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Respecting Asian Cinema: AAPI Heritage Month

May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and last week there was a search warrant served by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics...

Tractors in Heaven: Remembering Wheeler Cobb

Do old farm tractors break down in Heaven? I sure hope so. If it weren’t for a Farmall Cub in need of repair, I’d have never gotten to know Wheeler...

Mother's Day is every day: honoring our strong mothers

When you need good advice, to whom do you turn? The answer is different for everyone. When I need to hear words of wisdom, I turn to my mother....

Wakita to host "Twister" 25th Anniversary festival May 15

My column has been highlighting Oklahoma’s prospects as the next Hollywood mecca the past few weeks, focusing on huge upcoming projects from Martin...

A "fortunate pupil" reflects as Lenz and Burnett retire

They’re retiring? That was the question that crossed my mind when I read the April 14 edition of The Journal-Tribune. Ms. Ruth Ann Lenz and...

Review: FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER is fast and loose

“Only an American would assume a fashion-forward black man looks like a pimp.” Disney+’s FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER (I’ll abbreviate here as...

'Okiewood': Oklahoma becomes next TV and film landrun

OKLAHOMA IN THE SPOTLIGHT With the Academy Awards coming up next weekend, I was doing my usual research into the candidates when I discovered...

From the OKC bombing to the Coronavirus pandemic: cherish life

I wasn’t even a thought on April 19, 1995. I was born in 2000. That’s why that April day is hard for me to understand. On that fateful day, terror...

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN finds a vigilante in sexual assault survival

“It's every man's worst nightmare, getting accused of something like that.” “Can you guess what every woman's worst nightmare is?” Nominated...

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU: Coping with loss through film

On loss, I have learned recently, that maybe it is sometimes just like the movies. A dear friend of mine- a community celebrity, if we’re being...

Looking Back-Thinking Forward: Live our best life

O P E N I N G STATEMENT: Blackwell has been a busy place these past few days. A successful revival in our beautiful event center, some sports...

Blackwell museum take huge, important, steps to preservation

Sometimes, the best news slips past even the nosiest of newshounds. A heck of a good story slipped past me a few weeks ago. On March 4, the...

Politics Suck: Best TV shows and movies to get you through the times

REPRINT FROM OCTOBER 2020: POLITICS SUCK It's the absolute worst time of the year, thanks to the impending 2020 Election in November. Every...

Foolish songs for April Fool's- from lovers to losers

Tomorrow is April Fool’s Day. And who doesn’t like to fool around a little bit with a good song? April Fool’s Day is dedicated to many groups of...

Letter to the Editor: Vote for Julie and Steve- Vote for progress

Dear Editor: Within the past 46 years following service as Blackwell’s first City Manager, six years as manager and seventeen later ending in 2006...

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