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On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. “One for you, one for me, one for you, one for me,” said one boy.

I was in a meeting at my church last Sunday and the topic came up of how do we handle another Covidlike outbreak? Well, perhaps we should just presume that Covid never went away and go from there. A new variant was noted in September sweeping across Singapore.

Growing up in a large family, with very little income, usually doesn’t create a kid who is spoiled by having all the finer things in life. In fact, sometimes it can mean that a child lives without having some of the physical essentials of living – food, water and shelter.

WOKEA state of awareness achieved only by those dumb enough to find injustice in everything—except their own behavior.

You don't have to be a Bill Gatestype millionaire to have a more valuable commodity: Common sense. How ‘bout these observations?1. Life is not fair.Get used to it. 2. The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.3.

asked how much they charged for running obituaries. “A dollar and inch," she was told.Oh, dear," she replied. "It will be far too expensive. My husband was six feet tall.”I have always loved to read…. especially newspapers. In grade school I started reading the local newspaper and GRIT.

This little ditty comes to us courtesy of the lovely and talented Barbara Dull. I’m sorry, but did I hear you correctly when you read these signs to me?TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW. In a Laundromat: AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT.

An extra one just for you! Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift. Now some of the more interesting news that has crossed our desk.

Last week you were exposed to the top 10 all-time best Western TV show according to Cowboy and Indian The Post. Some of you have voiced your praise, mostly change-it but maybe some of your favorites will be on this list of No. 11-20.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.DOGS ADD VALUE TO A FAMILYI have written a newspaper column about families for the past twenty five years. Lots of columns. You name it and I've written about it…. except….the family dog.