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Think about is… Seriously If you think you are smarter than the previous generation… 50 years ago, the owner’s manual of a car showed you how to adjust the valves. Today, it warns you NOT to drink the contents of the battery.

Dayna and I spent the weekend attending the annual Oklahoma Press Association. It was an enjoyable and rewarding time. Dayna was one of the guest speakers on a panel of four, who shared ways newspapers can bring in alternative income, and was excellent. (I am not prejudice, either!

Please share this letter I sent to the Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma with your readers. I’m hoping more Choctaw members will contact their Council representatives and Chief Batton. They can call, write their own letter or cut this out and sign their names and send it to the Chief.

I probably should write more often about Allen’s rich history in Oklahoma. Last week I mentioned Allen’s role in the Green Corn Rebellion back in 1917. This rebellion fizzled out before it really got started after action taken by Pontotoc County sheriff Bob Duncan and 10 deputies.

Over time, the words of our loved ones remain etched forever in our minds. Some people pick profound epitaphs that sum up their lives on their tombstones, while others choose humorous epitaphs to keep visitors amused.

Memorial Day a “Decoration Day” is very special to most of us ole timers. Though the holiday’s origins are not exact, it did start after the Civil War. In 1868 General John Logan sent out an official order that designated May 30 as a day of remembrance for those who died serving in the Civil War.

It’s been decades since I’ve given this old customer of mine from long ago much thought. After all, he’s been dead 40 years. But I remember him well. One day he called in his prescription refill and I asked him if he would be in to pick it up. He said, “I would like you to bring it to me.

The English teacher in me keeps finding unique ways of dealing with construction of the English language and some different ways of looking at it.

This month our high school class will celebrate our 58th anniversary. The following article made me think of what some of us from ’65 would write about the past 58 years. Here is a review from another school “Through the Years.

(I run this every year around Valentine’s Day. It emphasizes a truth that is branded on my heart and I am pleased to share it with you. Thanks, JBM) The following story is another life lesson I have learned from my long association with the Oklahoma Memorial.