About 20 years ago, Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning were in the second adaptation of Man on Fire, directed by Tony Scott, known for making high-octane action thrillers. The movie was based on a book published in 1980 written by British novelist Philip Nicholson under the pen name A.J. Quinnell. The writer was inspired byContinue reading “No Sympathies For Those Who Weren’t Sympathetic To Others”
Category Archives: Op-Ed
Please Help A Child In Need
I know it’s the Christmas season and money may be tight. But if you could, please help out a family that has been hit with some hard news. On Oct. 18, a malignant brain tumor was found in Kreek Blu Smith, 2, of of northeastern Oklahoma. Radiation treatment began on Dec. 3 and is expectedContinue reading “Please Help A Child In Need”
Christmas Parade In Tahlequah
The Oklahoma city of Tahlequah had its annual Christmas parade on Friday, Dec. 6. The town is also the main campus of Northeastern State University and the capital for both the Cherokee Nation and United Keetoowah Band of the Cherokees.
Christmas Parade In Wagoner
The town of Wagoner, Okla. held their annual Christmas parade on Thursday, Dec. 5. There were dozens of organizations from all over in the parade.
Help Out Mika’s Toy Drive If You Can
Since it’s Cyber Monday, if you have a little extra money, why not help out some younger kids by giving them a Merry Christmas. My friend, Mika, is having her annual toy drive running through Tuesday, Dec. 10. She’s also giving away a special prize award of your choice to one lucky person if youContinue reading “Help Out Mika’s Toy Drive If You Can”
Rosa Parks Refused To Give Up Her Rights And Sparked A Revolution
Rosa Parks wasn’t the first black woman in the south who refused to give up their seats to white passengers on the transit buses. Parks had been born into a world in Jim Crow Alabama where black people had very little civil rights. In 1900, the Montgomery City Council had passed an ordinance basically sayingContinue reading “Rosa Parks Refused To Give Up Her Rights And Sparked A Revolution”
Friendsgiving With TahlEquality
TahlEquality held its second Friendsgiving on Saturday, Nov. 30. There was some changes to the time and location from the Tahlequah Unitarian Church to the Tahlequah office of the Mental Wellness Center of Oklahoma. About two dozen people of the Tahlequah non-profit organization that is for the LGBTQIA community attended the event and brought aContinue reading “Friendsgiving With TahlEquality”
Happy Thanksgiving!
I want to wish each and everyone of you a very safe and Happy Thanksgiving. I have no plans for today but something later this weekend. I’m probably going to watch the parade and then Planes Trains and Automobiles. If you’re not a fan of football but want to watch something else, you can alwaysContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”
All That ZAZ: Thanks For The Laughter, Jim Abrahams!
Some movies seemed to just come around at the right time. When Airplane! opened in the summer of 1980, the Irwin Allen-produced era of the disaster movies that dominated the 1970s had ended with the atrociously bad When Time Ran Out… and it seemed the movie could’ve been a parody that was a few yearsContinue reading “All That ZAZ: Thanks For The Laughter, Jim Abrahams!”
Sisters Aren’t Doin’ It For Themselves
The older I get the more and more I’m convinced women hate each other. Not all of them. Yet if there is any possibility of competition, they will find a way to one-up each other. But I’m going to suggest (not explain) why I think this happens. From the moment they’re born, little girls areContinue reading “Sisters Aren’t Doin’ It For Themselves”
Zane Says 