Columns

Recently, a widow phoned her local newspaper and asked how much they charged for running obituaries. “A dollar and inch,” she was told.Oh, dear,” she replied. “It will be far too expensive.

To the Citizens of Coal County: The article about the Coalgate Library that was in the newspaper last week, forgot to explain that the taxpayers of Coal County gave the Southeast Oklahoma Library System $561,214.50 to run our library in Coalgate for the fiscal year July 2021 until June 2022.The...

Dear Editor, I am a charter member of the Coal County Genealogy Society.I went to the Ada Genealogy Library for years, moved from northern Coal County to Coalgate in 1985.I started doing Genealogy at home until the Coalgate Library opened. Then I joined the Genealogy Library here.

My name is Stanley Buchanan, I’ve been around Coal County around 35 years. I am writing this on the behalf of my son, Edgar Buchanan. For some time now the evening shift of the Coalgate Police has harassed my son, Edgar, for over a year.

DOGS ADD VALUE TO A FAMILYI have written a newspaper column about families for the past twenty five years. Lots of columns. You name it and I’ve written about it…. except….the family dog.I could hardly believe it when I realized it this week. I love dogs. I have always had a family dog.

Dear Editor, I would like to bring this issue of the Coal County Library to the citizens of Coal County, who with the aid of the tax-exempt, Genealogical Society, bought and paid for the renovations of the present library building for Coal County.I am one of those who worked to obtain this...

AphorismsAn aphorism is a short, pointed sentence expressing a wise or clever observation or a general truth.1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. 2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail. 3.

Good news for Oklahoma, in the case of a zombie apocalypse we are in good shape to survive according to a recent report from Lawnlove.com entitled “Best cities for surviving a Zombie Apocalypse.” Only Oklahoma City made the survey, and it was 81st on the list.

By Kaylee McGhee WhiteMany, many years ago When I was twenty-three, I got married to a widow Who was pretty as could be.

Some may have to ask parents/grandparents the meaning of words/phrases. Words can be gone as fast as the buggy whip! It is sad really. The other day I said something to a young fella about driving a Jalopy and he looked at me quizzically and said what the heck is a jalopy?