Several ways to help Oklahomans

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and staying safe and healthy. Our state is still fighting this virus and have seen historic numbers this month.

What it takes to become a great city

Nearly 25 years ago the director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce was in Clinton to talk about how we could improve our town. At that meeting, he said he believed the next great city would be the one that comes together.

Commutation of Stone raises ire

Many Democrats, along with some in the press and a few Republicans, have expressed outrage at President Trump's commutation of political operative Roger Stone's jail sentence for lying to Congress and witness tampering. GOP Sen.

Good-natured acting can help a marriage

I've worn out a pair of slippers. To be fair, I wear slippers quite a bit under normal circumstances, but over the past four months my slipper use has exceeded previous records. I was reading the news one morning (I imagine you know what that's like).

Reinstate God before it’s too late

It was "a plan by the Devil to have our kids committing suicide at an all-time high." So said Kanye West, the recently declared "Birthday Party" presidential candidate. It's about the best explanation I've heard for the noncoronavirus issues that plague us.

Talking about memory loss

It’s a conversation no family wants to have, but one that can be vitally important - talking to a loved one about memory loss or cognitive decline. Talking about memory or cognition problems with a family member can be daunting for many families.

Only way for definitive diagnosis is to perform biopsy

Dear Doctor: I’m 30 years old, and I have a lump in my breast, which imaging tests suggest is a fibroadenoma. I’m getting married in six months, and I am leaning toward having a biopsy so I won’t worry during my wedding and honeymoon.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1945, the United States successfully detonated a test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, N.M., an event now considered to mark the beginning of the Atomic Age. In 1951, J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" was published. In 1979, Saddam Hussein became the president of Iraq. In 1999, John F.

Reader wants to bring mom home to stay safe

DEAR HARRIETTE: My mother lives in a retirement home, and I am so worried about her. There have been reports all over the country about the virus infiltrating old folks’ homes and killing lots of people.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1799, French Lieutenant Pierre-Francois Bouchard found the Rosetta Stone in Rosetta, Egypt. In 1903, Ford Motor Co. took its first order, a Model A automobile for a dentist in Chicago, Illinois.