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- Frantic search for two dozen missing children in Oklahoma tornado May 20, 2013(Reuters) - Rescue workers searched the rubble of a school in Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday to find some two dozen missing children following a huge tornado that leveled part of the town, Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb said. In an interview on CNN, Lamb said rescue workers rushed in fading light to try to find the children at the school, which took a di […]
- Hospitals treat more than 140 after Okla. tornado May 20, 2013OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 140 patients, including about 70 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City. […]
- Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma town; at least 51 dead May 20, 2013By R.J. Young MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people with winds of up to 200 miles per hour that flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. Rescue workers raced against the setting sun to find survivors in Oklahom […]
By Bill Lee
First Graders
My Computer Space
Just when you thought there was nothing to write about…
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What Is Art?
Most people who retire are generally still able to be active, to work in the yard, the garden, to visit relatives, to shop, to watch television programs to the wee hours of the morning, to sleep late, to pursue a hobby, to travel or at least to do it vicariously, to develop...
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Handwriting
In 2011, the American state of Indiana announced that its schools will no longer be required to teach cursive writing, and instead will teach "keyboard proficiency”. (Wikipedia) This caused me to think about my handwriting experiences way back then and now thus this column.
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Miss Pageland
Every other Monday at 10am, I am a visitor at Sunny Acres, a skilled nursing center near the Fork community.
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Aging
Aging has its inevitable challenges, some predictable and others that come about without any apparent cause.
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Who Would Have Thought?
Recently I wrote about my boyhood experiences at the Hamer School c. 1934-41. `At the time I did not realize how fortunate I was to live in such a community when life was simpler and freedoms were more prevalent.
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It’s Good For You?
Perhaps you read or have read the comic strip DILBERT by Scott Adams. Mr. Adams is too clever, and recently I read an article he published in the WSJ about some of the courses he was required to take in college.
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Last Rites
When I got my South Carolina driver’s license it seems I was about 14 years old. There were no provisional steps to get a license, no driver education classes as exist today; you simply appeared, took the test, paid a fee and got the license. How you learned to drive...
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Dipping
Adolescence is a time to try out new things, to experiment, to challenge the conventional, to test the waters, a time to broaden one’s boundaries or simply a time to begin the growing up process.
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Freedom Is Not Free
But in retrospect, I grew up and today am proud to be in that group called Veterans. I note on an occasional email this appreciated line: “If you enjoy your freedom, thank a veteran.”
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