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After the last nine weeks of their high school careers dissolved in a sea of bitter pandemic-induced disappointments, the Kingfisher Class of 2020 was feted in style Saturday in what many described as the most memorable graduation ceremony they’d ever attended.
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The Oklahoma Senate approved the executive nomination of Kingfisher resident Lori Burns on Tuesday to serve as a member of the Board of Regents of Redlands Community College in El Reno.
Read moreSmall grain fields across Kingfisher County are ripening as harvest time steadily approaches.
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Although many see it as the official start of summer – a long weekend when lakes, cookouts and outdoor activities of all kinds beckon – Memorial Day actually originated as a holiday to honor men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.
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China and the Wuhan virus have been in the forefront of news in recent months in an increasingly revealing way.
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Sunday morning there was some boring football highlight TV show on when I got up and poured myself a Dr Pepper. Before I could find the remote I heard familiar names: Joe Namath, Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw and Troy Aikman.
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Black politicians, civil rights leaders and their white liberal advocates have little or no interest in doing anything effective to deal with what’s no less than an education crisis among black students. In city after city with large black populations, such as Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., less than 10% of students test proficient in reading and math. For example, in 2016, in 13 Baltimore high schools, not a single student tested proficient in math. In six other high schools, only 1% tested proficient in math. Citywide, only 15% of Baltimore students passed the state’s English test. Despite these academic deficiencies, about 70% of the students graduate and are conferred a high school diploma.
Read moreAs I repeated my sporadic ritual sacrifice of innocent bedding plants to the god of no gardening skills this weekend, Nancy Schwartz came to mind.
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