Body 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.

Body Wow. Just wow.

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

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body What’s really worthwhile? What’s the point of all this effort and energy we expend day in and day out? Where’s the goal line? Or, to put the question another way: What’s the purpose in our lives?

Body It’s been six years since I completed my 57th and final year as a teacher and I’ll be honest with you, in many ways I am glad that I am not having to face the classroom (and out of classroom) challenges that teachers are facing in this topsy-turvy year of the COVID and the...

Body The nation’s EMS system is facing a crippling workforce shortage, a long-term problem that has been building for more than a decade. It threatens to undermine our emergency 9-1-1 infrastructure and deserves urgent attention by the Congress.