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Good Leaders learn to unlock the potential in others

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Leaders are often portrayed as born with the gift of leadership and some have it and others do not. But the truth is, that successful leaders do not have the gift from birth but had to learn how to develop the gift. Becoming a good leader requires self-awareness and continually learn and commit to personal…

Halloween used to be fun before everything got so weird

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Back when I was growing up in the 1960s, Halloween was a fun time for kids. Now it’s bizarre and dangerous. When we dressed up like a ghost, we just cut a few eye holes in an old sheet and draped it over our heads. Occasionally, someone would have their mom use makeup so they…

OSSAA rules harm student-athletes

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Each year, parents across Oklahoma pay for their children to attend sports camps. Those parents may be surprised to learn that the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) now treats attendance at those camps as an excuse to ban some students from playing any sport for a year. It’s an idiotic rule adopted for no…

Opera singer Macchio wonderful, but not a household name

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] As I was saying. These words were the intro to an unexpected opera experience. Christopher Macchio is not exactly a household name, unless you are an opera fan in New York. We were watching a memorial honoring 50-year-old fireman Corey Comperatore, who was murdered…

Pay it forward: Invest in your personal development story

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Dr. Marc D. Gilbert my business professor at John Brown University used to tell me, “What you do today, is important, because it will impact tomorrow.”   Personal and professional development pays dividends down the road of life not only for you but even greater in what you can bring to others. Investment takes time, energy,…

Democrats haven’t gotten over losing the presidential race

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The following is a previously published column. I was in Denver, Colorado, in 2000 when it was announced that George W. Bush was elected president over former Vice President Al Gore. I figured that Gore would raise a big stink and inspire bitterness in his followers but at least at that time, he was gracious….

Collegiate awakening, decisions will determine future

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] College awakening. Those terms often refer to the stirrings as a young adult. In this sequence, it is the very different religious experience akin to the first Great Awakening. Jonathon Edwards (1703-1758) entered Yale University before he was thirteen, already fluent in Latin, Greek,…

Social Security Matters: Will my wife’s survivor benefit be less because she claimed her Social Security early?

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Dear Rusty: I claimed Social Security at 70. My wife claimed her own SS at 62, and her earnings were significantly lower than mine. I understand my wife will be eligible to claim my benefit if I pass before she does, but will Social Security reduce that benefit because she didn’t wait until age 65…