Why Waste Paper? I recently asked a student where his homework was. He replied, “It’s still in my pencil.” Money Laundering “Don’t do that,” I said when one of my first graders playfully draped a dollar bill over his eyes.

“I need an additional 27 cents”. That’s what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me.

I liked the old paths, when Moms were at home, Dads were at work, Brothers went into the army, And sisters got married before having children. Crime did not pay, Hard work did, And people knew the difference.

You think that bold firefighters hold no fear in their bones when they rush into a red-hot cauldron of fire that was once a high-rise building? That police officers run have no fear inside as they run toward an active crime scene? That parents don’t spend some sleep-deprived nights, dreading the marching onslaught of the notorious ‘teen years?’ That the middle-aged generation laughs fearlessly and poo-poos the much-talkedabout inevitable old age, loneliness, and pain?

June 3, 2025 Holdenville News, an article about the wind turbine company was published. They claim to want to be part of the community, to be good stewards and responsible neighbors.

Paula J. Bennett, Hughes County GOP Chairman Who says we have to fight? Why should we fight? It doesn’t affect me, why should I care? It won’t be near me, why should I speak up? It won’t affect my cows or property.

Tactic for beginning teachers Even after four years past retirement, my eyes and ears always perk up when I hear (or see) an incident that relates to teachers. This one has a double meaning.

My late father had pretty traditional views when it came to politics. As one who survived the Great Depression, he thought Franklin D. Roosevelt was sent by a Protestant (probably Baptist) God to help poor, of whom we were among the poorest, people survive.

Imagine this: You’re a single mom, with two young children and no family in town and no real friends to lean on. You make it day by day, as long as nothing goes wrong. But your world tilts when you find out you need an extensive surgery requiring a week long stay in the hospital. Who will take care of your kids?

An elderly gentleman had been having serious hearing problems for a number of years. Finally, he went to an audiologist to see what could be done to help. Once he was fitted with a set of hearing aids, the man’s hearing improved 100%.