You’ve probably heard stories about fortunate investors who “get in the ground floor” of a new, hot company and quickly make a fortune. But while these things may happen, they are exceedingly rare and often depend on hard-to-duplicate circumstances — and they really don’t represent a viable way of investing for one’s goals. A far more triedand- true approach is the “slow-and-steady” method.

Now on the 8th day of April 2024, the County Commissioners in and for Washita County met in regular session with Chairman Goeringer calling the meeting to order. Chairman Goeringer asked Kristen Dowell, County Clerk, for roll call.

CMH Health Fair Day is this Friday, April 19, 2024. Please come by to get your pre-diabetic screening, lipid screening and life changing activities to improve and keep healthy.

As the spring sports season enters its final stretch, the high school boys soccer team faced a challenging week with back-toback losses. On Monday, the team traveled to Tuttle High School, where they were defeated 7-0 in a hard-fought match. Despite their best efforts, the boys struggled to break through Tuttle's defense, resulting in a tough loss.

We have made the statement over the last several weeks that if we are to engage the Bible skeptics of the world in a discussion about the being and nature of God, then one place we can find common ground from which to have that conversation is by looking at the world around us. We had said if you want to know about the nature of an artist, then you need to look at their paintings. So, we began last week to study how the First Cause made “the things that have been made,” in order to gain insight into the nature of the First Cause. Since all created things are made up of atoms, a great example of fine-tuning in the universe can be seen in what are called the four primary force constants; the strong nuclear force constant, the weak nuclear force constant, the gravitational force constant, and the electromagnetic force constant. This week we continue our inquiry starting with the weak nuclear force constant.

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