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Avid readers of this column may remember that in last week’s paper, it was mentioned that the Blackwell Area Chamber of Commerce would be holding its annual board retreat this past Saturday at the ...
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Superintendent’s Desk
When my sons were in school, both they and I celebrated when they came home with A’s on their report card. If they came home with C’s, they knew we’d have to talk. But we both knew what these grade...
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Mr. Know-it-all
Q: I’ve long known the phrase “out like Lottie’s eye,” meaning out cold or passed out. But who is Lottie? -- K.H., Snyder, Texas A: No one, including me, has the slightest idea who Lottie is. ...
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Smart Money
EAR BRUCE: I have been a longtime listener of your show and have tremendous respect for your opinion. I am in my early 40s. My wife lost her job over a year ago, which has put an added strain on o...
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On Religion
For more than a decade, Pentecostal Bishop T.D. Jakes has lived in the shadow of a Time magazine cover that asked, “Is this man the next Billy Graham?” That was a loaded question, because of tensi...
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Wheatheart Tid Bits
That was quite a snowstorm we had in here Sunday night. I was coming home from my son’s house, and those snow flakes were so large and fluffy coming down. We didn’t have meals at the site Monday ...
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Village Idiot
Grocery and liquor stores in my neighborhood are much more strict about asking for IDs than they were just a few years ago. Of course, if you live near a college campus, you know that checking IDs ...
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Chamber Chatter
The Blackwell Fraternal Order of Police will host their “Butterfly Kisses” Father-Daughter Dance this Saturday at the Blackwell Elementary School from 6:30 P.M.-9:30 P.M. Tickets for this year’s da...
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Mr. Know-it-all
Q: What happened to Fred Savage from the TV series “The Wonder Years”? -- W.A.S., Minocqua, Wis. A: Fred Savage is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the incredibly popular series “The Won...
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Superintendent’s Desk
Oklahoma schools got some very exciting news this week. Our state is one of the first in the nation to gain flexibility from federal restrictions under No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This is great n...
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