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Clearview News: Please continue your prayers for those on our sick list: L.C. Carson, Sharon Patton, Dorothy Loggins, Bobby Joe Forshee, Marjorie Plunkett, Kurrilue Johnson, and Johnny West. Remember, Spring is on its way, March 20th and Daylight Savings time is March 13th. Looking forward to warmer days ahead.
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Calvin Elementary held their Ribbon Cutting on Tuesday, March 2 for their brand new Book Vending Machine. The goal they have for this new machine is to promote literacy, excite students to read and get books into the hands of the students to take home to get books into the homes. During the Ribbon Cutting, Jean Alexander, lower elementary principal, shared some responsibilities the students will have, to be able to earn tokens to “purchase” a book. Some of the responsibilities are:
Read moreA Choctaw Nation couple have sued Oklahoma’s three tax commissioners in federal court, contending the state cannot tax their income as a result of a landmark Supreme Court ruling.
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A church was in need of a preacher. One of the elders was interested in fi nding out just what kind of minister the church wanted. In order to do this he composed a letter as though it had been received from an applicant and read it to the pulpit committee: “Gentlemen:
Read moreWhen speaking of democracy versus despotism, of course, I would say, “I choose Democracy.” After all, we all know democracy satisfi es best the human thirst for freedom. And isn’t freedom what we all seek? Yet, democracy being undisciplined, turbulent and luxury seeking, it fails time and time again when it faces austere, single-minded despotism. Despotism, in case you forget what that is the exercise of absolute power in a cruel and oppressive way.
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The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.
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