Columns

The Big Tornado Night in Stonewall. It was what we would call a “sultry” night in Stonewall, Oklahoma, in 1947. I was 12 and I had a less than lucrative job running the popcorn stand at the Main Theatre there on Stonewell’s Main Street.I was glad to be there.

Segregation in OklahomaSegregation means “to separate.” In the southern US in the 1880s and 1890s, many counties and states passed laws that separated whites from Black people. The purpose of these laws was to make whites feel like they were a part of a special group and better than Blacks.

Profound proclamations concerning life When you stand in front of a classroom of children for 57 years as I so enjoyably did, you encounter all sorts of questions, mostly about your personal life and sometimes about whatever topic we might have been discussing in class.

The funeral for Evan's brother-in-law had concluded two hours ago. And now a small group of grieving family and friends were gathered in Evan and Shaylie's home to share memories, laughter, tears, and encouragement. The front door opened again.

What would my mother think of that? Did you notice the Olympics is happening in Paris? You might have missed it only if you've been living under a rock.

Help with everyday survival kit One of the first things I learned in Bible School as a youngster in rural Hughes County was that a parable is an earthly story with a Heavenly meaning.

Division of the human family into two distinct political groups began some 12,000 years ago. Humans existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunter/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains in the summer and would go to the beach and live on fish and lobster in winter.

August Sunlight This summer we have seen our usual hot sunshiny days of over 100F with the sun’s angles being sharp and anxious to inflict skin cancers. Just another proven fact we chose to ignore each summer.

“THE MINISTRY”A preacher said to a farmer, “Do you belong to the Christian family/”“No,” he said, “they live two farms down.”“No, I mean are you lost?”“No, I’ve been here thirty years.”“I mean, are you ready for Judgement Day?”“When is it?”“Could be today or tomorrow.

Ain’t This A Wonderful Country! The wind was whipping my pants pretty hard and I could hear the dust hitting my car, parked there in front of the courthouse of Cimmaron County— Boise City, Oklahoma.