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With a beautiful morning. President Marie Zeller opened our monthly meeting with the members saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Secretary Cheryl Gebbie read the Secretary report of last month’s meeting ...

Recently I have recognized the importance of anger management, especially in our society today that seems to have such a lack of self-control. Anger is literally eating us up and consuming our thought...

Alzheimer's Disease runs through both sides of my family with my great-grandparents, my grandparents, and my uncles all facing Alzheimer’s during their lives. When you have a loved one suffering from ...

None of us can completely control all the things that happen to us. Yet, when it comes to achieving your long-term financial goals, including a comfortable retirement, you do have a great deal of pow...

What could be more frightening than Halloween? Well I’ll tell you - motherhood.   Motherhood could be more spooky than any ghosts or goblins because while pregnant you seem to have an alien growing in...

Thank you, The family of Joan Frame wishes to extend our heartfelt thanks for the flowers, food, cards, prayers, visits and especially the hugs in our time of bereavement. Joan Frame’s children, Diane...

FOR THE CHILDREN: I am sure most of you are pretty tired of this election cycle.  The relentless barrage of campaign ads ahead of the November 6 general election is not new, but there does seem to be ...

Rural Fire departments are such an important part of our communities. Not only do our firefighters play such an important role in keeping residents safe, the proximity of local fire departments and me...

Self-awareness: some people have it and some do not.   Many people deal with the social image of how others see them or what others think about them. Often people compare you to others. They only see ...

Acknowledgment The family of Mr. Elmer D. Cunningham would like to thank everyone for their kind expressions. Your phone calls, visits, flowers, thoughts and prayers have all helped greatly during our...

The Boston Globe released Senator Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test results. The analysis, done by a Stanford University professor, showed that Warren has somewhere between 1/64th and 1/1,024th Native Ameri...

I may have been born in Oklahoma City and spent my first four years being raised in the city limits of Yukon but once my family moved to the Pierce area ( just outside of Checotah) I would be ruined f...

Thank you, I wish to express my sincere thanks to everyone connected to the Checotah community for your special recognition and kind gestures after the announcement of my induction in the Oklahoma Afr...

FOR THE CHILDREN: It is around this time of year that I get excited for new opportunities. We are less than a month away from the General Election in Oklahoma (the deadline to register, or change your...

In this week’s Mullin It Over, I’d like to take the time to answer a few of the questions that I’ve heard from my constituents recently about Social Security solvency. Protecting Social Security is a ...

Domestic abuse is a hard subject to talk about for most individuals. It is especially hard to talk about when it hits home. This is why I think it’s extremely important for victims to have a voice and...

FOR THE CHILDREN: Birthdays are sometimes odd. When you are younger, you look forward to each of them as a step closer to the freedoms that come with adulthood. Later on, they can become a less appeal...

This past week, a constituent reached out to me and spoke out against some troubling behavior at Jess Dunn Correctional Center. After evaluating the constituents allegations regarding a staff member a...

Your values are important to you – and so are your investments. But you don’t have to keep these two parts of your life separate if you pursue sustainable investing. If you haven’t heard of this term,...