My wife and I recently watched a documentary about the British royal family in the years just before World War II. The Duke of Windsor had been made King but then abdicated his throne because he wanted to marry an American divorcee named Wallis Simpson.

When Will It End? For the past two years this has been the question. Will this covid thing ever end? We can look back to the 1940s and 50s for guidance.

While out walking around enjoying the crisp fall weather one evening, we decided to go to a local coffee shop for a hot drink. Renie found an empty table while Andy ordered for both of us. He is very aware that she has a definite issue with caffeine, it can cause a lot of grief.

I wrote this list when blessed with having, from my daughter and son-inlaw, three grandsons (my son later added another grandson). This list, to me, has stood for at least a short test of time as the grandsons are now ages 8 to 13.

Wow. Just wow.

House chores I gotta admit, I don’t read the professional journal Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. Frankly, all three of those words kinda intimidate me.

A few years ago, many of you got a lot more enjoyment out of my dilemma with excess squirrels than I figured you deserved. The squirrel that took to church going got the most attention after the preacher and the deacons went in hot pursuit of this uninvited non-baptistic rodent.

I heard a troubling report the other day. White women are dying at a younger age than in the past, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. “You’re just like your grandpa.” I wish I had a nickel for all the times I heard that phrase through my growing up years.

I was in Ada recently and saw my good friends Jim and Joyce Herrington. They were living in Ada but have moved to Hillsboro, North Carolina. As most of you remember, their son John is an astronaut and has had a remarkable life.