Ore. smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season. The six smokejumpers from a base in Redmond found the site Monday evening, when there was a rash of lightning strikes. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
By Robert SpeelPenn State/APRaphael Warnock, by winning Georgia's Senate election against U. S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, will join Republican Sen. James Lankford as one of two ordained ministers in the Senate chamber. Only about 2% of members of the Raphael Warnock, by winning Georgia's Senate election against U. S. Sen.
By Carla HintonFaith editor chinton@oklahoman.comChris Brewster and Barry Schmelzenbach have several things in common.
Both men pursued careers in education, and they are currently leaders of Oklahoma City metro-area charter schools.
For anyone aspiring to have a lovely home, especially during the pandemic, let me warn you about the two words that will foil your plans every time:
For now.
Over the past year, I have been hearing those two words too often.
There are terms in music for chords or harmony called consonant and dissonant.
Generally speaking, the consonant chords are those that sound pleasant to our ears — finished, complete, familiar, landing in their space as expected.
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