A woman is designed to give. First, she becomes a wife, when she gives herself to her husband and marriage.Then she becomes a mother, when she gives birth to her children and nurtures them daily. Thro...

Thank you: On behalf of the Chamber of Commerce volunteers we would like to give a huge THANK YOU to Pam Rossi, Director of the Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce for hosting the volunteer luncheon on F...

The staff of The Indian Journal welcomes Letters to the Editor on subjects of interest to our readers. Short letters are most likely selected for publication, but the use of any material is at the dis...

Anyone who wants to learn about and practice fly fishing will have the chance this month at the 32nd annual Illinois River Fly Fishing School. Enrollment is under way for one of the most popular fishi...

President Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union address to Congress this week and his message was clear: the state of our union is strong. Despite the sham impeachment and Pelosi Democra...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats have been in the majority a little over a year and there’s little to show for it. They have been solely focused on furthering their socialist agenda and underm...

The new legislative session started Monday, Feb. 3, and everybody in the Capitol is ready. I recently spoke to the superintendents, principals and school counselors in District 15, and provided a summ...

More than 30 local companies, training providers and local resources from McIntosh County and surrounding counties will be at the Checotah Senior Citizens and Activities Center on March 6 seeking to h...

Being a mom means more than just giving birth to a child. It’s nurturing and loving a tiny soul long before you lay your eyes upon it. It’s realizing the baby inside you is dependant on you for it’s v...

Every human life is precious. As a father of six, I cannot express enough how precious the lives of innocent children are. From the moment of conception, each child is worthy of life and protection fr...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa –– Moments before Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg took the stage at a town hall event on Sunday, former NBA star Kobe Bryant was reported to have died in a helicop...

I have never been much of a winter fan even though I was born in December. In fact, quite the opposite, I prefer summer and lots of sunshine just like my Grandma Eloise, who could grow the most amazin...

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...