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A gripe taken from the lips of one frustrated lady, who was recently overheard in a public place.“I had the family holiday dinner at my house last week, just like I have for years. My daughter was to bring most of the food – including the cranberry dish that she knows to always bring.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.The Five Year PlanDo you make a list of resolutions for the new year? What if you made resolutions for the next five years? Sound daunting? Take a moment to think about the year 2029.

Life in NicaraguaMany years ago, in 1957, I found myself on an unexpected stop at a town in Nicaragua.

A gripe taken from the lips of one frustrated lady, who was recently overheard in a public place.“I had the family holiday dinner at my house last week, just like I have for years. My daughter was to bring most of the food – including the cranberry dish that she knows to always bring.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.As you think about the new year of 2024, what’s your mindset? Many people are worried. Global warming, the presidential election, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

With the dawning of a new year comes a deluge of resolutions, reminders, and exhortations.

No doubt life is always changing. If you don’t like the weather it will change, eventually. It’s been hot most all over but cooler weather will come.

As we enter the new year, I still remain a confused senior…\I hope our readers enjoy this humorous dose of reality.So now cocaine is legal in Oregon, but straws aren’t. That must be frustrating.Still trying to get my head around the fact that ‘Take Out’ can mean food, dating, or murder.Dear...

Christmas is always changing. The biblical story never changes but your story is always changing. How we celebrate and view the story of Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus may change throughout life.

More tips for holiday shopping Lefovers from last week’s suggestions for holiday gift giving: MISCELLANEOUS GUIDELINES: 1. Husband concedes that writing thank you notes for the entire household and buying gifts for Husband’s business associates are not the Wife’s job. 2.