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Seems it’s getting harder and harder to find humorous (yet not vulgar) material for people of a certain age to enjoy. Here is a glimpse of some signs or billboards that have been randomly seen across the United States.

“I hate this, I don’t want to have to go thru this!” Don’t blame you for feeling that. But sometimes, maybe you need ‘this’. Maybe, it’s going to prepare you for something that is coming your way, years from now. Or just maybe, it is to shape you into becoming a better person.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.RUSHING PAST THANKSGIVINGI reluctantly recognize it makes good business sense to play“JingleBellRock”andrevuptheholidaymerchandising engine long before I’ve tasted Thankgiving turkey, but I refuse...

November 11th we will observe Veterans Day, which was originally called Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I. Unfortunately, we’ve had too many wars since then, so the day had to be renamed.“Armistice” was a misnomer anyway.

Election day is coming to Allen. But I can safely say that the fever pitch of politics here has simmered down a lot over the years. A few years ago, your town fathers would have seen that a long low-boy trailer would be parked in front of the local Ford Dealers building.

Much has been said about the genius Albert Einstein, the great physicist, inventor, smart person, etc, but also considered a bit eccentric and sometimes forgetful.Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger.

October 21, 2022 Dear Editor, The letter to the editor in this paper’s October 19th edition did not share the complete numbers that make up the historical cost of library service in Coal County for the past ten years. It excludes Coal County’s portion of shared and administrative costs.

He’s an ancient blacksmith who made a deal with the devil, trading his soul for seven years of prosperity.

In recent decades a popular concept has emerged within the fields of civil engineering and sociology: the concept of “third places.” Home is what we call the “first place.” Work is the “second place.” “Third places” comprise the other important spaces within our communities.

Dear Editor, In his letter to the editor on October 5 regarding the library, Commissioner Nick Lee raised two points that deserve a response. The first is why the library system doesn’t pay for the utilities at the Coalgate library.