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Lonnie Goodgion with one of her grandsons
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Some things have not changed much since Wiley Post crashed his airplane 80 years ago and killed not only himself but famous Oklahoma humorist, actor, statesman and genuinely good guy Will Rogers.
Read moreAll of us are ready for a new year. Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021. A new start. An end to the Covid-19 Pandemic. All of us by now have seen friends and family hit or even now struggling with this deadly virus. Many of us have struggled with friends who never did accept that it was anything serious. “Just the Flu” was said to me several times in the past months. “Covid will go away the day after the election” was said often. Statistics were pulled out of thin air (or was that face-book) to prove their points. I can only imagine how those who suffered a loss of friends or family from this deadly disease feel when confronted by this sort of “friend.”
Read moreEast Central University is recognizing students for their outstanding academic work during the Fall 2020 semester by naming them to the President’s and Dean’s Honor Rolls.
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Christmas is over and even during these challenging economic times, a recent report reveals that a record amount of money was spent on toys this year. Color TVs and computers also had a banner year. To sum it up, we may talk about bad times but the fact is most of us enjoy a great life . . . especially when compared to our parents and grandparents’ generations.
Read moreChristmas is the greatest time of the year. In 1938 my parents moved us (Mom, Dad, Gerald, and me) from Allen to a town called Centrahoma. There I met Letha Mae. It was there I started paying attention to Christmas. But like some other materialistic folk my age over there, I was really concerned with the season for Christmas gifts. Santa Claus became a big mysterious person of interest.
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