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Science doesn’t support the hype of the New Green Deal hysteria

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On March 26, the United States Senate voted against putting forward Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-New York, and Sen. Ed Markey’s, D-Massachusetts,  Green New Deal (GND) resolution to the Senate floor for debate and final vote. Those voting against the GND included all 53 Republicans, three Democrats and one Independent. Voting merely “present” (also known as…

My backyard garden will not be as busy this summer

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In the good old days, you would plant in a field for several years and then you would not plant in that field for at least one growing season to let the ground recover. That’s one of the reasons why I am not going to plant much if anything in our backyard garden this year….

Efforts are underway to create a Gold Star Survivors’ memorial

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Now for a relaxing change of pace from the evil and noisy proclamations we have been bombarded with for the last two and one-half years from the “goats” on the left.  It has recently, within the last year or so, come to my attention that someone has come forward with a plan to recognize those…

Two regulars ‘births’ can’t match a genuine spiritual birth

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On the day River the Peacemaker entered this world, my wife and I had Titus the Honorable and Cohen the Goodhearted staying with us. The weather was beautiful, so Titus got out his little bicycle and rode around the backyard while Cohen watered Grammy’s flowers. Before long, Titus came to me, his expression serious. “Poppy,…

The Tulsa Beacon’s 18th anniversary is in late April

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On April 25, 2001, Susan and I launched the first edition of the Tulsa Beacon. This wasn’t the first time we had started a newspaper. In 1984, I was the suburban reporter for the daily paper and I covered Glenpool on a regular basis. I got to know the city manager, the bank president, the…

Hillary Clinton should have been investigated for Russian collusion

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After more than two years of an inquisition-type “investigation,” the Mueller Special Counsel report has been delivered to the director of the Department of (in)Justice.  In my opinion, the term “injustice” fits since the terms of PRESJC-42 (Bill Clinton), who had the privilege of nominating candidates for Federal District and Appellate judges to positions created…

Poppy pledges to always have ice cream, adventures and prayers

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With great joy, the writing team of Moore, Moore and Moore announces a new addition. Joining our team is River Walker Moore, born Monday, March 18, 2019, weighing in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces. I am sure this new addition will bring us many more stories of laughter and hope. I have given each of…

Would you like to save lives? That’s what they do at Mend

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There is great work being done at Mend Pregnancy Resource Center and Medical Clinic. Many women from all areas of life can face a crisis when they unexpectedly become pregnant. It can be especially troubling for a young woman who is not married or whose family is living from paycheck-to-paycheck. Unexpected babies interfere with work…

Gun control does not help if only criminals have the guns

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One morning recently, the 5 a.m. radio news woke me up with the story that there had been a multiple shooting in two or three Islam Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.  First reports were that there were numerous victims killed and wounded in each – also that the perpetrator had used two military-grade rifles, and…

Lessons in the basement of a Baptist Church

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I grew up in a small country church, when we first started attending this church it had one large room called the sanctuary. The seats were long wooden pews that would bend like a horseshoe as it went from one side to the other.  Directly below it was the basement. Most of our Sunday Schools,…