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Bitter or better this year, it?s your choice
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Bitter or better this year, it?s your choice
January 2, 2020
The older I get the more I realize everything in life is about the choices we make. What we choose determines our destination. As I celebrated my 51st birthday on Dec. 30 and now head into a new year,...
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Where Are You Christmas
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Where Are You Christmas
December 26, 2019
In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season I have literally had no time at all to stop and take a moment to reflect on the real meaning of Christmas. In fact, I have barely had time to put up my o...
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For the Children:
December 26, 2019
For the Children: As we are in the season of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other worldwide holidays celebrated during December, I want to wish each of you a peaceful, stress-free and happy time wit...
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A Dark Day for Our Country
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A Dark Day for Our Country
December 26, 2019
Wednesday, December 18th has been a dark day for our country. For only the third time in the history of our country, the House of Representatives voted to impeach our duly elected president. But this ...
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Blue Notes perform at Chamber meeting
December 19, 2019
If you weren't in the holiday spirit before the Checotah Chamber of Commerce membership meeting on Dec. 10, you definitely were when you left. This month members got to enjoy the sweet sounds of The B...
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Patients need affordable, high quality health care
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Patients need affordable, high quality health care
December 19, 2019
The cost of prescription drugs has gotten out of control and Americans are paying way too much for lifesaving treatments. This is a serious issue that, like too many things in Washington, has been cau...
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OPINIONS The gift of a daughter for Christmas
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OPINIONS The gift of a daughter for Christmas
December 19, 2019
I was just shy of my 21st birthday when my daughter, Felicia Lauren Raquel, came into my life on Dec. 19, 1989, making me a mother for the first time. In so many ways I felt like I was still a child, ...
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Tax reform is the gift that keeps on giving
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Tax reform is the gift that keeps on giving
December 12, 2019
Even though the Democratic majority is too busy pursuing a baseless impeachment investigation to get things done for the American people, our economy is holding strong. That’s all thanks to the work R...
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Letters Policy
December 12, 2019
The staff of The McIntosh County Democrat welcomes Letters to the Editor on subjects of interest to our readers. Short letters are most likely selected for publication, but the use of any material is ...
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Our wishlist for state and federal lawmakers
December 12, 2019
For the Children: The holiday season has arrived, and OICA is preparing a “wish list” for lawmakers in advance of the next legislative session. Our 2020 Children’s Legislative Agenda is driven by the ...
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Tis the season for giving, not getting
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Tis the season for giving, not getting
December 12, 2019
The holiday season is in full swing and companies everywhere are bombarding you to buy, buy, buy. Shop ‘til you drop. There’s Black Friday sales. Small Business Saturday or Shop Small sales. Cyber Mon...
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Letters Policy
November 28, 2019
The staff of The McIntosh County Democrat welcomes Letters to the Editor on subjects of interest to our readers. Short letters are most likely selected for publication, but the use of any material is ...
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For the Children: Preparing for the 2020 Census
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For the Children: Preparing for the 2020 Census
November 28, 2019
It was an honor and a privilege to speak to a group of concerned Garfield County residents last week about the United State Census and the impact this 2020 count will likely have on our state. The goo...
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Celebrating our Heritage
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Celebrating our Heritage
November 28, 2019
November is National Native American Heritage Month. This month gives all Americans the opportunity to celebrate the legacy of the first people who called this land home. I am a member of Cherokee Nat...
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Thankful for a strong mother
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Thankful for a strong mother
November 28, 2019
As a strong-willed child, I unfortunately learned the hard way on just about everything. Therefore, I often seemed to knock a knot on my head or knock the hide off my knees, but my strong mother would...
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Adoption was a blessing to my family
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Adoption was a blessing to my family
November 21, 2019
This month is National Adoption Month and November 23rd is National Adoption Day. What better a time than now to celebrate the joy adoption brings and raise awareness of the necessity of adoption with...
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The State of Charitable Giving Across the U.S.
November 21, 2019
For the Children: Last week I was pleased to join hundreds of other nonprofit leaders at the Sarkeys Foundation Southwest Regional Leadership Forum. This enlightening conference, held in Norman under ...
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What the moo!
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What the moo!
November 21, 2019
Growing up a country girl I always loved a glass of cold cow’s milk. Of course, I loved it even better with Hershey’s chocolate syrup or Nesquik strawberry stirred in. My grandma could also make a mea...
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HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
November 21, 2019
For me Heaven will not be Heaven unless there is a history symposium at least once a week. For this week’s symposium they are going to have to set out extra chairs to handle the larger than normal cro...
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For the Children: Help brighten the holiday season for a foster child
November 14, 2019
There are almost 8,000 children in Oklahoma’s foster care system. Most of those are kids under 12 years old, and many of them also have brothers and sisters in the system. Needless to say, it is impor...
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Goodbye to Gary Lee Nichols
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There are men who build businesses. And there are men who build communities. Gary Lee Nichols did both. For more than five decades, Gary wasn’t just the owner of grocery stores; he was a steady presen...
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Chris Banning, RBixby, released the following statement after tornadoes hit northeast Oklahoma Friday night: “The severe weather that moved through Oklahoma this weekend resulted ...
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Communities built through faith and determination
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Communities built through faith and determination
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March 12, 2026
On a cool Saturday morning, Feb. 28, in the closing days of Black History Month, the steeple of Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church in Checotah rose above a quiet gathering devoted to remembrance, faith and...
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5th Annual Green Run is March 14
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The 5th Annual Green Run returns this Saturday at the Lake Eufaula Pavilion. This lively St. Patrick’s–themed event features a USATF-sanctioned 5K and a Fun Run, welcoming runners, walkers, families, ...
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Former OSBI investigator sentenced for multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor
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MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jordan Francis Toyne, age 37, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 109 months in prison for ea...
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