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Abortion: A man’s view

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For many years some people have been making the case for “life begins at conception.” Is there a united opposition to that view? Where is the pushback? In my opinion, the lack of a consistent and direct counter-position is why Roe v. Wade got overturned, and why the Alabama State Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos in an IVF clinic are “extrauterine children.” And why using an IUD is equated now with abortion, along with the “morning after” pill.

COURT RECORDS

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Felonies filed Weslee Jacob Garrett Lynn, 32, Bokchito, child endangerment by driving under the influence. Dominque Trevon Potts, 28, Durant, DUI.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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Recorded in the Bryan County Clerk’s Office Margie Kay Hasenwinkel to Kathryn Gay and Terry Gay, warranty deed Alexia Nicole Troxtell and Wesley James Troxtell to Lazaro Estrada and Jose L. Estrada, warranty deed Tommy G.Whitley and Tracy Whitley to Tyler Scott McAlister, quit claim deed Shirley Daniel to Jose Martinez, quit claim deed Richard Charles Almond and Kathy Almond to Jonathan Matthew Richardson, warranty deed Richard Charles Almond and Kathy Almond to Saul Pineda and Hailey Pineda, warranty deed Edna Kinnett to Jona Pierce, warranty deed Texoma Victory Real Property Investment to Ping Hao and Xiaojuan Chen, warranty deed Edna Kinnett to Jona Pierce, warranty deed Texoma Victory Real Property Investment to Ping Hao and Xiaojuan Chen, warranty deed All Star Investments to Matthew David Bowman and Kathleen Noel Bowman, warranty deed Saundra Darlene Baugh, Saundra Cross and Todd Randell Baugh to Saundra Darlene Baugh and Todd Randell Baugh, warranty deed Eddie Denton to Amber Denton, warranty deed Linda Darlene Edwards to Tammy Yvonne Dills,Tammy Yvonne Thompson, quit claim deed Ricky D. Campo,Teresa L. Campo, Suzanne Brumley and Huel C. Brumley to Ricky D. Campo and Teresa L.

United Way has 5K run

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Bryan County United Way had its annual Be a Hero 5K and Fun Run Saturday morning in downtown Durant to raise funds for the many agencies UW supports. Brett Rogers, UW treasurer and chairman of the event, said the event grossed about $20,000 and once expenses are paid, he expects that approximately $12,000 to $15,000 will have been raised for charitable events and organizations.

Commissioners discuss moving o_ces from annex building

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Bryan County Commissioners discussed temporarily moving county offices located in the courthouse annex to the Boys & Girls Club so the District Attorney’s office can moving into the annex. Commissioners Scott Goad, Tony Simmons and Brandon Carr met for their regular monthly meeting on Monday and they also voted to donate the old Plaza Movie Theater, that currently houses the District Attorney’s Office, to Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

The history of Robert E. Lee School

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“A Durant school teacher, who has been in the teaching service for many years, remained in the building after school was out at the South Ward school Wednesday. After gathering up a few belongings, she walked through the building … She gazed at the broken plastered walls, at the stained ceiling, and possibly shed a tear before she finally left the building for the last time.” Durant Daily Democrat, March 18, 1937 That anonymous teacher was bidding farewell to the massive brick structure that had graced Ninth Avenue for 27 years and was scheduled to be replaced by the “new, modern” school building we know today as the Robert E. Lee Early Childhood Center.