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“THE SEDUCTION OF HOPELESSNESS”Do. Not. Give. Up. Giving up creates hopelessness. And hopelessness creates a huge black hole of depression and deadness in you. When you quit caring about anything in life, you stop living, even though your heart continues beating.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.The calendar has been flipped, the decorations are stowed and most of the ill-fitting or unwanted gifts have been returned or re-gifted.

Those of us whose hearing is not quite as good as it used to be will appreciate the following. Regan Rose writes . . .I knew that my husband’s hearing had deteriorated after our friend – new to the city – asked where he could meet some singles.

It's been 8 years since I completed my 57th and final year as a teacher and I'll be honest with you, in many ways I am glad that I am not having to face the classroom (and out of classroom) challenges that teachers are facing in this topsy-turvy world we live in and the situations it creates.

CAPERNAUM — Reports surfaced this week that carpenter-turned-traveling teacher Jesus of Nazareth expressed disappointment with having to share a birthday with the biggest holiday of the year.

Considering December 7 th So why do we still make something of a fuss about “Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941?” It marks an important historical date for America. December 7th marks the first time any nation had dared attack us on our soil.

Most of us complain about “hard times” on a regular basis. However, the fact is the vast majority are living better than any generation in history. Those that actually went through “hard times” never complained about them.

America’s continued national success is dependent on all of us, the American people.Our American people are what makes America a great nation. We have a beautiful land.We have plenty of natural resources and we have a great heritage but it’s our everyday actions that make America great.

“Quote of the Week…..“When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not. But now my faculties are decaying, and it soon shall be that I cannot remember anything but the things that actually happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this, but we all have to do it.

We all enjoy talking about obesity but now we have tired of it. As for my disgruntled readers who are tired of me writing about “fat” or “obese” please be assured that I have no malice toward fat people. In fact, I’m a little bit fat myself and some of my best friends are fat people.