“Stealing Struggles”

“Stealing Struggles” by Dr. Freda Deskin One of the most essential life lessons I have ever received came from my dear friend and long-time mentor, Alma Wilson, the first female Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Justice Wilson was so well known that everyone referred to her as “Alma.” She was like Cher, the […]

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Community Colleges: Catalysts for Workforce Development

Community Colleges: Catalysts for Workforce Development By Dr. Mautra Staley Jones   Workforce development has been an important topic among lawmakers, business leaders and community groups in Oklahoma. Workers want to acquire the skills they need to be employable and qualified for better jobs and higher pay. They seek credentials that help them get hired […]

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Decals Optional

Decals Optional By Ron Page This article is going to be about family summer road trips. I’m guessing some Rotary 29 members  included a road trip with your family this summer. I hope you took plenty of pictures and hope you have viewed them on your big-screen TV’s, and that you continue to view them […]

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Historical Relationship between Western Democracies, Authoritarian Russia and Ukraine; Or – Why we Should Support an Independent Ukraine

Historical Relationship between Western Democracies, Authoritarian Russia and Ukraine; Or – Why we Should Support an Independent Ukraine Bart Binning, Ed. D. As a warning, this article is much too long, but for the topic I chose, I do not know what to cut out.   This article is about a fundamental divergence of world views […]

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Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes  by Jessica Smith   I made a special point recently to attend our club’s Thursday morning breakfast to hear from our Club President and Honorable Suzanne Mitchell speak about her incredible work and the Judiciary system. A question was asked of her: What cinematic production is most like the court system? And […]

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Reading, Literacy Key to Academic Success

Reading, Literacy Key to Academic Success by Joe Dorman   It is back to school time for children of all ages across the United States. As children prepare for their academic year, one critical aspect is reading literacy. Reading is the fundamental key to academic and career success. Rotary International lists on our website supporting […]

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A Shift in Perspective Can Make all the Difference

A Shift in Perspective Can Make all the Difference by Julie Bisbee Expectations and perspective are powerful forces. Our opinions on how things should go is often colored by our life experiences, our personal standards and preconceived notions. A recent trip to Washington D.C. with my youngest son and his 5th grade classmates reminded me […]

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Rotary Musings

ROTARY MUSINGS by Michael Figgins For over half a century, I have championed the causes of the poor throughout this nation.  As a Catholic, I come by this honestly.  It is not just a question of giving one’s surplus to those in need, but of helping people, excluded or marginalized, to enter into the sphere […]

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Bedlam!

Bedlam! by Drew Edmondson First off, it is wrong. An entire football tradition, the annual battle between Oklahoma State University at Stillwater and the University of Oklahoma in Norman, has been named for a mispronunciation. There are two primary definitions of “Bedlam”.  The first and most common is “a scene of uproar and confusion.”  This, […]

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When we get what we don’t want

“When we get what we don’t want”  by Jim Priest   A Facebook post of a friend reminded of some of funny sayings uttered by kids when they don’t get what they want.   Tim described a time when his now adult son was a little guy demanding to be given some treat at the […]

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Rotary International Conventon – Singapore 2024

  In 1905, attorney Paul Harris convened the first meeting of a Rotary Club in Chicago, Illinois along with Gustavus Loehr, Silverster Schiele, and Hiram Shorey. His goal was to bring together professionals across various vocations in his new home city and together, they began serving their community. His seemingly simple idea caught on and […]

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Old Man River

Old Man River by Pat Rooney On July 11, 1960, a mid-air collision of two U.S. fighters resulted in the loss of a wing and a tail.  Both planes went down in this “near miss.”  The pilot of the plane struck was soon to be Admiral Ray Ackerman, and had we lost him the pathway […]

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