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The media should show more respect to President Trump

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It seems that even on a week where the attention of our nation should have been totally focused on the departure of PRESGB-41 to a better life and reunion with his FLOTUS in Heaven (especially since PRESDT-45 had declared December 6 as a national holiday with banks, government offices and USPS closed in observance of…

At Christmas, we rejoice at the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ

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As we come to the final days of the year 2018 we find the major observation of importance to those of us in the Christian family of believers, with Monday marking Christmas Eve.  The event that has become, in my opinion, far too commercialized with emphasis on parties, gifts and other diversions from the true…

Do you hear what I hear? The Moore Family wishes you hope

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It’s no secret that I love this time of the year, especially the music that accompanies it. For reasons known only to God, each year, a single song resonates through my heart and soul. It is never the same song two years in a row; last year, it was Little Drummer Boy. The “Pa rum…

Looking for a great Christmas gift? How about a book?

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Are you stuck for good ideas for Christmas gifts this year? Is there someone on your list who doesn’t need anything and won’t toss out any hints? A gift subscription to the Tulsa Beacon would be nice. A lot of folks do that. At the giver’s request, we will send a Christmas card (not a…

The month of December has become meaningful for many

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Now that the celebration of Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, we turn to some more serious observances in the month of December.  This began with the first Friday this year on December 7, Pearl Harbor Day. In my family, it has been nine years since my wife Anne was released…

Cohen the Goodhearted’s watchful eye is like some shepherds

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The other day, I went to help my son Caleb paint the inside of my previously owned home he just bought. I enjoy these tasks as they give us some quality time together. But this day, I was particularly excited because I got to hang out with Titus the Honorable and Cohen the Goodhearted. Cohen…

The Christmas party season can be an awful lot of fun

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It’s time for Christmas parties. I love this time of year. The weather is crisp, people are in good moods and it’s a good time to reflect on the past year. We usually go to a few Christmas parties. Several Sunday School groups at our church are going together for a party and that should…

What are our children being taught in the public schools?

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Just two weeks before the mid-term election day, on October 23, there was a mid-sized story, page width by 4.75 inches, which was buried within the obituary section of our daily news(?)paper with the headline: “U.S. report: Efforts to suck carbon from air must be ramped up.”  The headline makes one wonder if it really…

The Moore Family has the most beautiful ugly Christmas tree

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It has become a tradition in the Moore family to put up our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. For reasons unbeknownst to me, this duty has fallen my way. It always starts with a trek out to the backyard shed. Of course, all the Christmas stuff is stacked behind the lawn mower, the seed…

America must rebuild its crumbling infrastructure

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Recently, the world learned yet again that inadequate investment in infrastructure – roads, bridges, tunnels, and railways – can have tragic consequences. This time, those consequences befell the people of Genoa, Italy, where the collapse of a 51-year-old bridge killed 43 people.  Area residents had long expressed concern about the bridge’s structural integrity. For years,…