Editorial

Oklahomans have two state questions to decide which are on the upcoming Nov. 5 General Election ballot. One we think, State Question 834, is pretty simple.

Life’s complications

I’m thinking the days of going down to one’s favorite store, picking out an appliance and having it delivered the same day may be gone forever.I get it that there have been plenty of changes to buying and spending practices throughout the years, but that doesn’t mean I have to like some of them.

Closet cleaning update

About six months ago I wrote about a project that I had started a few weeks before that of cleaning out a closet.I mentioned then that I like to describe it as a work in progress.

Town Talk

After a summer hiatus, Town Talk is back. Thanks to all of you who told me you missed reading it. A big shout out to two of my readers in Wellston, Tom and Terry Mullendore, who called just to see if I was alive. They were concerned because they had not seen my column in the paper for a few months.

A lot of photos

I was shooting the Meeker-Harrah football game Thursday night.Midway through the first quarter, I focused onMeekerquarterback TreyvonComptonrolling out for a pass, pressed the shutter button and...Nothing. At all. The old reliable Nikon D500 in my hands didn’t do a dern thing.

Running again?

My decision was driven by the results from an online longevity calculator and input from a tiny angel on my right shoulder.I entered my height, weight, age and drinking habits into the calculator. And that I had smoked during a mis-spent few years in my youth, but quit half a century ago.

A look back at the fair

It was good to see more school kids and people out at this year’s Pottawatomie County Free Fair which wound up Saturday evening at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee.Late August and early September each year are the months county fairs are held throughout Oklahoma.

Football story

Way back when the earth was young, I got my first newspaper reporting gig: area sports reporter for the Ada Evening News.I had the time of my life covering sports in an eight-county rural area and got to have to have some interesting up-close and personal experiences.

A Labor Day elimination

Monday this week was of course Labor Day, a holiday for most people. As we often do, my wife Pat and I had decided we would go out for breakfast that morning.We weren’t in any big hurry.

Helping a friend in need

I can remember the days of when heading out to fish or going hunting were simple.All you needed was a fishing pole or two and some bait or if hunting, was a gun, some shells and a vest.It’s not quite that simple these days.