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There are many benefits to pet ownership: emotional support, friendship, protection and even affirmation. There are drawbacks, such as travel, and a pet owner needs to accept a certain amount of house...

“Ice, Ice, Baby!” –Vanilla Ice, 1980. Imagine a world without ice – or the refrigeration it takes to make it. Ice has an interesting history, quickly changing from a luxury to a necessity. “Ice Ki...

“Bicycle, Bicycle, I want to ride my bike where I like”—Queen, 1978. Written by Freddie Mercury, it was inspired by the Tour de France. The bicycle is still a major source of daily trans...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University is now offering tuition assistance to Alva residents who are interested in completing their undergraduate degree. This benefit will be for residents who are not...

“What’s in your wallet?” A popular credit card spokesperson asks. An article in the Wall Street Journal is about what items people regularly carry on their person. I did a self-inventory and found my...

“Where there’s a will, Northwestern wants to be in it.” —Dr. Paul Berens, former president. Inclusion of donations can be a part of a person’s final wishes and can also have tax advantages for the e...

With the volatility in the stock market, many investors are looking at real estate as a hedge on inflation and interest rate swings. We have found that it is easy to overestimate the income from...

Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, American Flag, Motherhood and Baseball. The great American pastime is slipping from popularity. The leisurely pace and increase in strikeouts has allowed soccer, basketball and...

Time seems to speed up as we get older. The late Dan Shorter explained it this way: “A year to a 4-year old is ¼ of their total experience. To a 50 year old, it is 1/50th.” Do the math. Eliz...

Note: Arden submitted this article, the work of chatgpt. Is AI the future of journalism? We hope not! One of the latest techniques used by hackers is called "fileless malware." This type of malware...

Diabetes is a silent killer that results in too much sugar in the blood. There are four types: Type two is the condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar. In type 1, the pancreas...

“You talk too much, you worry me to death” – Joe Jones, 1960. An article by Dan Lyons in Time Magazine asks, “Do you know any overtalkers?” Honestly, aren’t we all guilty of that at one time or ano...

“Roses are red, violets are blue, if skunks had a college they’d call it P.U.” Before it closed, Phillips University in Enid had a skunk mascot. Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania groundhog, emerg...

An article in the Wall Street Journal on marriage and money addresses the problems that arise when a spendthrift marries a saver. Can you have the best of both worlds? Yes, it’s called budgeting. M...

An article in the Wall Street Journal on marriage and money addresses the problems that arise when a spendthrift marries a saver. Can you have the best of both worlds? Yes, it’s called budgeting. M...

What makes you happy? Throughout history, humans have endured trial and tribulation to survive and pursue happiness. To the cave dwellers it was bagging the next meal, and as civilization progressed...

“Good evening Mr. and Mrs. America, and all the ships at sea.” These words were spoken by Walter Winchell at the beginning of each radio and later television news broadcast from 1930 to the late ‘50s....

I penned an article on green burial on April 8, hoping to establish a conservation cemetery block in Alva Municipal. You may recall that the interment is free of embalming fluid, casket, vault, or syn...

Civil War Admiral David Farragut said, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” With inflation at over 7 percent, spending was still up this holiday season. I know there was no slack in gifting at the...

The New Year is approaching; time for resolutions. Most of us have multiple issues we could work on, and the New Year is a good time to start. As my late friend Ron Seaman said, “Stopping smoking is e...

You may have seen the commercials that include Alva’s own Randy McDaniel, treasurer for the State of Oklahoma. His words are preceded by statements about buried treasure and he says that Oklahoma has...

Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanoes are threats to life. We haven’t experienced all of them at the same time in the same place, but recent volcanic activity makes us aware that in this l...

“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, “Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens “Brown paper packages tied up with string, “These are a few of my favorite things.” These lyrics from “The...

Overheard: “Electric cars are a boon to the towing services.” The discussion then changed to range anxiety and the lack of any user-serviceable components. Welcome to 21st Century society! Which con...

DNA has opened a world of opportunity for scientists. It is used to identify remains, reveal relationships, predict disease, and prove innocence, or guilt. It does degrade over time leading...