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Replacing a trusty waterbed with a high-dollar mattress

December 16, 2021 Charles Biggs

When Susan and I got married in 1982, our first purchase was a California king waterbed. We were not hippies but we liked to sleep on a comfortable mattress and waterbeds were remarkably inexpensive. For almost 40 years, we slept on that waterbed. We replaced the mattress twice and the heater twice. And we replaced…

The antiquated Yellow Pages never had all of the answers

December 16, 2021 Walker Moore

I got home the other day and there on my front porch, wrapped in plastic, was a copy of the Yellow Pages. Do you remember when you had to load up the trunk of my car with unused copies and haul them off to the recycling bin. If I knew where my delivery person lived,…

Taking care of a troubled youth in a lifelong relationship

December 16, 2021 Dr. Marcus O. Durham Rosemary Durham

[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] The clan from Hiwassee was some of the first of the Old Settlers into Arkansas on their way to Indian Territory. They originally lived on the 400-acre island at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Tennessee River. They were the “Red” Paint (A Ni Wo…

Lincoln Riley didn’t make a ‘hard decision’ to leave OU

December 9, 2021 Charles Biggs

Former Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley said his decision to quit OU and take the head coaching job at USC was “the hardest decision” he ever had to make. Right. It was so hard that it took him less than half a day to make up his mind. Riley would have you believe that following…

It’s truly a great day when you allow Jesus Christ to ‘fix’ you

December 9, 2021 Walker Moore

My oldest grandson, Titus the Honorable, is 8 years old. He has been an odd child since birth. Now, “odd” can be interpreted two ways. It can mean strange, or it can represent a set of numbers. We have even numbers, and we have odd numbers. Neither one is better than the other. I am…

A community of mission leaders helped bring about peace

December 9, 2021 Dr. Marcus O. Durham Rosemary Durham

[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] Among the very first Old Settler Cherokees, who migrated from near Chickamauga, Tennessee, was a distinguished clan who influenced the nation to this day. Talontuskee (Disrupter) was the leader of the tribe after 1817 while they lived near Illinois Bayou and Petit Jean Creek along…

Why have the Chevy Equinoxes been so difficult to find?

December 2, 2021 Charles Biggs

In 2011, I bought a brand new Chevrolet Equinox in Tulsa for about $21,000. In 2014, I bought the Chevy Equinox that I now drive in Tulsa for about $22,000. Both times, it was a new car and the dealer offered me a significant discount because he was trying to make room for the new…

Everything that Jesus will offer you is absolutely genuine

December 2, 2021 Walker Moore

‘I am the oldest of four boys. The next to the oldest of these four boys is my younger brother Gary. Gary has spent most of his life in law enforcement and recently retired from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He has had many positions, but the one I get the most joy out of…

The story of Indian Territory is a blending of cultures

December 2, 2021 Dr. Marcus O. Durham Rosemary Durham

[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] As I sit at my computer, looking through the windowpanes across the valley at the next ridge, I am awestruck at the beauty of God’s creation. The fall colors are just past peak, but stunning red oaks, with remnants of golden green on the white…

Lots of seafood on our short fall adventure in Florida

November 25, 2021 Charles Biggs

There is something so calming about the ocean. Earlier this month, we accompanied my mother-in-law and one of our sons and his wife on a four-day trip to Florida. We take this long weekends to get away and Florida is a favorite stopping point. To be honest, I wasn’t sure we could get a good…