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Dear Dave, You talk a lot about budgeting, and how important it is in getting control of your money. But don’t most people already have a good idea of what they’re spending, and how much they have in the bank, without going through all the time and trouble of developing an actual budget?

While I was in Boston on business a few weeks ago, I picked up a Father’s Day card for my Dad at a tony downtown stationery shop. I’ve long been both a card guy and a card snob, so the simple but elegant bifold printed on recycled paper drew me like catnip entices a tabby.

My article’s title refers to the eight people missing from Allen. I suppose they are anyway. The Census count in 2010 was 934 but in dropped to 926. I guess we will just have to make do. If you know who they are or were, let me know.

A father and daughter were in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the father said, “I love you, and I wish you enough.” The daughter replied, “Dad, our life together has been more than enough.

I suspect that both Abbott and Costella would have agreed with what Dr. Laura Schlessinger recently wrote…… I Didn’t Give My Kids Video Games, I Gave Them Life One particular episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation is very applicable to today.

Many of us “old timers” grew up watching Abbott & Costello both on television and at the movies. Recently, the following item crossed my desk and it brought back a lot of memories…..

Andy was only a green twenty-year-old when he was called to his very first pastorate out in the Panhandle of Oklahoma. Located in a rural isolated community, this tiny church was accustomed to getting “newbies” as its pastor.

Years ago I was involved in a meeting to plan a parenting seminar. As we discussed various topics I remember the look of desperation in one young mom’s voice and eyes as she lamented, “Let’s talk about child discipline! I really need help in that area!” This modern mom is not alone.

In 1929 there was a book published about key people in Oklahoma. Four of those people mentioned are from Holdenville. Here is one of those mentioned in the book and the information about him. William P.

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