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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Law-abiding marijuana enthusiasts could find themselves in a bit of a predicament following voter approval of a recreational cannabis initiative in Missouri.

Students at Oklahoma Baptist University had the opportunity to partner with Walker Funeral and Cremation Service of Shawnee to introduce the new owners to the community as well as build awareness of the goals of the business.

Students at Oklahoma Baptist University had the opportunity to partner with Ed Bolt, the mayor of Shawnee, in order to expose local events to students in effort that they may stay and invest in their community after graduation.

National memorial designed by Oklahoma veteran, artist WASHINGTON – More than two years after its opening, the Native American Veterans Memorial in the nation’s capital was finally dedicated Friday in a ceremony lasting more than three hours. Tribal leaders and citizens and veterans from across the country marched down the National Mall on Veterans Day to a stage at the foot of the U.S.

Residents attend the unveiling of Shawnee’s new Gold Star families monument at Woodland Veterans Park. .

On Friday morning area veterans, dignitaries and residents gathered for a special dedication during its annual Veterans Day event at Woodland Veterans Park. Veterans from all branches of the military and political leaders like District 26 state Rep.

The future of a federal law designed to protect Native American children landed in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case that could potentially reshape the tribal sovereignty landscape for years to come.

Counting your blessings is a life-skill all of us would be wise to practice. I’m still an amateur blessing- counter, but with the ambition to improve. I’ve learned from the great ones, who I’ve met in hospital rooms and soup kitchens: people who do not deny their hardships but keep a sharp lookout for good people and good news. How well they know the road could always be rougher! They’ve built a foundation of gratitude and hope, that stabilizes them in spite of their circumstances.

Despite the extreme weather swings and lack of rain throughout this summer and autumn, some brilliant colors have emerged. Unbelievably, most plants did begin with green leaves in the spring. The green chlorophyll pigments in leaves busily absorbed blue and red wavelengths of sunlight while reflecting green light. Why the leaves look green to us. Deep inside each leaf, chlorophyll sends light energy to reaction centers where oxygen is split from water brought up from the roots.