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Working out of your home has advantages and problems

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What’s it like to work at home? For some, it’s fantastic. For others, it’s a nightmare. In 2001, we started the Tulsa Beacon and we rented a small office right across the street from our house. Our kids were still in school and it was a perfect setup. Our teenage son watched our two younger…

The Quarantine Files: Publicist Sandy Brokaw ponders the coronavirus mess

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Over the past 50 years, publicist Sanford “Sandy” Brokaw has seen his share of changes in the entertainment business, but nothing could have prepared him for the shutdown of the industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, Brokaw spoke with me on the phone, from his home in Studio City, California. Brokaw, 70, and…

Start downloading the Ten Commandments to your kids

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Life with River the Peacemaker is about to get interesting. In March, he turned 1, and for this past year, he has been your typical baby. Much of his life up to this point has consisted of eating, sleeping and getting changed. Now he is crawling with the best of them and beginning to build…

Here’s how to help college grads as they face career uncertainty

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If your college graduation ceremony has been canceled because of the coronavirus, I’m so sorry. I know that wasn’t what you guys were expecting or hoping for, and it’s okay to be sad about it. That is real stuff! This probably also throws a curve ball at your post-grad plans, especially when it comes to…

Have some fun and plant a backyard garden this spring

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Susan has planted our garden in the back yard and we are hopeful for a good harvest. The way things are going in the country, this might be the year we  may need produce from the garden to make it through the winter. Susan is a much better gardener than I. In the past, I…

Quarantined pastors become televangelists in the pandemic

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I turned on the news today and heard the anchorman report that we might have to be quarantined for a few more weeks. It really doesn’t matter to me; for the past 22 days, I have been stuck on Saturday, and I have another Saturday tomorrow. If you have been following along on social media…

The Quarantine Files: The Tulsa Praise Orchestra trusts God to move forward

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As we’ve been learning over the past few weeks, it’s not just big-name musical artists who tour the country on a regular basis that are affected by the corona virus quarantine, but local groups like the Tulsa Praise Orchestra, have also been affected. “We have canceled concerts and canceled our guest artist, Dave Boyer, who…

Natural gas drops greenhouse emissions

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Increased natural gas consumption helped bring down U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, according to a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Chances are you haven’t heard. That’s because the mainstream media and environmentalists insist on condemning the Trump administration for championing fossil fuels, even though the United States is doing a better…

Someday, maybe soon, Americans can go back to church

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It’s strange not going to church on Sunday. I have been in church almost every Sunday as far back as I can remember. When I was 5 years old, my sainted Grandmother got me and my four brothers dressed up every Sunday and marched us over to Tulsa Bible Church for Sunday School and morning…

The Quarantine Files

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Sportscaster Bob Carpenter: Will there be a baseball season? Longtime Tulsa sports announcer, and Washington Nationals play-by-play voice, Bob Carpenter, is spending a lot of time at home this spring doing yard work and playing cards. I interviewed Carpenter, now in his 15th season with the Nationals, and he said he enjoyed the team’s run…