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Aunt Ola was the family saint, the one who kept a suitcase packed in readiness to go the aid of relatives in distress. Lying was not in her DNA. So, when she prepared a rudimentary family tree back in the 1950s,
Read moreChildhood vacations saw us visit relatives in Jefferson and Stephens Counties. We returned from Oklahoma one year just in time to see our hometown of Westfield, Indiana, put on a minstrel show in the high school auditorium. Friends, neighbors and
Read moreDistrict 43 State Sen. Paul Scott of Duncan has spent the past few months becoming the embodiment of the new Republican Party – the party of racism, rudeness, personal ‘richment and religious hypocrisy. In early December, he announced a bill to
Read moreOn Feb 21, Erica Jones reported for WRC TV in Washington, D.C. that, ” The family of an unarmed black motorcyclist who was shot and killed by a Washington, D.C., police officer in 2016 reached a $3.5 million settlement with
Read moreOn Sept. 11, 2001, I was riding my exercise bike in my Woodward apartment living room and watching The Today Show when the planes started flying into the World Trade Center and then The Pentagon. As shocked as everyone else,
Read moreSpring is here, and with it comes baseball. And, from the first pitch on, I will wonder anon: why do umpires favor pitchers? Any strike gets a demonstrative signal and a loud call. And a called third strike sees many umpires
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