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Selecting Speakers and Turbulent Times

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If you have followed my column over the years you may have noticed a theme. My belief is that there is really nothing new, that in some way or another we have seen everything before.

Sermonette

Thanksgiving is a special day. Originally, it was set aside for being thankful for a bountiful harvest, and we still are. But it has become so much more. It is a time when we gather together, usually for a big meal, but it is a precious family time. Now let me remind us that it is a time of being mindful of the blessings God has given to us.

Time Machine

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Tonkawa Jaycees Win Awards At State Board Dick Pearman, Tonkawa Jaycee won first place in Keyman competition at the Jaycee State Board Meeting, Nov. 9-10 at Enid. He also placed third in Open Speakup competition.

Avoid falling this winter

As the season creeps closer to Winter, we are reminded that days of icy roads and walkways are just around the corner. Unfortunately, millions of older people are treated in emergency rooms every year due to falls; many of which cause serious injury or secondary complications. The Ombudsman program, along with LTCA of Enid Area Agency on Aging, wants to make you aware of some fall risks and prevention tips for your safety.

... The Postscript

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Social Security Matters

by AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Ask Rusty - Can I voluntarily suspend My Social Security payments?

Grandparents raising grandchildren -- stress & burnout can come

When you are a grandparent raising a grandchild, you don’t get to just have fun with them like a grandparent is supposed to. You have to be the parent as well as the grandparent. Many times the grandparent is retired and looking at enjoying retirement when they are faced with caring for a grandchild or multiple grandchildren. You may even still be working and trying to juggle working to provide for them and having the time to care for yourself as well as them. It is important to take some time for yourself and care for you as well as the grandchildren.

Buc Blab

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Hello Tonkawa! This last week, students participated in various activities. They listened to Laura Stack speak about the harm of THC addiction in adolescence, which she knew about due to her own son’s story.

Historically Speaking

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The election of 1824 brought a massive change to how parties functioned in the U.S. The Jacksonian Age is highlighted by the growth of democracy. Whereas before only property-owning men could vote, by 1824 most states had dropped property requirements allowing all white men the vote. (Most states did not add racial requirements before the 1820s. While land requirements restricted most Blacks, some did vote. It wasn’t until the 1820s when free Black men could vote that states began enforcing new racial rules.) The principal reason for the change was that new western states like Kentucky and Tennessee did not have property requirements. Landless men in states like Virginia realized that all they needed to do was move further west and they could have a voice. Suddenly the original states began losing population as the poor migrate in masse forcing the original states to change their laws or risk population drain.

Sermonette

Knowing the rules for any game is important information in order to play and compete in that game. In fact, knowing what the most important rules are in any given context is very helpful— especially in life.