Ok, let’s face it. Life is hard enough to navigate, but some apps are actually making life a little easier. Besides, the world today has become so tech savvy it’s virtually impossible not to join the ...

If anyone was hoping for a calmer more peaceful decade, then surely by now they are disappointed. With just a few days into 2020, the major news story already is a drone strike and death of Iranian Ge...

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. It’s a multi-billion-dollar industry affecting nearly 25 million people around the world. Throughout the United States, there were 10,949 cases of hu...

When you think low carb, I know you think it sounds terrible if you have never thought about reducing your intake. If you are all about the breads and pastas and sweets, then you think this idea is th...

Following President Trump’s decisive action to order a drone strike that killed General Qasem Soleimani, many in the mainstream media are downplaying the fact that he was the architect of Iran’s expan...

Did you know? While the law says Domestic Abuse is a non-violent crime, Oklahomans and your Oklahoma District Attorneys know better. The reality: domestic abuse is violent. It is an act of physical ha...

I can truly say I despise politics - always have and always will. Why? Because it seems to do nothing but divide people and turn many of them into “haters with a so-called cause.” I find it quite iron...

As we step into a new year, and debatably a new decade depending upon who you ask if decades start with a 0 year or a 1, we at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy are looking for a brighter futu...

This is Richard Lara-bee, “The Community Entrepreneur,” writing to you as I continue to work in your community through a contract with your Chamber of Commerce. I’m excited about the plans Pam Rossi, ...

When trying to reduce the carb count in your diet, some things are obvious. Eliminate sugary drinks like soda and sweet tea, avoid cake and ice cream unless you know what’s in it. Figuring out which s...

Reflecting on the past few decades, I thought about how many sports have changed during my 52 years on earth. I grew up in a time with football players like Jack Lambert, Randy White and Larry Csonka ...

“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.” ~ Jana Stanfield Christmas. . . the season for doing good and oh what good was done this Christmas seas...

RICHARD LARABEE ‘THE COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEUR’ This is Richard Lara-bee, “The Community Entrepreneur,” writing to you as I continue to work in your community on various events and fundraisers I’m partne...

With the end of 2019, it seems safe to say that many Americans will not look back on this year as one of the country’s finest moments. It has become almost cliché to bemoan political polarization, lac...

Jan. 13 – Jan. 17 Monday, Jan. 13: Sausage, eggs, oven potatoes, biscuit w/gravy; vegetable juice; fruit yogurt; milk Tuesday, Jan. 14: Chicken (chef ’s choice); sweet potato; zucchini & tomatoes; rol...

She used to beautiful...a porcelain complexion with a head full of auburn curls. She came into this world on a crisp December morn. Her mother counted her ten little toes and ten little fingers. She i...

With all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, the real reason for the season is too often overlooked. Between decorating our homes and shopping for everything on our lists, we can lose sight o...

The older I get the more I realize everything in life is about the choices we make. What we choose determines our destination. As I celebrated my 51st birthday on Dec. 30 and now head into a new year,...

As we finish up the 2019 OK Foster Wishes program, I want to offer my sincere thanks to the many supporters who made this year a success. If you are not aware, the Oklahoma Department of Human Service...

I think that my favorite time after Christmas was at the end of the night, when the house was settled and everyone was in bed. I would take one last look at the Christmas lights as they glowed in the ...