I attended the First United Bank open hours Thursday and saw a lot of friends I had not seen in a long time. That included my life long friends Tony and Carolyn Abney from Non. They have been banking there for over half a century.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. Shaving Face Husbands can express love to their wives through the simple act of shaving In July 1999 I wrote a Family Talk column entitled “Shaving is a Way to Show Love.”

My friend Debbie told me a story about her father that warmed my heart and stopped me cold. Here’s the basic story as she related it: My father grew up in a home where his father was an alcoholic and he had to quit school to provide for his family because his dad drank most of what he earned.

Will we just have to “live” with Covid from now on? Seems that’s the way it was with the famous Spanish Flu. It peaked out back in 1918 after it had killed about 500 million people worldwide. To this day we have to take our annual flu shots since the old “flu” still lurks about.

I was going thru my files this past week to find some Easter items I wanted to share with our readers. The Children’s Bible In A nutshell A child was asked to write a book report on the entire Bible.

I haven’t had a real vacation in years so you can imagine how much I enjoyed a couple of days as guests of the Manek family as we took in the College Basketball Playoffs in Fort Worth. After four years at OU, Brady is finishing his college career in the basketball-rich tradition at North Carolina.

“Religion and politics don’t mix.” I have been told that many, many times. Friend and enemy alike have argued the point.

I was not going to write a story about Joe’s trip to Poland but well, maybe a little bit. President Biden loaded up on AF-1 last weekend, the big 747 the taxpayers provide for our presidents as they scoot around the country and yes, the world.

We received the following letter recently: Dear Bill, I am enclosing my check for my subscription and to let you know that I’m enjoying some good reading for a change. I’m happy to see that John Bill Martin and the good druggist from Allen are still with you.

A special thank you to my long time friends Jerry and Gwenda Roberts Summy for their kind letter. It meant a lot to Dayna and I.