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Tulsa’s Christmas Parade changes due to the coronavirus

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As of this month, the Tulsa Christmas Parade is supposed to be a normal, traditional parade. A backup plan is being formed in light of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Cases are decreasing but in case of a new outbreak or more government control, the parade could become a “drive through” parade.  The date is December…

Do your kids go to Jeopardy to find answers? Or the Bible?

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As they were growing up, my children thought I should be a contestant on the television show Jeopardy! It is easy to sit on your couch and answer the questions, but being live in front of a live audience is only for the smart and brave of heart. I only qualify in one area. During…

I don’t want to get used to the ‘new normal’ in America

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In 1970, three buses left the Skelly Building (now Boulder Towers) on an early Saturday morning filled with Skelly employees plus me and one of my brothers. For $25, we got a ride to and from The University of Oklahoma in Norman and a ticket to an OU football game including a sack lunch. I…

People looked for a hawk but got a hummingbird instead

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Since retiring, my wife and I have enjoyed going outside in the morning, sitting in our patio chairs and drinking a cup of coffee together. We have spent most of our married life taking teams to the mission field during the summer, so for us to stay home and enjoy our backyard has been a…

Baseball loses Seaver, Brock

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The Baseball Hall of Fame lost two its greats in the past two weeks; Tom Seaver and Lou Brock. I never met Seaver, but I did spend time with Brock on a couple occasions. Seaver spent 20 seasons in Major League Baseball, playing with the New York Mets (twice), Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and…

We can’t let the pandemic ruin every aspect of our lives

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On August 15, the liberal Tulsa World published an editorial insisting that the NCAA cancel all college football games this fall. According to the editorial, “The COVID-19 pandemic makes college football too risky… “Cancel the 2020 college football season, or at least postpone it to spring if it can be done safely then.” This attitude…

Marathon running son invites Dad to join in on the fun

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I don’t like running, especially if it is required of me. As a child, I loved chasing after lighting bugs or baseballs. I loved it when my brothers and I ran through the woods behind our house. Nonessential running was freedom. But when I went to school and we were required to run around the…

Sen. Kamala Harris is a strong supporter of abortion

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Sen. Kamala Harris is bad news for unborn children. No senator has a worse record on defending unborn babies than Harris and no senator has greater support for the abortion factory of Planned Parenthood. If the Joe Biden/Harris ticket wins on November 3, the carnage will continue and probably accelerate. Biden, who was raised a…

We must protect our children just like my sunflower plant

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Each spring, I try to plant something weird. I am not sure just how I got into doing this, but it brings me great joy. My wife is a gardener at heart; her mom was the same. She is your typical country girl with a green thumb. Like her mom, she can plant flowers, vegetables…