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Why Waste Paper?I recently asked a student where his homework was. He replied, “It’s still in my pencil.”Money Laundering “Don’t do that,” I said when one of my first graders playfully draped a dollar bill over his eyes.

How many friends do you have? Possibly more or  less than you think.Your real friends show up when everyone else has walked away.We have many acquaintances in life but not that many close friends. How many people know you and  still love you and want to be around you?

The Threatt Filling Station sold Conoco products for at least a portion of the Stations service life.

The 4th of July is celebrated in the U.S. as Independence Day, to commemorate the Declaration of Independence that was officially adopted on 4th of July, 1776.It’s a federal holiday and is associated with great fun and celebrations such as parades and firework displays, as well as carnivals and all...

The 4th of July, also known as Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

That would definitely be wonderful, wouldn't it? To have to tal amnesia regarding the awful things you have said or done in your past.

Backward, Then ForwardOne summer, years ago, my then 14 year old daughter and I went on a never-to-be-forgotten adventure near Colorado Springs.

A few years ago I had a dental appointment up on the 3rd floor of the VA in Oklahoma City. It led to another and then another. It is a unique feeling to be sitting in that chair.

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Letter to the editor: June 3, 2025 Holdenville News, an article about the wind turbine company was published.They claim to want to be part of the community, to be good stewards and responsible neighbors.