There has been a lot of talk lately about the Electoral College. If you read social media, you will see many opinions on why it should or should not continue to choose the American president. Those wh...

Although many people are unaware of it, we had an important holiday this week. Constitution Day fell on September 17, commemorating the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 of our coun...

The telephone is still the most used form of communicating with most families today, but many families now are also using email, text messages and social networking to keep in touch. As technology kee...

Did You Hear That? When I got my library card, that’s when my life began. –Rita Mae Brown The Friends of the Library will meet at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18. Lunch is $6 and the program is free. ...

When most people hear the term MIA, or Missing in Action, they think of it in relation to the military. In a recent speech to the Turning Point Council, I referenced how this acronym can also describe...

Football season is upon us once again. Most of the county high school football started last week in addition to the NFL and college ball started a couple weeks ago. Football is predominant on televisi...

Technology surrounds us every day. If you're like me, it's probably the first thing waking you up in the morning because our iPhones have even replaced our alarm clocks. We practically go to bed with ...

When former President Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi were selling Obamacare to the American people, they promised that “if you like your healthcare plan, you can keep your healthcare plan.” They broke...

I have been avoiding this topic because of the emotions involved and the divisiveness of the arguments, but so much has been said over the past weeks about gun control that I want to weigh in from a h...

I can still remember the day in 1999 when two students entered Columbine High School and killed twelve fellow students and one teacher. I was an undergraduate student then and I remember spending the ...

Dear members of Eufaula City Council, (I am asking for a change in) city’s government. As a member of a family-owned business, I feel that I speak on behalf of the owners and the families in the city ...

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, establishing a minimum wage was one of the main ideas that activist groups had to end sweatshops, where workers were being forced to work in terrible conditions for ...

Every 10 years, the United States Census Bureau takes a headcount of our national population. This census is mandated by the U.S. Constitution and is used to determine everything from the number of co...

Oh my goodness. When I heard the news I almost jumped up and kissed the television screen. The long awaited news was an Oklahoma judge has ruled that the drugmaker Johnson and Johnson must pay $572 mi...

Hello and Yahweh God bless all of our appreciated readers. We met for Wednesday, August 21, evening Food and Fellowship at 5:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. We gathered for our services for all ages. Adults met i...

When I decided to run to represent the community of District 15 in the Oklahoma State House, I made it a priority to bring more services to eastern Oklahoma, especially health services. Telemedicine s...

Over the summer months, Oklahoma state lawmakers are dedicated to preparing for the upcoming legislative session. One way they do this is through the interim study process. Each lawmaker can request a...

There are some today who hold onto the erroneous belief that worship to God has no requirements. If that were so the words of Christ in Matthew 15:9 would have little meaning. Mat 15:9 “But in vain th...

The McIntosh County Coalition for a Healthy Community met Tuesday, August 20 at Cox's Country Buffet in Eufaula. Kim Woodruff from Under One Roof led the meeting with board updates from Lesa King. Com...

Remember when the leader of a local synagogue was upset because Jesus healed a crippled woman on the Sabbath? The woman had been stooped down with what sounds like severe scoliosis (curvature of the s...