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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…

Mom knew her boys needed ‘What a friend we have in Jesus’

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Raising four boys in rural America, my mother thought we needed some kind of sophistication, so she required us to take piano lessons. Every week, she would drive us out into the country to a farm where two spinsters lived. Neither Mary nor Martha had ever been married, and if you had asked me as…

Why is this well-documented research not being taught?

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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 does Orontius Finaeus have to do with Original Americans? A map circa 4000 BCE. Orontius Finaeus Delphinatus (Latin name, Oronce Fine in French) (1494-1555) is a pivotal scientist you never heard of. He…

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…

‘The Church of Homer Simpson’ just reinforces ignorance

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I had a thought today.  I know this surprises you as much as it did me. For the most part, we are not a thinking people. Someone says, “Buy this,” and we buy it. Our society as a whole has lost the art of thinking. Since we don’t think much anymore, we now have people…

What does a map of Antarctica have to do with history?

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[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. Archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. The history of these Original Americans is just now being written. What does a map of Antarctica have to do with the Original…

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…

Parents need more involvement and a lot less outsourcing

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I think that one of the huge problems today is the outsourcing of our children. Outsourcing became a way of business in the 1980s. If I can find a company that can make a part cheaper than I can, I will outsource that part, allowing the other company to take care of it for me….

‘Pig trough’ lands in museum as a significant discovery

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[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. Archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. The history of these Original Americans is just now being written. What does a pig trough have to do with the Original Americans?…

Reality check for Cherokee leaders may be positive sign

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt decision, which effectively declared much of eastern Oklahoma remains tribal reservation land, prompted some tribal officials to embrace separatism. In 2021, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation official told NonDoc the difference between the Muscogee chief and the governor of Oklahoma is that one is the “head of a nation” while the…