Summer gives family chance to complete purge of girls' items
A feeble attempt at a Massive Purge has begun, though the wheels of progress are turning slowly.
View ArticleMom brings nesting urge to daughter's home
I've been remiss lately but, as usual, it's not my fault. It's my oldest's.
View ArticleBeing self-employed allowed woman to avoid discrimination
I've been in management for about 35 years now. While I'm not exactly on Wall Street, I'm in the business world and I'm qualified to say what I'm about to say:It's a man's world.
View ArticleFinding information on female ancestors is elusive
Half of our ancestors were women. Yet, for some, one of the most frustrating challenges in doing family research is learning a woman's maiden name.
View ArticleAugust brings the start of new beginnings, end of summer
Now that the nest is empty, the fact that summer is over is barely relevant to me.
View ArticleRoute 66 iconic sites, businesses celebrated in 'Crossroads' exhibit
From 1892 to 1895, a young man named Will Rogers traveled a 40-mile cattle trail from his family ranch near Oologah to Willie Halsell College, a Methodist boarding school near Vinita.
View ArticleHurricanes show how we must take care of our neighbors, countrymen
We think we have it bad here in Oklahoma with tornadoes, wind and extreme weather, but there is a bright side. That is: We don't live in Houston or Florida.
View ArticleSlave helped hoist Statue of Freedom
In reading books and newspaper and magazine articles over the years, I have come across details about famous and infamous people that often are not part of their biographies or autobiographies.
View ArticleGetting the 'Perfect Cat' for daughter took a journey
A few weeks back I made the drive to Tulsa, assigned with the task of helping my daughter get a cat.
View ArticleInventories will give you a record of your possessions
The survivors of the recent devastating hurricanes in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico and the American Virgin Islands are facing months, more likely years, of recovery and, in some cases, no
View ArticleElder care comes home for writer with mother, stepfather moving to Lawton
Just when you think you might have a thing or two figured out, something happens to assure you that you don't really have a clue.
View ArticleFood, coats and blankets to be handed out Saturday at annual Thanksgiving event
The season is upon us, and many people have been working diligently to make sure their neighbors and other people in this community have what they need to put a nice holiday dinner on the table.
View ArticleMovement to address treatment
I've been watching with amazement, like the rest of the nation, as every day another male politician or celebrity is called out by women for inappropriate behavior.
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Checking the past to learn who is Santa Claus
In the third century, a monk named Nicholas lived near what is now Turkey. He gave away money and food so others could live, and he became the saint of children and sailors.
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