Opinion

Dream Maker or Dream Breaker?

Are you a dream maker or a dream breaker? The category to which you belong will strongly influence the direction your life takes, your level of satisfaction, and the type of impact you have on other people. Most of us aren't even aware of the distinctions between dream makers and dream breakers.

A Bubble Off Plumb

I knew this day would come. After all, very few employees stay forever, especially the young, talented ones. Our office manager, Montana Sims, is leaving us to return to school, studying to become a licensed nurse. She has been really special to us.

Ferguson Features

Serving as a volunteer host at the T.B. Ferguson Home Museum in Watonga is a lot of fun. In the past three Saturdays, I have had an opportunity to tell of T.B.

A Bubble Off Plumb

It seems to me that some of the citizens of Watonga are really on the prod here lately. What I can’t figure out is why.The keyboard warriors are mad about the increases in water and sewer rates. They loathe the trash service and want to burn the city manager in effigy.

Climate Change Could Push Us Back to Pre-Antibiotic Era

The extreme heat that recently blanketed the United States is a clear sign of climate change. But rising temperatures are fueling more than just hotter summers. Climate change is contributing to the spread of drug-resistant infections.

Ferguson Features

Many papers in Oklahoma have the name ‘Republican’ or ‘Democrat.

A Bubble Off Plumb

During the primary election, I decided as the editor to hold a letter from the sheriff concerning a foul up that issued a complaint against a resident.

A Triumph for Religious Liberty

Oklahomans are celebrating a tremendous victory for religious liberty after a recent ruling by our state Supreme Court.At issue in the case was a fundamental question: Should taxpayers be forced to fund religious teachings that violate their own deeply held beliefs?

Ferguson Features

One of six buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Watonga, the home of T.B. and Elva Ferguson stands as a grand monument to the Ferguson family and its contribution to Watonga, Oklahoma Territory, and the nation.

There’s Something in the Water

There seems to be an epidemic of women who are enceinte lately. Back in my day (Oh my gosh! Did I just say that?) we'd claim there must be something in the water causing it. What other explanation is there for the recent baby boom? Even though I'm a little (Okay, a lot. Don't rub it in.