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I was going thru my files this past week to find some Easter items I wanted to share with our readers.
Read moreWill we just have to “live” with Covid from now on? Seems that’s the way it was with the famous Spanish Flu. It peaked out back in 1918 after it had killed about 500 million people worldwide. To this day we have to take our annual flu shots since the old “flu” still lurks about. That seems to be the way this current Pandemic is working out. It may always lurk about.
Read moreAn 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. The most interesting thing about Charles the Simple is that his nickname ‘simplex’ or “the simple” is misleading. The Latin word ‘Simplex’ was given to him meaning straightforward as in “loyal” or “without guile”. But, even during this lifetime people didn’t understand the real meaning of his name (something good) and mistook it as describing him as “stupid”.
Read moreThe following letter to the editor was the most touching I have ever read . . .
Read moreOur 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. Some pipes froze up and everyone cranked up their heat as the high winds hunted and found ways to get inside some of the ancient houses we live in. But I am thankful that the electric and natural gas kept on flowing. No one seemed to be worried about the costs. At least before the bills come in later.
Read moreJim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.
Read moreSome of us have time during when “… there’s nothing to do.” Maybe this little group of suggested activities might help fill the idle spaces.
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