Dear Editor, As a home health professional, I have seen firsthand how the clinically advanced, costeffective care we provide helps the homebound members of our community. That’s why I was so disappointed to see that Medicare has proposed cuts to home health once again.

Like so many of us, I have a lot of my family and friends’ birthdates in my phone’s calendar, and I have it set to notify me when a loved one’s birthday is on the horizon. I prefer to tell myself that “I have so many family members now, and combined with all my friends, I can’t possibly remember all those birthdates anymore.” But truthfully, probably just getting too lazy and too dependent upon my phone reminding me. Tend to take the easy way out when it is available.

I can’t ever remember a time in the past half-century when there were so many job opportunities in Southeast Oklahoma and right here in Choctaw County. It’s almost safe to say there are either no businesses...

I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July holiday celebrating our freedoms with your family and friends. I enjoyed the long weekend and feel so incredibly blessed to live in the greatest country in the world.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin JJ Humphrey, R-Lane, has presented Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor with a proposed lawsuit against the Biden Administration for what he calls an utter failure to protect the nation’s borders.

First United Bank announced that it has been named to Forbes’ 2022 ranking of America’s Best Banks. The distinction is based on customer feedback and First United is one of only 133 banks in the United States to be recognized, as well as one of only five banks in Texas to make the list, which includes a total of 4,839 regional and community banks from around the nation.

Comments to: andybowman839@ gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com Andy was once approached by two of his church members, military men, who asked him to become an Army chaplain.

Summertimes are usually somewhat laid back here in Southeast Oklahoma, except perhaps for the dozen hay crews working feverishly to roll up thousands of bales of hay. Early spring rains helped make a first-cutting of hay better than average, but the past three weeks of brutal heat are taking their toll on regional pastures.

Here in Oklahoma, one of the main topics of conversation is the weather, but I’d say transportation is right after that. People want to know when a road they rely on is going to be repaired, or how long before all the darn road construction is finally done.

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com Blackened old banana peels, egg shells, used coffee grounds, moldy grapes and dried-up orange skins.