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He is risen! Alleluia! That was our joyful prayer this past Sunday morning. Jesus, who came to teach us how to live, to redeem us...
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By Elizabeth Nelson
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | 4/19/22 |
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Debt collection calls are something none of us ever want to experience, and quite frankly, in our world inundated with phishing, scams and frauds, it’s important to make sure the debt collection is also in fact legitimate.
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By Ben Branson, Cavanagh Law Firm
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4/18/22
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“Lo I am with you always until the end of time.” “God so loved the world...” (Not just some, but black, brown, red, yellow - even this old white fella).
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By Andrew R McKillop
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4/17/22
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George MacDonald tells a story from his first pastorate, sometime near the year 1850...
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By Loy Mershimer
Okeechobee Presbyterian Church | 4/17/22 |
![Grover and Sylvia Hill raised three , pretty, strong-willed daughters in LaBelle – Dorothy, Mildred and Esther. [Photo courtesy Patricia Speir]](https://delta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20220415-133525-Mom%2C%20Gran%2C%20Pop%2C%20Sisters.jpg)
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My Aunt Sis was the middle child of Grover and Sylvia Aiken Hill.
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By Nancy R. Mott
Special to the Caloosa Belle
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4/15/22
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It’s 2022, and the opioid epidemic rages on in America. At this point, it’s a full-blown national drug crisis.
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By Ramey Darwish
Special to Lake Okeechobee News | 4/15/22 |
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The Easter Bunny is a much-celebrated character in American Easter celebrations. On Easter Sunday, children look for hidden special treats, often chocolate Easter eggs, that the Easter Bunny might have left behind.
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By Tok Thompson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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4/14/22
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For the last two decades, America’s political and economic elite have talked eagerly of “globalization.” But now the tide has turned. Suddenly, everybody is talking about “deglobalization.”
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By Jeff Ferry, Coalition for a Prosperous America
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4/13/22
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It’s Wednesday of Holy Week — the most solemn week in the Christian year — and one of the stories we read this week is about Jesus’ friends: Mary, Martha and Lazarus.
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By Elizabeth Nelson
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | 4/13/22 |
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Easter morning was a special event, growing up. We would waken in the middle of the night to our mother’s call.
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By Loy Mershimer
Okeechobee Presbyterian Church | 4/13/22 |
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When you use the internet, you leave behind a trail of data, a set of digital footprints. These include your social media activities, web browsing behavior, health information, travel patterns, location maps, information about your mobile device use, photos, audio and video.
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By Ravi Sen, Texas A&M
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4/12/22
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As April 15th rolls around for another year, many are focused on income tax refunds or the rush to file and preparing for a family …
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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4/11/22
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Quraysh Ali Lansana is the director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa.
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By Quraysh Ali Lansana, Oklahoma State University in Tulsa
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4/8/22
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Sixty years ago, a community in need of a college came together.
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By Dr. Jeff Allbritten
President of Florida SouthWestern State College | 4/6/22 |
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In the last couple of days, I have noticed something interesting. Lots and lots of people are missing. Let me explain.
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By Greg Stangl
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4/6/22
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The effects of inflation facing companies and consumers alike may also cause your car insurance rates to rise when it is time to renew your policy. Like many other financial obligations, car insurance is an expense that’s facing pressure due to disruptions caused by the pandemic and its economic effects.
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By Emily Cahill, Experian
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4/5/22
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There are several commercials on television telling us that “we are entitled” to this program or that program. ...
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By Elizabeth Nelson
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | 4/1/22 |
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After a year of efforts to understand and address the current rules here in Okeechobee County referencing our local boating laws, markers,
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By Wayne Brown
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3/31/22
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I want to thank Carel, at the Caloosa Belle, for help with a big problem at Port LaBelle for years.
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By Terrie Pearce
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3/31/22
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Beginning July 16, people struggling with mental health crises can call 988, a new number focused on providing lifesaving suicide prevention and crisis services.
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By Derek Lee, Ohio State University
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3/31/22
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