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The 40th annual National Missing Children’s Day, observed on May 25, serves as a powerful reminder of the pressing need to find our nation’s missing children. Proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, this day honors the memory of 6-year-old Etan Patz and all missing children, emphasizing the significance of efforts to locate and reunite them with their families.
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According to The White House Historical Association, Dolley Madison was “the most important woman in the social circles of America” in her day. Yet her 255th birthday came and went on May 20th without much fanfare. David Bruce Smith is writing a children’s book about Dolley, known as “America’s first First Lady,” and James Madison, America’s fourth president. They were “the Founding Power Couple,” according to some scholars.
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Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a high school graduation ceremony.
Read moreMay is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to come together as a community to shift from stigma associated with mental health issues, raise awareness of resources available for those dealing with mental health issues and to start conversations encouraging those in need to seek support and treatment.
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Fourteen Oklahoma students, including one from Seminole County, will be recognized for their winning anti-littering art messages, which will be featured in the state’s 2024 annual Trash Poster Contest calendar.
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