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A daughter lovingly remembers Dr. Walter E. Williams

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The following column is by Devon Williams, daughter of Walter E. Williams. In the late 1980s, when telemarketing was at it is peak, a company called our home during dinner. I picked up the phone and handed it to my dad. This is what we heard him say: “I’m not interested.” “No. No, thank you.”…

Christmas was great in Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, etc.

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Christmas in the 1960s usually meant a trip to Needs Creek, Arkansas (just north of Conway) to visit Uncle Alton and Aunt Mildred. We didn’t have a bunch of gifts. Sometimes we wondered if my Dad’s 1963 Ford Galaxie would make it there without adding a quart or two of oil. Uncle Alton and Aunt…

Christmas gifts can be a big surprise – or a scary encounter

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My personality holds one particularly amusing paradox: I think it’s funny to scare someone, but I don’t like being scared. I have never figured that one out. Many years ago, my family bought me a Christmas gift that I had been wanting, as my grandsons would say, “all my life.” I wouldn’t buy it for…

Going shopping at Sam’s Club hungry is a big mistake

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Here’s an update on panic buying. On November 19, I went to Sam’s Club at 42nd Street and Sheridan Road looking for Cottonelle or Charmin toilet paper. I get in an hour early because we have a business membership. All the Cottonelle and Charmin was gone. A week earlier, I had purchased a big bundle…

Ralph Blane helped us have a merry little Christmas (tree)

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Both of my sons grew up attending Firs Baptist, Tulsa. I could have not asked for a better place for them to have been loved and taught the Bible. It was a church that supported our family as we walked out our faith. One of the things First Tulsa was well-known for was its annual…

Here are the facts about the coronavirus and the vaccines

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Wondering about getting the vaccine for Covid-19? Please think about the following facts. 1. If you have been sick with Covid-19 symptoms and confirmed to have acquired this virus … no! As a result of your infection you already have the protective antibodies and Killer T-cells that will continue to protect you from re-infection. This…

Here are some great Christmas movies (and stinkers)

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My favorite Christmas movie is White Christmas. Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen join forces to put on a benefit show for a retired World War II general who has a failing inn in Vermont. The music is memorable, the characters are great people and it has a “slam bang” finish. In…

If you want to dance, right now is sure the perfect time

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I have spent my life with students, hanging out with 13- to 18-year-olds for over 47 years. I have dealt with and counseled with students on everything from “My parents are Neanderthals” to “I am going to be the president of the United States.” So far, in all these years, neither has turned out to…

Even in a worldwide pandemic, there is cause to give thanks

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Is it possible to give thanks to God in 2020? Absolutely. I recognize that many Tulsans, Oklahomans and Americans are struggling with disease, loss of income and depression. And it may be awhile before those problems are solved or alleviated. I just know that I have much to be thankful for right now. I am…

Toilet water has a different meaning for 4-year-old Cohen

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Seven-year-old Titus the Honorable and 4-year-old Cohen the Goodhearted are currently doing virtual schooling. It amazing that a teacher can sit at home with a computer in front of them, and at a certain time, their computer screen will populate with their students. Titus the Honorable did his virtual schooling from our kitchen counter one…