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Recently I was reading in the Old Testament about a patriarch named Jacob whose name, not surprisingly, meant “deceiver”; Jacob was an “if-then” kind of guy.

The holiday fun and games were over, and we were ready to fly home. But a middle of the night message informed us our flight was cancelled and we had to rebook. And we suddenly became birds without wings.

The Anti–Horse Thief Association (AHTA) was first organized in 1854 by David McKee, a farmer and stock raiser, in Clark County, Missouri.

Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Holdenville-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season.

WashRobinsonwasborninOldMexico,asheremembers,abouttheyear 1840. When quite a boy, the Navaho Indians stole him. When he was nearly grown, he was sold by them to the Pueblos. After having been with them for some time, he left, and went to the Wichita Mountains.

The holiday fun and games were over, and we were ready to fly home. But a middle of the night message informed us our flight was cancelled and we had to rebook. And we suddenly became birds without wings.

You were asked this question countless times when you were young and you’ve asked it innumerable times to little kids: “What do you want to be when you grow up”? A slightly different version of the question was put to me when I was young: “What do you want to be IF you ever grow up?

In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is observed annually on the third Monday in January. The day commemorates the life and work of Dr. King, who was a Baptist minister and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement.

I read this again the other day. "I will NEVER quit fighting to win against the enemy in my life. After all my bullets are gone from shooting my gun, then I’ll throw that blasted thing at ‘em. When that doesn’t work, then I’ll use my body to punch, kick and bite my way to freedom.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.I don’t know about you but I don’t spend a lot of time studying Chinese astrology. At least most of the time.