Health in the New Year
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‘Tis the season when we all think about resolutions for the new year. The top ones include losing weight and exercising more. But after a few weeks, it seems we lose the drive to keep those new goals.
December 2022
Happenings and Announcements
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CITY ADMINISTRATION NEWS UPCOMING MEETINGS TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 Board of Commissioners Work Session City Hall, Commission Chamber, 516 E. Grand Avenue, 2:00 p.m.
McCord Senior Center Menu
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Monday, Jan. 2: CLOSED Tuesday, Jan.
Greg Abbott: Scrooge
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On Christmas eve in Washington, D.C., the temperature plunged to 15 degrees Fahrenheit, the coldest on record. In our neighborhood, people were admonishing their neighbors for leaving dogs outside too long. “It’s friggin’ 15 degrees!”
Oklahoma News Deserts
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Tucked away in the southeast corner of the state, McCurtain County residents receive television news from Shreveport, Louisiana. Shreveport is a slightly closer drive than Oklahoma City or Tulsa, and its stations rarely delve into Oklahoma politics.
COVID Only Accelerated the Blue State Exodus
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Where are Americans moving? And where, to make things more specific, have Americans been moving since the sudden onset of COVID lockdowns? Answers to these questions come from the annual Christmastime release of the Census Bureau’s estimates of the population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia as of last July.
China’s Xi says nation’s COVID strategy was ‘optimized’
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Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country’s COVID-19 strategy was “optimized” to protect people’s lives and minimize economic costs, his first comments on the issue since his government abruptly started dismantling the harsh policy earlier this month.
Knicks drop 5th straight game after loss to rebuilding Spurs
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The Knicks played — and lost — like they had a debilitating Luka Doncic hangover. Two days after their epic collapse in Dallas — when they allowed a 60-point triple-double to Doncic — the Knicks were pummeled Thursday night by the rebuilding Spurs, 122-115, for a fifth consecutive loss.
Honeybees are at risk, along with the crops they pollinate
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PHILADELPHIA — The honeybees looked perfectly healthy, buzzing about their boxy wooden hive on a warm autumn day in central Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Capaldi suspected otherwise.
Trump’s tax returns are out. Here’s how he was able to pay so little — so often
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WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s seven-year battle to keep the public from seeing his taxes ended in defeat Friday as a House committee released six years of returns documenting his aggressive efforts to minimize what he paid the IRS.