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Year-end: put this year?s investment performance in perspective
January 4, 2019
How can you assess your investment portfolio’s performance in 2018? The year was full of wild swings in the financial markets, so your own results may well have bounced around quite a bit, too. But yo...
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Checotah Warrants
January 4, 2019
Ake, Roger M. Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Banks, Jr., Thomas Leo Baumann, Staci Raye ...
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Not too early to request absentee ballots by mail
January 4, 2019
Voters who chose to vote by mail may use the Oklahoma Absentee Ballot Application form to request that n absentee ballot be mailed to them. The Application must be renewed every year. The voter may re...
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Oklahoma Optimism
January 4, 2019
On January 14, 2019, Governor-elect Stitt and all statewide office holders will be sworn into office.   Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony, Attorney General Mike Hunter and State Superintendent Joy ...
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No time like the present
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No time like the present
January 4, 2019
Another year has come and gone, and now 2019 is here. It’s hard to believe how quickly time flies. Months truly feel like days. A few defining moments are all I seem to remember and everything else is...
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Financial Tips for Snowbirds? Present and Future
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Financial Tips for Snowbirds? Present and Future
December 27, 2018
Winter is here again – which may make you wish you were somewhere else. You might be thinking how pleasant it would be to become a snowbird and move to a warmer climate for the season. Of course, your...
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Lawmakers craft legislation ahead of 2019 session
December 27, 2018
With the holiday season coming to a close, those who work in and around the State Capitol will now heavily focus on what lies in wait: the 2019 regular session of the Oklahoma Legislature.   The work ...
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The Return of the Christmas Spirit
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The Return of the Christmas Spirit
December 27, 2018
It’s hard to remember a time when the real meaning of Christmas was the same as what the world was celebrating. By and large, Christmas as we know it is about giving and receiving presents, Santa comi...
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50 years and counting
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50 years and counting
December 27, 2018
I know my grandmother always said that the older you get, the faster the years fly by, but good grief Charlie Brown this is ridiculous.   I can remember things that I did when I was two years old, lik...
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My fondest Christmas memory
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My fondest Christmas memory
December 20, 2018
It seems like I think of my late father a lot more during the Christmas season, maybe because he loved Christmas so much or because he loved to make us all happy, especially at Christmas time. As a li...
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Letter to the Editor
December 20, 2018
So Be Good For Goodness Sake! There seems to be a Santa on every corner at this time of the year and for our young kids this can be confusing as they try to figure out which is the real Santa and whic...
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Letter to the Editor
December 6, 2018
Caravan of immigrants invading America is a new type of threat to this country. The Liberal’s idea of an opened-border-policy is a sign of insanity.    Especially now that Mexico has, as of 12-1-18, a...
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What happened to your inner child?
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What happened to your inner child?
December 6, 2018
I have always been the mom that tried to do everything for her children and family. I especially wanted my children, when they were little, to grow up believing in fairy tales and the magical thinking...
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Murphy Case has implications for State and Tribes
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Murphy Case has implications for State and Tribes
December 6, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 27 heard arguments in the Carpenter v. Murphy Case. The court is being asked to decide whether Congress disestablished the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation in the ear...
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Counting my blessings
November 29, 2018
DIST 13 STATE REP. There’s a hymn we used to sing at church with the lyrics: “Count your many blessings; name them one by one; and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” It would be easy on Tha...
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?Shopping Holidays? are a great time to help foster kids
November 29, 2018
For the Children: Over the weekend, I had the chance to watch the new movie, “Instant Family,” a comedy/drama about a couple adopting three foster children into their lives. I recommend that our reade...
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Letter of Thanks
November 29, 2018
The family of Jimmy R. Jones would like to say “Thanks” to everyone that came by and visited before Jim’s passing. He enjoyed seeing each and every one of you coming by. We would like to thank Faith H...
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Family traditions old and new
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Family traditions old and new
November 29, 2018
LA DONNA'S LAST WORD As the holidays come rolling in I think back to so many old family traditions from Thanksgiving to Christmas. When I was younger we would meet at my great Aunt Carol’s big ranch i...
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The gift of family
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The gift of family
November 22, 2018
Hands down, Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year. The November holiday allows us to be with our family without the stress of gift-giving or weeks of preparation trimming the tree and decking the h...
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How should you respond to wild swings in financial markets?
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How should you respond to wild swings in financial markets?
November 22, 2018
What’s going on with the financial markets? Specifically, what’s behind the price swings of the past several weeks? And, more important, how should you, as an individual investor, respond? To begin w...
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