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I know, because I was a junior at East Central State College and working part-time as a window trimmer for Montgomery Ward in Ada and refereeing high school basketball games in small schools surrounding areas. I lived in a one-room apartment four blocks from EC, which meant I walked nine blocks to work in beautiful downtown Ada if I couldn’t hitch a ride. Then on Sundays and Wednesdays, I walked 14 blocks to church, again if I couldn’t look or sound pitiful and get a ride. But I could always stop at Folgers and get a hamburger for a quarter. These are some things that could have been said about the state of the state of Oklahoma and many surrounding states during this time: Some things couldn’t be repeated in a family newspaper.
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The Coronavirus pandemic that has swept across the United States and practically every country around the world has disrupted everyone’s life to some extent.
Read moreCharges are pending against a 13-year-old boy accused of stealing a vehicle on Sunday, May 17.
Read moreCoal County managed to dodge the Coronavirus bullet for over two months, but on Monday morning, May 11, Emergency Management Director Berney Blue was notified by public health officials that Coal County has its first confirmed case.
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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 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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