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One little boy tripped on a crack and fell, spilling his lunch on the sidewalk. He picked himself up, put his lunch back in the bag and went on. But he missed a piece of bologna. The fly had not eaten that morning and he sure was hungry. So he flew down and started eating the bologna. Read more

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He struggled making friends because he was rarely ever noticed. It was almost like he blended into the background. Sparky did, however, have a hobby. He loved cartoons and he was good at drawing them. He dreamed of someday becoming an artist for Walt Disney. Read more

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The old man said, “I’ve been told all my life that you can’t take money with you when you die, but what if the experts are mistaken? I want to account for all possibilities. So I’m giving each of you an envelope containing $100,000. When I die, I want you to slip the envelopes in my jacket pocket at the funeral service. Read more

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by Tim Farley
The Malones bought Harley’s Café in June 2011 from Fred Pomplin, who owned the restaurant for five years. Pomplin named the restaurant Harley’s “because of his deep love of the Harley brotherhood; he was always a Harley person. We’re going to keep it the same but just add our touches to it,” Wilder said. Read more

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RULE 7 - Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills; cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents’ generation, try “delousing” the clothes in your own room. Read more

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JD Merryweather, left, and Mark and Laura Nance visit during the Rotary Club of East Oklahoma County’s third annual Beer Sprocket held May 12 at Choctaw Creek Park. Read more

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At Christmas, the students piled presents on their teacher’s desk and crowded around to watch her open them. Among the presents was one from Teddy Stallard in a raggedy gift sack. On it were the simple words, “For Mrs. Thompson. From Teddy. Read more

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“The rich and the poor have this in common: the LORD made them both.”. Read more

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Communication is key in every relationship. It is so easy to communicate poorly and so hard sometimes to clearly say what we need to say. Even a typographical error can change the whole intent of our communication. Case in point? Consider this cautionary tale of an email address gone bad. Read more

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Intelligent children listen to their parents; foolish children do their own thing.. Read more

by Tim Farley
From top left, clockwise, Murphy’s Family Grill owner Mike Murphy serves Mike Kloiber; Miss National Ameerican Miss Oklahoma Junior Teen Samantha Martin and Alyne Strube enjoy the evening, and Jersey Mike’s owner Scott Warfel encourages guests to try his new submarine sandwhich. Read more

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As they were flying along, the pilot turned to the three passengers and said, “Well, folks, I’ve got some bad news and I’ve got some worse news. The bad news is, we’re out of gas. The plane is going down and we’re going to crash. The worse news is, I only have three parachutes on board. Read more

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I don’t mean that we struggle with our cell phones, text messages, email or Facebook updates. I mean that we struggle with processing the overwhelming amount of information that comes our way every day. We have to work hard to make sure we are getting the truth and communicating the truth to others. Read more