Ah, gotta love those Macintosh commercials – “Hi, I’m a Mac”. The latest one spoofs the fact that Microsoft’s “upgrades” typically are unstable until they have a service pack or two behind them. In fact, I have a strict policy to not use the first version of Microsoft anything.

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Every so often, federal and state laws change and that usually means that local laws and ordinances must change with them. Same goes for the governing document of the City of Muskogee – the city charter. Even in the absence of federal or state law changes, it is a good idea to partially review sections of the charter from time-to-time and make sure we are keeping up with the times.

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After watching and reading about three people dying and several others hospitalized from sitting in a make-shift sweat lodge in Arizona, I was amazed that people so blindly followed the leader. Thoughts of Jonestown in Guyana came from the recesses of my mind and how over 900 people died from apparent mass suicide by cyanide because they blindly followed the leader.

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Heavy rains can quickly overburden our storm water system flooding streets and homes. A storm water fee is assessed on each water bill according to the size of the meter. According to this article by the Muskogee Phoenix, the current fees bring in $380,000/year with residents paying $280,000 of that.

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I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 24 years. I will even say I’ve been happily married for 24 years. Sure, there have been ups and downs as in any relationship, but the ups have certainly outweighed the downs. After we got through the first few years of trying to eradicate the other’s faults, and realized that their faults are part of what endeared the other to us, we saw our relationship soar. In fact, over the past several years, I’ve tried to do things to make my wife feel special – to feel loved.

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Dressing up the little tricksters doesn’t have to be a budget-breaker. With a little imagination, you can use mostly what you have at home to create an award-winning costume.

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There are so many traffic laws, everybody will break at least one every time they drive. All a police officer needs to stop you is a legal reason, no matter how small, to stop you and ask for your license. Several outstanding warrants have been served this way.

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Another Monday, they come faster now. / I look in the mirror, my life half gone. / I wonder what in my past will show / My future sons what I have done.

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A new book by Amy Epstein Feldman and Robin Epstein, “So Sue Me, Jackass!: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls That Can Come Back to Bite You at Work, at Home, and at Play”, answers those legal questions people seem to come up with about various things such as disputing items you purchased with your own credit card, can you get fired for being too fat, or can I sue for bad sex.

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