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The Boomer Seminole Duplicate Bridge group met Tuesday, February 4th. There were three tables in play. The winners were: First Place-There was a tie for first place between partners Bill and Barbara Easter, Norman, and Vivian Thompson, Ada and LaVere Bishop, Seminole.
Read moreLast week we considered New Testament critic Bart Ehrman’s suggestion that the historical story of what happened to Jesus after He died was changed and corrupted over years of oral transmission before the Gospel accounts were written. On the contrary, we noted that the oral transmission of histories in ancient Near Eastern culture was not only a very serious and highly structured undertaking, to corrupt the oral transmission of Jesus stories was to corrupt their own identity. Beyond that, the oral transmission of Jesus stories was viewed as the historical basis of their beliefs, and as such, stood as a permanent historical record. Great care was taken to preserve the true story down the line.
Read moreIn a special meeting on Friday, the OSU/A&M Board of Regents approved the appointment of Dr. Jim Hess as interim president of Oklahoma State University following a special board meeting Friday in Stillwater.
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Black History Month has a lengthy history that dates back more than a century. According to History. com, historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) in September 1915. Promoting the achievements of Black Americans was among the various missions of the ASNLH. One of the ways the ASNLH sought to achieve that mission was through the establishment of Negro History Week in 1926. Organizers chose the second week of February for the event because that week happened to be when Abraham Lincoln (1809) and Frederick Douglass (1818) were born. Lincoln and Douglass played pivotal roles in the abolition of slavery in the United States. After the establishment of Negro History Week in 1926, more and more cities began to celebrate it. History.com notes that by the 1960s Negro History Week had evolved into Black History Month on college campuses, eventually leading to formal recognition of the event by American president Gerald Ford in 1976.
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Home for most people is a sanctuary that offers comfort, familiarity and a place to gather with family and friends. Although home can be a welcoming place, with so many people in the average household humming along from day to day, it may not always be the most serene setting.
Read moreSeasonal illnesses, including the flu, are significantly impacting blood donations. Oklahoma is among the hardest-hit states, with widespread flu cases leading to school closures and canceled high school blood drives. Many adults caring for sick family members are also unable to donate, further straining the local blood supply.
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