No one fools like we fool ourselves. There’s hardly a subject about which we are more ignorant than ourselves. Our thoughts run wild, fed by five senses which takes their information from outside sour...

Sallisaw TOPS We had our chapter fun day Monday. We had eight members weigh in. We had a net gain of 1.5 pounds, but we had several with good weight losses. I had the best weight loss for the week wit...

Cherokee Nation is trusted with dollars to provide services for our citizens, and we take that responsibility extremely seriously. Essential services like housing, health care, elder support and econo...

Back before the earth cooled completely, I was a reporter for the newspaper in Victorville, California. Victorville is a high desert town between L.A. and Las Vegas and is celebrated in folklore as “w...

Blackgum Christian Union Church A LOT OF PEOPLE OF TODAY ARE SO BIBLICALLY BLIND THEY CAN’T SEE WHAT’S RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM!!! SO GOES FOR MANY CHRISTIANS ALSO!!! Matthew 16:1-28 1The Pharisees also...

Sooner or later everything comes to the front so that truth is known and life balances its credits. THis is why getting something for nothing reflects Emerson's words that there is always compensation...

Just Thinkin* This past week, still in the blurry eyed aftermath of Super Bowl Sunday I caught a glimpse of a tease on a local television station for a sports segment about the Kinta Lady Eagles. Say ...

Chief Chat Conflicts between Cherokee Nation and state officials tend to make the most news, especially during election years. However, the larger reality is that our tribe has a constructive relation...

Blackgum Christian Union Church GOD IS LOVE!!! GOD LOVES YOU SO MUCH, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND UNTIL YOU’RE SAVED BY HIS GRACE!!! SEEK HIM IN ALL THINGS!!! I John 4:1-21 1Beloved, believe not...

Mrs. Forrest has always been a compulsive feeder. Before she retired, she was cooking for the Mule Barn truck stop’s customers, and is singularly responsible for about three flabby tons of avoirdupois...

Sallisaw TOPS Today six members and one new member weighed in. Doris had our best weight loss for the week with 1.8 pounds. Great job, Doris! Three members sign our Loser Lotto chart. The Two Bit Bowl...

Just Thinkin’ As I waited for kickoff, my thoughts wandered to that other great Super Bowl competition. Television commercials. At this point, I have to acknowledge football and commercials are my two...

Sallisaw TOPS Monday morning seven members weighed in. Annette had our best weight loss of 2.2 pounds. Great job, Annette! We had three members sign our Loser Lotto chart. The Two Bit Bowl name drawn ...

Wellsir … ol’ Dud did ‘er again, he shore ‘nuf did. This here’s Alphonse Wilson, known around these parts as Windy Wilson, esquire, LTD and DDT at your service as always. Free to you and worth every b...

Blackgum Christian Union Church SUCH IS THE KINGDOM HEAVEN!!! SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME!!! Matthew 10:1-30 1And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departe...

Another weekend, another sport, boat and travel show. While I tackled the Tulsa boat show last weekend, my wife hit the Tulsa mall. I had casually mentioned to her the thought of buying a bass boat mi...

Blackgum Christian Union Church OBEY THE LORD!!! HIS GUIDANCE AND JUSTICE IS ALL INCOMPASSING!!! Zechariah 3 1And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan s...

It’s coming up on St. Valentine’s Day, so I thought I should share the love story of Coalie and Wilma, and every word is true. Coalie was one of Sequoia-Kings Pack Trains’ mules. Coal black of course,...

This most recent blast of cold weather has turned me into the proverbial couch potato. With warmer temperatures in the forecast, it will provide a golden opportunity to get the family out of the house...

Just Thinkin’ I keep my Rand McNalley Road Atlas in a basket beside my chair. Perhaps worse, I have 4 state-issued, state maps nearby, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. If a place is mentioned,...