Forward Momentum

Forward Momentum by Charlie Price When the new year arrives, it’s only natural that we shift our focus to what lies ahead. As I look toward the future, I’m committed to being more intentional about how and where I spend my time, and I suspect I’m not the only one aspiring to make my days […]

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The Oklahoma Standard

The Oklahoma Standard By Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, 1995-2003 On April 19, 1995, America suffered its worst domestic terrorist attack in our history. An angry young man, and embarrassingly a veteran, detonated a fuel oil and fertilizer bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. The explosion damaged […]

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An American Story

An American Story by Pat Rooney   Is your children’s life going to be better than yours?  Most people would say yes.  In J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy, he makes the case that in parts of the country that’s not necessarily so.  Referring mostly to Appalachian and the Ohio River rust belt, Mr. Vance gives us […]

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Musings about our President Elect and the Four Way Test

Musings about our President Elect and the Four Way Test by Burns Hargis With Ross Plourde being the incoming President of Club 29, I thought a little background might be of interest. Ross is a long-time colleague of mine. We have been law partners off and on for 45 years. I say off and on […]

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Reflections At The Start of a New Year

REFLECTIONS AT THE START OF A NEW YEAR by Paul Moore Some years are hard to let go of.  Others, we’re glad to see in the rear-view mirror.  I’m ready for a new year!  2024 had its joys, but it was also a year in which advancing age was painfully (literally) apparent, for me and […]

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The Year of Reinvention

The Year of Reinvention by Karen Wicker Happy New Year! I have the privilege of writing the first Rotary Reflections of 2025. It only seems fitting to talk about New Year’s resolutions. There is something magical about January that allows us to start over, dream new dreams, or change a bad habit or two. Whether […]

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The Legacy of Louisa McCune

The Legacy of Louisa McCune by Lance McDaniel Club 29 member Louisa McCune is executive director of Kirkpatrick Foundation. Her father, Edward A. McCune, MD, was a longtime member of Enid Rotary ­Club. In the mid-1990’s, her oldest sister, Allison, was one among the first class of three women admitted into Enid Rotary Club. This column was […]

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December 7—Pearl Harbor Day It Changed the World

December 7—Pearl Harbor Day It Changed the World by Larry Stein Sitting silently on the east side of Broadway just south of NE 13th Street, there is a hunk of metal which provides a timeless reminder of how important December 7th is for so many around the world.  On that date in 1941 the events […]

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Things that Endure

Things that Endure by Emily Lang I have a favorite ornament on my Christmas tree It’s a red apple — its handle a white candy cane with red stripes that have gone crunchy and are peeling away from a once shiny veneer.  My name, Emily, is handwritten, probably with a white paint pen, in my […]

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Fall Means Football

Fall Means Football by Larry Stein It’s football season and after Halloween and the election we head into the High Holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year celebrations. One of the best Rotary meetings is the annual Bedlam Rivalry. Many wear their Orange and black or Crimson and cream. Some great Cowboys and Sooners […]

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I love Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving by Charlie Smith I love Thanksgiving. I love the holiday, and not just because of the abundance of good food. I hold dear a Smith table tradition of my mother’s oyster stuffing. And I’ve always been partial to pecan (puh-kahn) pie. Thanksgiving stirs up a cornucopia of other cherished memories. After-meal naps. Football games, […]

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Origins on the Rule of Law

Origins on the Rule of Law by Jim Sharrock As we approach Thanksgiving, I am reflecting back to July 1 this year. When others were thinking about the upcoming celebration of our nation’s birth, I was thinking about an earlier time that put us on the path towards independence. Nancy and I were driving to […]

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