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

A trip to the Wichita Wildlife Refuge is worth the effort

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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…

You think I may be shallow but at least I am also very weak

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For someone who isn’t a writer, coming up with an article each week is a daunting task. One of the problems I face is that I have only one mind, 10 fingers and 26 letters to work with. I sometimes think if we just had a few more letters in our alphabet, my job would…

Egyptian mummies, cocaine, nicotine and the Americas

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We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. The history is just now being written. From where did they come? When? What do Egyptian mummies, cocaine, and nicotine have to do with Original Americans? They exported. In 1992, chemistry, toxicology, and endocrinology researcher, Dr. Svetla Balabanova, from the Institute…

Conference realignment is for the money, not the fans

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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…

Grandma Scott’s ‘special elixer’ could cure everything but sin

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A couple of weeks ago I thought I might have Covid . . . or at least suffering from flu-like symptoms. Whenever I am sick, I can’t help wondering if I have something more serious than an ordinary illness. You see, I come from a long line of self-diagnosers. I don’t know if this trait…

Recently revealed ancient maps are amazingly accurate

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We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. The history is just now being written. What do ancient maps have to do with Original Americans? Establishing dates. Ancient maps, such as Re’is and Finaeus, are based on maps from prehistory. These ancient maps were found by the Director of…

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,…

Now is the time to capture a heartbeat of obedience to God

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Kids are smart. In fact, I believe they are the smartest people in the world. Victoria, my three-year-old niece, called me at the office the other day. She didn’t want to talk to my wife, just me. When I asked how she was doing, our little princess told me she wasn’t feeling good. I asked…

Questions swirl about ancient maps and our ancestors

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We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. The history of these Original Americans is just now being written. What do ancient maps have to do with Original Americans? 3750 BCE. In 1961, Professor Charles Hapgood analyzed the 1513 map by Re’is, the 1531 Fineaus map, and many others….