Ran into Doc down at The Mule Barn the other day, so naturally we had to rid the world of about a gallon of coffee and solve the world’s problems for an hour. It is the duty of all true Americans of o...

My name is Evan Breedlove and I have spent most of my career working with, developing and administering health insurance plans for employees and clients. As we get older, health care becomes more impo...

We all have heard of the 5 Stages of Grief. While it is a decent guideline for what most people experience, I want you to know it is not some golden handbook that must be followed to the letter or a s...

On a recent Sunday I believed watching the NCAA Women’s National Championship Game, Iowa v. South Carolina would be the most memorable television of my weekend. I was making a few mental notes about t...

With spring in full swing, many families are looking for opportunities to unplug and spend quality time together outdoors. Few activities offer as much bonding time as fishing does. Across Oklahoma, p...

Spring mornings are a lot like Christmas. Each day we get up and go out into the yard, or walk along the creek or visit the horses in the pasture. And each day, each morning, we find something new the...

For local bass fishing fans, Blake Capps of Muskogee was the story of the B.A.S.S. Nation Regional on the Arkansas River that took place last weekend at Robert S. Kerr Reservoir. The 28-year-old angle...

My interests in the homeless grows. It seems they are everywhere, yet nowhere. They populate the green belts and underpasses of our expressways. A persistent reminder of a social responsibility that c...

“Well,” said Steve, the tall cowboy, “at least it’s Friday and we all have the weekend to look forward to.” Doc glanced up from his paper at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn truck stop and worl...

A family from down our lane has been picking up the trash that has been scattered on our county road. The mom pulls a big wagon, and the kids fill large trash bags. This windy month of March has reall...

In three quarters of a century from the time I first watched some snowy, black and white images, television programming has evolved into the primary source of entertainment and information in the larg...

Know where to expect ticks. Ticks live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas, or even on animals. Spending time outside walking your dog, camping, gardening, or hunting could bring you in close contact w...

There are two football fields that I have frequented over the years that are named for men, former coaches, who were my friends. Fr. William A. Hamill (Cascia Hall) and Angelo Prassa (Bishop Kelley). ...

When old Joe Gilliam began digging that hole in his front yard, out there close to the street, neighbors watched and wondered. When he got his grandson to help him carry the shade tree sapling from hi...

There are two football fields that I have frequented over the years that are named for men, former coaches, who were my friends. Fr. William A. Hamill (Cascia Hall) and Angelo Prassa (Bishop Kelley). ...

With the opening day of spring turkey season less than a month away, sources tell me the toms are busy gobbling and strutting their stuff. The wild turkey is represented in Oklahoma by three subspecie...

You have to hand it to Windy. When Alphonse “Windy” Wilson chooses to speak, it is a bombastic sampling of creativity. Windy has yet to find a word he can’t make better through his own unique methods....

A group of 56 of the world’s top bass anglers will compete in the 54th annual Bassmaster Classic, which is taking place today through Sunday on Grand Lake. In what has been described as the most diver...

Death is a thief. He comes and steals from us. Steals our reason for being. Steals the ones we love the most. Steals our comfort and peace. It’s not just the physical form he takes though. It’s the to...

I read that there is a renewed interest in the Haskell County Historical Society and Museum. It is my opinion that the preservation of history should be of interest to all of us. I have always been im...