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Dear Citizens, The legalization of marijuana would loose another weapon to the Devil, the destroyer of souls, families, marriages, and worse than that send more people to HELL. This I would not wish on my worst enemy.Are we no longer a State in what is called the Bible Belt area?

“Do men ever go to heaven?” a little girl asked her mother.“Why of course dear,” said the mother. “Why do you ask?” “I’ve never seen angels with whiskers.”

Dear Next Generation.It’s important to look at the deeper meaning behind Valentine’s Day because there’s a lot more going on besides heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, flowers, and teddy bears. The concept of love is definitely worth exploring.

Mind the Gap I have been fortunate to visit England twice. One was a family vacation and the other an anniversary celebration.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma andcan be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.As I pondered topics for this column I tried to think of what would be helpful. What would be insightful? What would be encouraging in the arena of utmost importance: the family.

Send any responses to: andybowman839@gmail.comEver had the experience of wishing you were just… a little bit different you? Maybe a thousand or so various times in your life? Then in that respect, you are like a lot of people.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.Be Quiet! How many times did your parents yell something like “Be Quiet!”

Years ago, as elementary students at a tiny country school, our bus driver took us to school in his huge station wagon. That meant we kids got to talk with him for an entire hour – both ways. Good-natured and chatty, he would entertain us as he drove.

My birthday was last week and while it will not be cause for the celebration that Preston Dunlap will have in a couple of weeks when he turns 17, it is still significant, to me, anyway.Some little known, and possibly not very interesting facts: I was born at home (3½ miles west and half mile south...

I like to watch old movies. Pat and I watched the 1978 production of “Grease” this past week. Paramount spent $6 million on this movie and made all their money back on the first weekend it was released.