Will It Build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will It Build Goodwill and Better Friendships? by Paul Moore Several years ago, our meeting agendas included the recitation of The Four-Way Test. I have always appreciated this ethical guide and thought I’d share some thoughts on one of the four points. “Of the things we think, say, or do – Will it build […]
2023 James Beard Foundation Award – Chef Andrew Black
Livestream 11:55am 10-3-2023 Chef Andrew Black–a 2023 James Beard Award winner for Best Chef Southwest, and a 2022 James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Chef–is a chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur in Oklahoma City. Born in Jamaica to an Indo-Jamaican family, where chapati was cooked on a handmade clay oven over an open fire; Chef Black […]
Education and our Future: OKCPS Student Body Leaders Share with Dr. Sean McDaniel
Livestream 11:55am 9-26-2023 With more than three decades of experience in education, Dr. Sean McDaniel was named Superintendent of Schools for Oklahoma City Public Schools in July 2018. McDaniel began his career in education as a language arts instructor at Denver’s Highland High School from 1986-1988. He has served in several teaching, coaching and administrative […]
A New Era of Psychedelics – Opening our minds to what’s possible in clinical settings
A New Era of Psychedelics Opening our minds to what’s possible in clinical settings by Louisa McCune Back in the 1980s, during my high-school years in Enid, I read a few memoirs that have had a lasting effect on me. One, Is That It?, is by Irishman Bob Geldof (b. 1951), creator of the epic […]
What would Jimmy Buffett do? Life’s best moments are filled with music and memory, if only we make time
What would Jimmy Buffett do? Life’s best moments are filled with music and memory, if only we make time. by Emily Lang The recent passing of Jimmy Buffett has me thinking a lot about music, memories and making space for spontaneous moments – something that’s hard amid my daily hustle. I grew up in a […]
Robert C. Dauffenbach – “OKC’s Economic Advance to the Future”
Livestream 11:55 9-19-2023 Link to Dr. Dauffenbach’s Powerpoint Presentation Robert C. Dauffenbach recently served as Senior Associate Dean for Economic Development, Professor of Business Administration, and Director, Center for Economic and Management Research, Michael F. Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics at Wichita State University, 1969. […]
Another Oklahoma WWII Hero
Another Oklahoma WWII Hero by Dick Hefton In a “Reflection” last year, I related the story of the 15-year-old neighbor, Guy Fuller (the one who laid on me the shocking news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.) shortly thereafter, Fuller left for combat till wars end, a hero fighting in some […]
Ground Zero Emergency K9 Training– Becky & Barry Switzer
Livestream 11:55am 9-12-2023 Barry & Becky Switzer Ground Zero was founded in 2016 by legendary football coach Barry Switzer & his wife, Oklahoma native Becky out of a great desire to positively impact the shortage of highly trained canine and handler search and rescue teams. Oklahomans have a reputation for being generous, friendly caring people […]
Rotary Taught Me Things I did not Know I Needed to Know
Rotary Taught Me Things I did not Know I Needed to Know by Franci Hart Ugh! What could be more boring than a program on the Amazon distribution system. I was fully prepared to leave early when this program was announced. And I am so glad I did not. Instead, I was fascinated by the […]
Oklahoma State Budget – Senator Roger Thompson
Livestream 11:55am 9-5-2023 Senator Roger Thompson was first elected to the Oklahoma State Senate in November 2014. He represents Senate District 8, which is comprised of Okmulgee, Okfuskee and McIntosh counties as well as portions of Creek and Muskogee counties. Thompson is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, vetting all legislation with a […]