by Tim Farley
Individual titles often are harder to come by than team championships. There is no one to rely on. It’s up to the person running, jumping or hurdling to create their own success. If they win, it’s personal glory. If they fail to medal, it’s often considered a personal loss. Read more

by Tim Farley
A second question is why didn’t Terry try to escape through a window in the bedroom? Perhaps we’ll never know the answers to this tragedy. Maybe, some day, fire investigators will determine a cause. Even with that, we may never know why Terry did not break out that window and jump. Read more

by Tim Farley
The college grads, for the most part, have finished their education. Some may pursue degrees beyond the bachelor’s level. Some may seek degrees in law or medicine. Others may spend the next several years in school working on doctorates that will allow them to teach at the college level. Read more

by Tim Farley
Many years ago, I covered a tragic auto accident that left mom, dad and two siblings dead. It occurred in Piedmont and the dad, a veterinarian, had gone on a latenight call to help a wounded animal that had been hit on a rural Canadian County road. The vet’s wife and children decided to tag along. Read more

by Tim Farley
Former City Manager Robert Floyd has made allegations the city knowingly overpaid a development firm that was hired to promote the Choctaw Town Square business project along NE 23rd Street. The development firm eventually landed the biggest of all fishes - a Walmart Supercenter. Read more

by Tim Farley
On the local level, one Oklahoma County Sheriff candidate is leveling charges against incumbent John Whetsel. The ink was hardly dry on the filing paperwork before allegations of wrongdoing and mismangement hit the emails and faxes of every newspaper and television station in the area. Read more

by Eastword Staff
Among them were Maj. Jody Williams of the Midwest City Fire Department, Station Chief James Hester, of the Tinker Fire Emergency Service Division, Capt. Mike Davis of the Del City Fire Department, Capt. Kenneth Sloan of the Midwest City Police Department, Lt. Read more

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County who have longed for a newspaper devoted to local interests. Your layout and format are very “user friendly.” Your newspaper is substantive, and covers our local high school sports thoroughly. We enjoy the many colorful photographs.. Read more

by Eastword Staff
Specifically, that would be a $93 million bond issue that resulted in the construction of two new schools, improvements and renovations to every other school site, special athletic projects, and finally, the construction of a new administration building that was overdue. Read more

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I travel this road many times and really like the 4 lanes. However, when I travel the right lane, going south (West Side) my car suddenly becomes like a boat, rocking from side to side. On the East side, going north, right lane, my car rides as if I’m driving on a washboard, rough and bumpy. Read more

by Eastword Staff
Thomas was the first person placed on the Mid-Del Public School Foundation’s Wall of Fame. Thomas served on the Mid- Del school board for more than 30 years and was instrumental in building Mid-Del into what is today. His influence and passion for children was critical as the district grew and evolved during the last three decades. Read more

by Tim Farley
At the end of the event, foundation President Sherri Miller issued a challenge for news stations and newspapers to print good news coming from the Mid- Del Public Schools. She had two pages worth of “positive” news about Mid-Del students, but opted for the sake of time to read only a few of the good news items. Read more

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Whenever you hear about a psychic being arrested, the natural question is: Why didn’t she see that coming? Conservatives who raise dire alarms about what will happen in Barack Obama’s second term face a similar problem. They need him to lose so their predictions will not be exposed as products of raging paranoia. Read more

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As an editor, you should be ashamed of yourself for using such disrespect in the description and explanation of her death. What do you have against the late Mrs. Lopez? Obviously you have no respect. Her children, no doubt, read this article! I am disgusted with you, Tim Farley. Read more

by Eastword Staff
It seemed at first that the city would get less leadership with an interim city manager. However, we will credit the council for selecting a retired city manager who stayed almost two decades in the same place. Don’t forget, longevity doesn’t mean much since Floyd was at Choctaw the past 25 years. Read more