The Thanksgiving proclamation
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD I was saving this for the Tuesday before Thanksgiving; however, considering the animosities the 2024 election has stirred up, now seems an appropriate time to present it:
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Endorsements, a waste of time
By CRAIG HALL I came across the story about the Washington Post editorial board wanting to endorse a certain candidate for president.
Arrowheads and persimmons
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD When I turned off 75 on State Highway 43 (a thoroughly horrible intersection) at Stringtown, I was in a pretty good mood. I noticed some sign or…
“Things a feller ought to know”
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD “There’re just some things a feller ought to know,” old Rip said, way back in 1983. We were fishing in the beaver pond near Shockley Springs Baptist…
Roughing it 101
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD In fairness, Norm was from Australia—you know, the “land down under,” as touted by the Men at Work Aussie band as the place where “women glow and…
Bible games and psychograph
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD I was happily surprised to find a copy of Aggregate Goatsby’s Bible Game & Psychograph in a 30-year-old pile of books and papers in my garage. Here…
Revised Oklahoma football districts
Revised Oklahoma football districts By CRAIG HALL As I typed up a list of the football districts this morning, I decided to see what the football districts would look like…
Masters of gloom
Masters of gloom By LEON YOUNGBLOOD Have you ever noticed there are persons who are walking Depressions, Depression personified, Depression overloads? These are not those persons who merely need medication…
Pocola administrator thankful for active shooter training
Pocola administrator thankful for active shooter training By Rep. RICK WEST I received a letter recently from Pocola Town Administrator John Limbocker who wrote about his appreciation of Oklahoma Highway…
Exploding watermelons
Exploding watermelons By LEON YOUNGBLOOD As if we do not have enough to worry about in this weary, troubled world, I’ve found something else to lose sleep over: did you…