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Dr. Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, a military historian and a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno.
Read moreAt my age I’ve seen a lot of things happen. One of the things happened 40 years ago. Mount St. Helen erupted. Wow! What a mess that was but I would not be surprised if more than a few have no knowledge of it. It really impressed me. Dumping ash all over the USA— even here in Oklahoma. It was unforgettable. Well almost. Now we have COVID-19. Easy to spell and affecting us all.
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It was one of those nights. As soon as one child was asleep, it seemed like another needed mama to blow a stuffy nose or something to soothe a raspy cough. Daniel had a lack of sleep and was fighting the cold himself, so I hated to bother him too much.
Read moreIt’s obvious I have absolutely too much time on my hands.
Read moreThe first time we met, I couldn’t stand you. Isn’t it funny how one of the greatest love stories of all time started out like a bad rom-com? I was young, and my little world was tightly controlled by my conservative parents. Breakfast was a dairy-soaked bowl of whole grain oats. Dinner was strictly a meat and potatoes affair. School lunches were my only shot at a taste of the outside world, but a packed lunch consisting of a peanut butter sandwich, apple slices, a chocolate chip cookie, and a thermos of milk ensured that would never happen. Knowing of no other way, I believed myself happy and content.
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Quote of the Week…..“When I was a kid, my parents taught me to not believe everything I saw on TV. Now I have to teach them to not believe everything they see on Facebook.”
Read moreThe coronavirus epidemic has several parallels to the Spanish influenza epidemic that ravaged the world between 1918 and 1920, burning out finally in autumn of its third year. By then, it had killed far more people than World War I.
Read moreAllen has a long and colorful history. The earlier Cold Springs name came long ago when settlers heading west passed through this area on their way to (where else?) further out west. Many stopped here because of the cold springs. Some simply stayed a bit, camping on the river. And yes, the great Canadian River was quite a stream then. No one had built dams, lakes or to impede its flow toward the Mississippi. Commercial steamboats even made their way up this river as far as Ft. Holmes.
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