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The following letter to the editor was the most touching I have ever read . . .

An ancient King of France (or at least part of France) was named Charles the Simple. He ruled way back around 900 AD and he was the cousin of Charles the Fat who also got to wear the crown for a while.

My good friend, Wayne Bullard, celebrated his birthday Friday. I called to see why I was not invited to the party and he told me that Pat was not giving him one. However, I am sure I heard noise in the background.

I don’t why or when I started doing this. I don’t even think about it. I have always signed my emails, letters, and other correspondence by writing, “Your Servant, Walker Moore.” Some have remarked that my letter closing is odd. Some have said I am not their servant.

Let’s start out with a few of my favorite stories I have read recently….

Dear Savvy Senior,

Some of us have time during when “… there’s nothing to do.” Maybe this little group of suggested activities might help fill the idle spaces.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.

Our recent sleet-based ice storm left the Allen area shut down. Schools and churches quit when confronted with heavy ice in their parking lots. Temperatures went down to the single digits.