Teachers hold the future – Pause to be Thankful- Mary Melon
We Pause to be Thankful – Mary Melon As we finish Thanksgiving and continue through the holiday season, it is important to reflect on all the things we have to be grateful for. Being grateful for family, friends and health are top of the list for most people. Being grateful for the dedication of those […]
12 Amazing Facts you didn’t know about your own state
12 Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Own State! – Ted Streuli I get sucked into things. Often, they are mindless wastes of time. I noticed, for example that I am a sucker for every online come-on that says something like, “17 things you didn’t know about spaghetti.” Or “Five foods you should never […]
Reflections on a Street Car – Dick Hefton
REFLECTIONS ON A STREET CAR – Dick Hefton Most of you people who still believe computers are here to stay would probably bet the farm you’d never see another street car rolling down an Oklahoma City thoroughfare after they disappeared over 50 years ago. That is assuming you ever knew this city once had a […]
Rotary: A New Perspective
Rotary: A New Perspective by Laura Garrett Membership recruitment is an issue in all civic groups these days and Rotary is no exception. When most clubs talk about adding new members, the emphasis is on younger generations. A new movement in our district has taken the opposite approach. The Edmond Rotary Club in partnership with […]
A Timely Tale – Ted Streuli
A Timely Tale by Ted Streuli I don’t believe in ghosts. And I don’t believe in anything more supernatural than the taste of a Häagen-Dazs coffee ice cream or the sound of a laughing baby. So when I tell you this story about the clock in the dining room, you know it’s not a ghost […]
Rule of Law, II – John Frost
John A. Frost Rule of Law, II The Great American Experiment Perhaps somewhere and sometime, our public school curriculum referred to the longest common law princess of governance codified in the Magna Carta of 1215. At its core is the relationship between an absolute monarch (King or Queen) and all free people within its jurisdiction. […]
All Taxes Ain’t Bad – Leonard Sullivan
ALL TAXES AIN’T BAD – Leonard Sullivan Not all taxes and government spending are bad. At every level of government most taxes and spending benefits each of us. We certainly need our military defense system, our streets and highways, health programs, our education system, prisons, border security, clean water, air traffic control, etc. etc. However, […]
National Disability Employment Month – Lauren Branch
National Disability Employment Awareness – by Lauren Branch This year I celebrated my 20th anniversary at NewView Oklahoma. When I was hired in 1997, I had never worked for a non-profit agency nor did I have any knowledge of blindness. I was a finance person who somehow, after six months on the job as the […]
Favorite Things about Rotary – Ted Streuli
Favorite Things about Rotary by Ted Streuli One of my favorite things about Rotary has nothing to do with programs or food or community service. Those are all fine, important parts of being a Rotarian. I wouldn’t trade them, but I love Unofficial Rotary, the little corner of fellowship that happens somewhere between the badge […]
Disasters Natural and Unnatural – Rick Stansberry
Disasters, Natural & Unnatural by Fr. Rick Stansberry If you were a parishioner at Christ the King you would most likely hear me, from time to time, rant about Social Media and the problems that it can cause or how in contributes to the problems in the world. Social Media, like anything else, can […]
Okla. City Forecast – Roy Williams
OKLAHOMA CITY DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC FORECAST – Roy Williams Some very significant trends began developing about a decade ago in both Oklahoma City and in the Oklahoma City Metro area that have profound demographic and economic implications for our future. There are a few specific examples that illustrate these trends. First, with regard to Oklahoma City, from […]
Power Behind the Throne – Pat Rooney
The Power Behind the Throne by Pat Rooney In the nascent years of our republic, many citizens wanted to make George Washington a king. His work as a revolutionary General and early American statesman did much to suggest such a distinction. He declined, of course, but the deeper story of why he was so successful […]