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Guess what? The world’s population is beginning to decline

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For thousands of years philosophers have wrung their hands because of fears about the supposed negative impacts of population growth on life as they knew it. In the 5th century B.C., Confucius argued that population increases would reduce the quality of life. In Ancient Greece, both Plato and Aristotle maintained that a growing population was…

When it’s hot and humid in Panama, try a Walker Rocker

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Author’s Note: As I was going through my stuff trying to reduce the clutter, I came across something I wrote many years ago. It made heart laugh not once but twice. So I thought I would share it again. We slept in mosquito net-covered hammocks, cooked our meals in a big iron pot over three…

What Democrats know, but won’t say

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In the wake of Super Tuesday, five important truths ring clear. Democrats and the media will not discuss them, but here they are. First, “young” and “new” voters are not turning out for these Democrat primaries and caucuses. Unlike both Obama elections, young Americans are uninspired by Democrat choices. Sanders – who touts a “young”…

Big, progressive newspapers are paying a price for their bias

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Big newspapers are having a tough time these days and in most cases, it’s their own fault. The Tulsa World recently got sold again. Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway sold the paper because it didn’t make as much money as they thought it would. That was indicated by the sales price. Buffett, a financial genius,…

There are a lot of unanswered questions about 737 Max jets

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In the Sunday, February 23 issue of the Tulsa World, well hidden on page A-8, was a small story that carried the headline: “Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected 737 Max jets.”  There was no credit given to any reporter and it carried a dateline of “Chicago (AP).”  The last paragraph stated,…

Taking seasons of rest can be difficult in our busy lifestyles

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I regularly get emails from Jesus. Each week, he tells me I am valued and he wants me to come and see him. I have visited him on a number of occasions, and it’s always a blessing when I do. He takes care of my needs. Every time, he reminds me of the “easy way.”…

The United Nations is making Africa’s locust crisis worse

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Billions of desert locusts have descended again on East Africa. Crawling first, then sprouting wings and flying in hungry hoards of 40-150 million or more, they are devastating crops and threatening tens of millions of people with lost livelihoods and starvation. This latest locust plague, says the United Nations, is the worst in 70 years…

Sometimes war movies can provide a good history lesson’

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For some reason, there has been a rash of war movies released in the past few months. I have always had a keen interest in the history of warfare, especially World War II, since my late father, Harley Biggs, served in the Army in the European theater. I have seen some of these recent movies…

Secession would require a lot of approval from the government

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It was with some satisfaction that a story appeared on January 24 that Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma had issued an executive order to deny state-paid travel of employees and officials to the State of California. This was in response to such a ban imposed by officials of the City of San Francisco (San Fransicko)…

I kept losing my focus, so I sold my photography business

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I used to be a professional photographer. For years, I worked at Community Press Photo in Chillicothe, Missouri. Not only did I take wedding and commercial pictures, but I spent a lot of time in a darkroom developing film and making prints. My partner in the business was an older man named Ted Blankenship; he…