The Golden Age Center

Members of the Golden Age Center are thankful for the rains that came with the month of April! It was a busy month for Memorial Day cross sales. Thanks to all who have purchased one.

Week 12 Session Progress

As we begin Week 12 of the Second Session of the 60th Legislature, our work at the Capitol continues at a steady and deliberate pace. Like any good classroom, progress happens step by step, and each decision builds on the last.

They Said What?

This column will review what some people said. Our readers may recognize some of the quotes.Neil Armstrong“One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” These were the first words of Astronaut Neil Armstrong as he stepped onto the surface of the moon.

OKC Bombing Anniversary

April 19, 1995, is a day that forever changed Oklahoma City, our state, and our nation. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a tragic act of domestic terrorism that took 168 innocent lives.

Capitol Comments

Wednesday, April 15th, was Tax Day, but Republicans and President Trump are working to turn what is often a burden into more relief and simplicity for American families.

What did I do?

We’ve all been there. The air feels strange, the silence grows heavier, and someone across the room fixes you with that look. You know the one—a potent blend of exasperation, confusion, and the kind of disappointment reserved for discovering your favorite takeout place has permanently closed.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Greetings from the Golden Age Center where citizens of Tecumseh and Project HEART have a place to eat a nutritious meal, fellowship with others, find a new friend, learn a new game, volunteer to help others, and to enjoy life after retirement.If you are over 60 years old, this is the place for you!

Budget Targets Education

It’s budget season at the state Capitol. The Senate and House recently passed the general appropriations bill, which sets the framework for the balanced state budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

The age of paranoia

The day is Sunday, April 12, 6 pm. My phone alerted me with a quick chirp. I picked up my phone to read the dreaded message, “Let the Games Begin.” The battle has started; Senior Assassin has now begun.I was sitting in a church pew as sweat beads started to form.

Automate or not automate?

The time and location I write of in this column will reveal why this was yet to be a concern in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.I was a student of Purdue University from 1959 to 1963. Purdue owned one large mainframe computer that was fed a diet of 80-column Hollerith cards.