May 2023

DENVER – To appreciate the totality of the Miami Heat’s accomplishment in advancing to the NBA Finals as a No. 8 seed is to appreciate the simplicity.

The Kansas City Royals flirted with history against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday afternoon.

HOUSTON – What follows is the truth, as certified by baseball soothsayer and Twins hero Royce Lewis. “A year to the day!” Lewis crowed after leading the Twins to a 7-5, 10-inning victory over the Astros on the first anniversary of his last game.

THIS WEEKEND AT THE PONCA CITY GOSPEL JUBILEE Cross Country featured Saturday night June 3rd. at 6:30 p.m. Cross Country Ministry will bring to the stage your favorite older songs from the past as well as newer songs and occasionally a few originals-all flavored southern style! Come join us at the Ponca City Gospel Jubilee this Saturday night and enjoy this wonderful ministry Cross Country. Live music with talented musicians and singers as well as recording artist. Coming to us from the Branson Missouri area. If you love the oldtime southern gospel, then you’re going to really love this ministry. Following a short break with prize drawings as well as free refreshments the Gospel Jubilee band will take stage to finish out the evening. We always love to provide an environment that is Christian oriented, separate seating as needed, laughter and just good ole fun for the whole family. Reserved seating for 6 or more as needed. For more information or reserve seating contact: Vickie Vaughan at (580) 628-7105

May 29—Oklahoma’s postseason path is set. On Monday, the NCAA Baseball Championship bracket was revealed and the Sooners will be the No.

WASHINGTON -- Do you know that this country was once derided as being the most prudish of all the major countries on earth, even more prudish than the U.K.? For decades, we were laughed at for our prudish ways. Then something happened. We moved from being puritanical to being obsessed by sex and, by the way, obsessed by violence, too. We became obsessed with killing each other, or at least with shooting each other, particularly in schools, places of worship, hospitals and latenight parties, wherever you would least expect mayhem. Some of our experts spoke of Black-on-Black shootings, but there has been plenty of white-on-white shootings and indiscriminate bloodshed.

Today is the 151st day of 2023 and the 73rd day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1790, President George Washington signed the first U.S.