February 2023

Saudi Arabia signed agreements worth $400 million with Ukraine on Sunday after the kingdom’s foreign minister made a surprise visit to Kyiv, a move praised by Washington. Prince Faisal bin Farhan met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his chief of staff Andriy Yermak, his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, and others.

Today is the 59th day of 2023 and the 70th day of winter. T ODAY’S HISTORY: In 1935, DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invented nylon.

The Blackwell Maroons won the 10th State Wrestling Championship in school history over the weekend. In Class 3A, the Maroons outpointed Marlow 158 to 109.5 to capture the title.

President Joe Biden instructed federal agents responding to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to go door-to-door to conduct health surveys with impacted families, a White House official said Monday.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made an unannounced trip to Ukraine to reinforce the Biden administration’s support and highlight the economic aid that’s helping keep the embattled nation’s schools, hospitals and other essential services running as Russia’s invasion enters its second year.

ATLANTA – Dr. Heval Kelli moved to metro Atlanta in 2001 as a Syrian refugee. After washing dishes early on to help support his family – the victims of violence and persecution in their homeland – he became a physician.

WASHINGTON -- Politicians are rarely competent writers. In fact, they are rarely writers. That is why they have speechwriters. John F. Kennedy was supposed to be a great writer. He actually won the Pulitzer Prize for his book “Profiles in Courage,” though Ted Sorensen wrote the book. Sorensen was one of his speechwriters, of course.

WARR ACRES -- The Ponca City Wildcats’ boys basketball team fell in the opening round of the Class 6A Regional Tournament at Putnam City North High School Friday, and due to that loss saw its season come to an end.

Feb. 26—For the second inning in a row, No.

Dear Annie: I am 39 with a wife and three kids. I’m writing not about my marriage or kids but to ask for help with feelings I have toward my father that I cannot let go.