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Last week I wrote about getting rid of the itch. This disease is sort of like getting rid of ISIS. You felt like you had gotten rid of it only to discover next week that it was back in full force. Such was my battle in the 1940s with the itch infections. Now, here we sit and listen with a worried feeling as our President tries to explain how we managed to turn our “victory” in Afghanistan into a sudden loss. Just like the itch. Afghanistan is back. A time of shame for our country. A week of regrets for the thousands of citizens who served our armed forces during that long 20 years of war. A time of concern as we try to figure out how to get our citizens and those friendly Afghans that were helpful to us out of that unhappy place.
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On Saturday August 28, a birthday celebration was held in honor of Mackilee Samilton, Sr. who turned 90!! He and his wife, Melven Samilton were joined by tons of friends and family to celebrate with him!
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Carl Eugene Pinion passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at his home in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 83. Carl was born July 30, 1938 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Arthur Pinion and Frankie Marie Pinion. Carl graduated from Spaulding High School in 1957. He attended East Central University.
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Richard Carl Gosey was born October 18, 1940, in Wewoka, OK and passed away August 15, 2021, in Oklahoma City, OK. He owned a snow cone stand, worked for the USPS, including working in the mail car for four years, was a math teacher and football coach, was a referee/umpire for high school baseball, football, and basketball, was a computer programmer, a sprint car driver/builder, and a school bus driver.
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Wewoka City Councilwoman and Vice-Mayor Peggy Ellwanger passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021 in Holdenville Oklahoma after a brief illness.
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