A little peace of the garden
It’s not new information that many in our community face food insecurity. Some struggle with access to fresh produce, affordability, and sometimes with access to prepare foods for themselves.
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Depth of partner’s affection unspoken until it’s too late
Dear Abby: My longtime boyfriend passed away after an extended illness, and I’d like to offer a suggestion to your readers I wish I had thought of before his passing. After the funeral, I was thinking about what a wonderful man he was, so I decided to compile a list of his good qualities.
Parton to Rock Hall of Fame: Thanks, but no, thanks
Dolly Parton announced she is pulling out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she hasn’t “earned that right.” The music icon who has been elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame explained her decision in a statement posted on her official social media pages Monday, noting she did not want to take votes away from the remaining nominees. “Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right.
Senate approves daylight saving bill
WASHINGTON – The Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States next year. The bipartisan bill, named the Sunshine Protection Act, would ensure Americans would no longer have to change their clocks twice a year.
Transgender Oklahomans sue Gov. Stitt over order
Three transgender Oklahomans who are seeking to alter the gender designation on their birth certificates are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt and the state’s health commissioner over an executive order that they say blocks such changes.
Early Season Crops
Members of my Two Acre Paradise/Three Dog Circus consists of two outside and one inside German shepherds—unless temps dip much below freezing. Then the outside two spend nights (and part of their days) inside. This winter has been quite confusing for them all. In warmer weather, the inside girl has her choice of three nice crates to choose from. When freezing temps arrive, I just go into our bedroom and say, “Sophie, get in your own bed.” She promptly moves. I know it is confusing for them; sometimes they don’t know whether they are coming or going.
Chickasaw Nation Satellite Clinics’ COVID-19 hours of operation changing
The Chickasaw Nation Department of Health satellite clinics are changing their COVID-19 hours of operation. COVID-19 testing at satellite clinics in Ardmore, Purcell and Tishomingo will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday throughFriday.
Firefighters could transport patients
A bill that would allow fire departments across the state to take patients to the hospital in life-threatening situations has been approved unanimously by the state Senate and soon could be considered by House members.
US view of Putin: Angry, frustrated
WASHINGTON – More than two weeks into a war he expected to dominate in two days, Vladimir Putin is projecting anger, frustration at his military’s failures, and a willingness to cause even more violence and destruction in Ukraine, in the assessment of U.S. intelligence officials.
Russian ride for US astronaut
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth in the midst of deepening tensions between the countries.