to legacy media, bureaucrats, and some quasi-environmentalists, you would think the world is going to pieces in a handbasket. First, I listen to no traditional media. Their stories do not match the real-world. I do look through three…

Broken Arrow LIV Golf tourney preview

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LIV Golf Tour is in Broken Arrow this weekend and there are some of the top golfers in the world participating, along with some golfers with local ties, to cheer for at Cedar Ridge Country Club. This is the sixth stop on the 14-event LIV Golf League 2023 schedule. It is a three-round tournament (Friday-Sunday)….

Know anyone who lost their job in first four months of 2023?

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The running total of layoffs for 2023 in the first four months is 190,759, according to Layoffs.fyi.  IBM announced May 1, 7,800 jobs could be replaced by AI, automation soon. Most are familiar with how outplacement assists those affected by a reduction in force (RIF) or a smaller scale layoff.  Employees that are impacted can…

Five signs you are ready for Summer to end and school to begin

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If you’re a parent, you know about the dreaded disorder that comes from being exposed to your children all summer long. Yes, this thing called summer vacation can be hazardous to your health. It starts out with an innocent excitement that your children are out of school. You think about all the advantages of summer:…

How Pro-lifers Can Fight the pro-Abortion Climate Scare

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In “Using the Climate Change Scare to Promote Abortion,“ my March 21st America Out Loud article, I described how climate alarmists are promoting abortion to lessen our population to supposedly help stop climate change. I also showed that the abortion industry is now citing climate change concerns to promote their agenda as well. But both…

The root of drugs: synthetic and natural medicines

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[Looking at history and why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] Recent articles have discussed the natural source of food and medicines. Last time we looked at the origin of everything. Now is time to blend these things together. We will go down the road of the oldest recorded history, still in…

My Soccer Life …

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I’ve worked in minor league baseball since I was a batboy in 1978. Over the years, I have also umpired and coached baseball at many levels, however, it has become apparent that soccer has been a greater part of my life than baseball. My first exposure to soccer came in the mid-1970s as I watched…

Finding Focus by pushing aside your distractions

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I purpose to clear my desk today just like the plan I had last week, but when I looked at my computer I had over 287 messages in my inbox.   My office manager came in and needed a blog post before the day was over and I had told her I would have it yesterday,…

High school proms have changed a lot in the past 45 years

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Forty-five years ago (ouch), I graduated from Nathan Hale High School. I spent three wonderful years at the best school in town with the sharpest teachers and the finest friends you could ever ask for. Make that, “for which you could ever ask,” We will have our class of ’72 45th reunion July 22-24 here…

Boosting OK native plants

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April showers or not, Oklahomans expect to have flowers in May, but it’s not petunias and pansies they want this spring. These days Okies want native flowers and plants, but supply is not keeping up with demand. “It’s been crazy,” said Marilyn Stewart owner of Wild Things Nursery. Based near Seminole, her operation packs up…