Sneering At Nature Brings Disaster
A cautionary essay notes southern California floods and mudslides after drought ends, linking reckless development and removal of natural protections to greater flood risk. It cites Lake Texoma floods, Candlestick Park winds, and the Dust Bowl as lessons, urging respect for estuaries, wetlands, dunes, timber, and watersheds to avoid costly losses.
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California
Lake Texoma
Oklahoma City
San Francisco
Candlestick Park
Murray Honors Fraternity Includes 30 Area Students
Murray State College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa initiated 30 students from the area including Tony Leming Sulphur and Karen Minter Ruthie Newman of Tishomingo. Dr William H Hayes MSC science instructor received the Whit Award at the January ceremony.
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Tishomingo
Murray State College
Phi Theta Kappa
Tony Leming
Sulphur
Karen Minter
Ruthie Newman
William H. Hayes
MSC Science Instruc
Tor
Whit
MSC
Honor Fraternity
Oklahoma
What troubled times as reflected in daily life and humor
The piece surveys a string of social tensions from strikes and protests to sports scandals and political satire. It contrasts pessimism with optimism, notes public interest in wills, celebrates Muhammad Ali's enduring appeal in defeat, and critiques aging and commemorations for lacking genuine reassurance. It closes with a quip about memory aids for old age.
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Howard Hughes
Charley
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay
Ada Kiwanis Host Acting Warden Hess At Noon Luncheon
Ada Kiwanis Club will host acting warden Adan Norman Hess as speaker at a noon Monday luncheon in the Ada Holiday Inn. Hess, 51, has led the McAlester prison since January after Richard Crisp resigned. He is a former head of classifications, deputy warden, and recently eyed the permanent warden post as Lexington unit ready. He is an East Central University alum with an OSU master’s in correctional administration and 22 years in the Air Force.
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Adan Norman Hess
State Penitentiary
Ada Holiday Inn
Richardson Bypass
Hess
McAlester
Richard A. Crisp
Arizona Corrections Department
Lexington
C.T. Hess
Department of
East Central University
Oklahoma State University
Kiwanis Club
C. T. Hess
Bill Thompson
Ada
State Board of Corrections
Kiwanis
McAlester State Penititentiary
County Schools Would Benefit From Move To Shift Ad Valorem Taxes
Oklahoma City a House resolution proposes redistributing ad valorem taxes paid by state public utilities to equalize funding across Pontotoc County districts. Ada would gain 44 426 92 while Allen loses 62 339 across a net county gain of 22 000. Some lawmakers oppose, arguing the 1913 law already provides equalization and that losses could worsen for multi county districts.
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Mark D. Green
Capitol News Bureau
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County
House
William Poulos
Tulsa
Senate
Allen and
Ross
Ada
Allen
Lonnie Abbott
Dada
Abbott
Kenneth Converse
D-Tishomingo
Pontotoc
Converse
Murray
The Lord is my shepherd a call to shepherds
Lawrence Walthouse reflects on Psalm 23’s familiar comfort and recasts it to emphasize believers not only as sheep but also as shepherds. He connects Jesus as the Good Shepherd with Peter’s charge to feed and tend God’s lambs and warns leaders to heed their own calling.
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God
Jesus
John
Simon Peter
Paul
The Chief Shepherd Calls Us to Serve and Restore
A pastoral reflection on Psalm 23 and 1 Peter urging believers to shepherd others, protect the flock, and share blessings. It emphasizes discipleship as servanthood, reliance on divine guidance, and becoming a channel of goodness and mercy to those around us.
Ada And Area Music Students To Compete In District Meet
Ada and area music students prepare for the East Central District High School Instrumental Music Meet at Seminole Junior College Friday. About 60 Ada students, 70 from Allen, and Byng entrants join 26 high schools and 26 junior high schools in solo and small ensemble events judged by 13 judges from colleges and non district schools. The event is hosted by SJC and sponsored by the OSSAA with competition beginning at 8 a.m. and concluding late in the day.
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Seminole Junior College
Carroll Redwine
SJC
Ada
Jerry Howard
Allen
Debby Lucy
Byng
Joe Farmer
Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association
Bethel
Bowlegs
Coalgate
Davis
Elmore City
Holdenville
Konawa
Lindsay
Maud
Maysville
McLoud
Okemah
Olney
Pauls Valley
Seminole
Shawnee
Wynnewood
Sulphur
Tecumseh
Weleetka
Wewoka
Wetumka
Overcrowding at McAlester Prison Cited by Acting Warden
Norman Hess, acting warden at McAlester State Penitentiary, told Ada Kiwanis Club overcrowding is the top problem. He described 40 square foot cells housing two inmates and noted a plan to reduce reception at the prison with a Lexington assessment center open this month. Hess detailed new facilities, high utilities costs, and a 70 percent recidivism rate among inmates, with robbery and homicide among top convictions.
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Norman Hess
Adan
State Penitentiary
McAlester
Luther) Bohanon
Ada Kiwanis Club
Lunceheon
Hess
U.S
Bohanon
Lexington
McAlester Prison
The Family Lawyer Case on Invasion of Privacy
A man injured in a bus crash sues after a detective shadows him and spies on his daily life. The court says open, extensive surveillance can invade privacy, while discreet work for legitimate evidence is acceptable. Several cases illustrate limits and reasonable police-like inquiry.
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Marvin
Scrapple and Biscuits Breakfast Recipe Duo
A vintage recipe card offers steps for Kuntry Korner Beef Scrapple using ground beef milk water cornmeal corn flakes and eggs plus a biscuit breakfast variant with onion soup mix thyme ketchup and refrigerator biscuits. Also includes Rum Peaches dessert with canned peaches and rum syrup reduction.
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