Changing Views on Education
Changing Views on Education by Freda Deskin There is no doubt that public opinion about education has changed over the years. Phi Delta Kappa has been capturing those changing views in a yearly scientific survey since 1969. The survey is eagerly awaited by school leaders and others who are in a position to shape policy […]
Human Trafficking Panel: Whitney Anderson, Craig Williams, Abraham Schenk, AJ Griffin
Livestream – 11:55am Whitney Anderson, as the Co-founder and Executive Director of The Dragonfly Home, spearheads a pioneering nonprofit focused on providing life-saving services for victim-survivors of human trafficking in central Oklahoma. Her deep dive into this critical cause began during her pursuit of her MBA, where her studies in international business unveiled the […]
Congressional Office for International Leadership Oct 6-14, 2023
HOST NARRATIVE Rule of Law – Armenia Oklahoma City, Oklahoma October 6 – 14, 2023 DELEGATION: Tigran Davtyan – Judge, Anti-Corruption Court Armen Hovhannisyan – Judge, Anti-corruption Cases at the Criminal Court of Appeals Edgar Karapetyan – Judge, Aragatsotn Region General Jurisdiction Court Gnel Gasparyan – Judge, Yerevan City General Jurisdiction […]
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams by Ted Streuli Frances Streuli’s birthday was yesterday. She would have been 105. She dreamed that everyone would have a cookie. She made the best cookies and she loved to see people enjoying them. Peanut butter, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, take your pick. But the special ones were the sugar cookies, always on […]
No Meeting and No Makeup Required
Happy New Year! No Meeting and No Makeup Required
How did we get into this mess?
How did we get into this mess? by Bart Binning. Ed. D. Charles Krauthammer, before his death in 2018, wrote “conservatives think liberals are stupid, liberals think conservatives are evil.” Neither respect the other. Stated another way, conservatives and liberals tend to speak different languages. To paraphrase John Gray’s 1992 book: Conservatives are from Mars, […]
Happy Holidays – No Meeting and No Makeup Required
No Meeting at St. Luke’s No Makeup Required Happy Holidays!
Holiday Program featuring Lyric Theatre’s “A Christmas Carol”
Livestream 11:55am 12-19-2023 MICHAEL BARON (Producing Artistic Director) – At Lyric, he directed Concerto, The Prom, Carousel, Head Over Heels, Master Class, Grease, Lyric Kids’ Clubhouse, Frost/Nixon, Titanic, Singin’ in the Rain, Bright Star, When We’re Gone (world premiere), Disney’s Freaky Friday, Fun Home, Disney’s When You Wish, James and the Giant Peach, I Am My Own […]
Redemption
Redemption by Charlie Smith In The Kite Runner, a 2003 novel by Afghan-American author Kaled Hosseini, there is a phrase that stirs the heart and drives the plot – “There is a way to be good again.” The central character, Amir, betrays his boyhood friend, Hassan, in a way that leads to tragedy and suffering. […]
Terri White, CEO – Mental Health Association Oklahoma
Livestream 11:55am 12-12-2023 Terri L. White, MSW, Chief Executive Officer joined Mental Health Association Oklahoma as Chief Executive Officer in August 2020. Under her direction, the Association continues to expand the reach of its innovative programs and services designed to serve Oklahomans and their loved ones, affected by mental illness, homelessness, substance use and justice […]