Interview – President Tom Phillips
Interview with Rotary President Tom Phillips By Emily Stratton Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down with Tom to talk about his year as president of our Rotary Club. In a fun and interesting conversation, he responded thoughtfully to my various questions: Looking back over your year as president, do you […]
On the Road Again
On the Road Again By Ron Page It’s nearly the first of June and I’m hoping more than a few Rotarians have plans for summertime family road trips. When I was a boy, seeing America from the back seat of our DeSoto in the days before air-conditioning was as good as it gets, […]
deadCenter Documentary Films
deadCenter Documentary Films by Lance McDaniel House Made of Dawn, a novel written by Kiowa author N. Scott Momaday from Lawton, Oklahoma, won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Momaday was the first Native American to earn that distinction. He became a leading writer in the Native American Renaissance, a prominent lecturer, a sought-after professor […]
A Moon Shot – Dick Hefton
A MOON SHOT by Dick Hefton Reflections? An assignment to look back. I watched a documentary the other night on ABC, “1969,” which featured Man’s First Walk on the Moon, a peerless accomplishment in socially turbulent times which added even greater significance to the wonder of the ages. I was not on scene for […]
Rotary Peace Fellowships 2020-2021
APPLY HERE Refer someone here Rotary Peace Fellows The spike in regional and local conflicts around the globe has boosted the need for peace and development leaders skilled in building positive social change. The fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship, which covers tuition and living expenses, increases the capacity of existing leaders to prevent and resolve […]
Boom Town
Boom Town By Patrick Rooney “History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind,” as quoted by Edward Gibbon, Author of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Sam Anderson stays true to this insight in Boom Town, his recent book about Oklahoma City. While intrigued by […]