Who AM I?

Disqualified from WWII service because of a back injury suffered while bull riding in Texas.Worked as a shipbuilder in Mobile and Portland for a short time.Met first wife at a medicine show in Banks, Alabama.Married by a Justice of the Peace in 1944 at a Texaco gas station in Andalusia, Alabama.

Inspirational women in music

March is Women’s History Month. We’ve been flooded with women’s inspirational nominations from around the county to feature in a couple of issues and to highlight them. It’s been great to learn about our locals and the impact they continue to have on their communities.

Transparency is key to building, preserving trust in government

Oklahoma means business when it comes to transparency in government. We must uphold strong and transparent government practices to allow Oklahomans to clearly see the work of their public servants and to have the power to hold them accountable.

CAPITOL NOTES

The pace at the Capitol has picked up as we spend long days working through legislation on the House floor. The House passed nearly 200 House Bills and House Joint Resolutions this past week.

Earworms

Shall we talk about earworms? (An earworm can be a song that continually circulates in your brain, making people smile when you unwittingly sing the lyrics off-key in the copy room at work.) If you’re old enough, do you remember “The Flintstones” or “The Jetsons” or “The Munsters” theme songs?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor, Recently, I spent 40 days in the skilled nursing part of Heritage here in Tecumseh. After a couple days reconciling myself to find out that I was to spend 40 days there due to an IV antibiotic I needed, I adjusted and actually began to like the place.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Greetings from the Golden Age Center. Hope you remembered to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day and escaped all the pinches!!

The Adventures of Merle Blades

A very few of our readers may recall the fall of 1955. In September of that year, I was a pimply- faced, skinny, frightened 13-year-old freshman sitting in Merle Blades’ required freshman VoAg class with about 25 other Hoosier boys in Paris Crossing High School in Southern Indiana.

Senate Report

The Senate recently passed the first major deadline of this legislative session. To remain eligible for consideration this year, bills had to be heard in Senate committees by March 5 to continue advancing through the legislative process.

Legislative Deadlines Keep Work Moving Forward

Work at the Capitol continues to move at a steady pace as we reach one of the most important checkpoints of the legislative session. Early March always brings an important deadline, when House bills must advance out of oversight committees if they are going to remain part of the legislative process.