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Warriors of God, ready yourselves
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Warriors of God, ready yourselves
July 10, 2025
Of my 56 years of being in this world, 50 of those years I have been filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. I was only six years old when I attended my first Tiger Mount...
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Calls needed to protect National Weather Service operations
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Calls needed to protect National Weather Service operations
By JOE DORMAN, OICA CEO 
July 10, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – We at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) extend our deepest condolences to families tragically impacted by the recent flooding in Texas. Flooding along the Guadalupe Rive...
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Historically Speaking
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Historically Speaking
July 10, 2025
Last week after learning about America’s bombing of Iran, two debates emerged: Did we do the right thing? And did President Trump have the legal authority to attack Iran without congressional authorit...
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Killing them with kindness
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Killing them with kindness
July 3, 2025
What a month it’s been for me personally and in our close-knit communities. Trying to cope with the loss of loved ones has been extremely difficult and downright demanding. Yet having to come to terms...
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For the Children ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ overhauled in Senate, would cause even more government borrowing
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For the Children ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ overhauled in Senate, would cause even more government borrowing
By JOE DORMAN, OICA CEO 
July 3, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – Over the past month, I have highlighted portions of the federal “Big Beautiful Bill” as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently, the bill is under consideration by the U...
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Another busy week in the district
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Another busy week in the district
By REP. TIM TURNER 
July 3, 2025
I started last Saturday June 21, bright and early at Stigler Reunion Days. I kicked things off at the Haskell County GOP Tent, answering questions and catching up with friends and supporters. Then I h...
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Hays Supports MOHA Executive Order
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Hays Supports MOHA Executive Order
July 3, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Neil Hays, R-Muskogee, today expressed strong support for Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new “Make Oklahoma Healthy Again” (MOHA) executive order, which targets artificial food additives and ...
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God only knows how much you’ll be missed
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God only knows how much you’ll be missed
July 3, 2025
I am the product of a wannabe hippie. While Dad grew an afro for a time, he was far from an actual hippie, but he absolutely loved the music of his generation. The soundtrack of my childhood includes ...
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We celebrate the 250th anniversary of our United States Army
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We celebrate the 250th anniversary of our United States Army
June 26, 2025
We Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Our United States Army Happy 250th birthday to the United States Army. Thank you to all my many friends and family who bravely served and to all the soldiers toda...
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Forgiveness for all
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Forgiveness for all
June 26, 2025
Christ paid the ultimate sacrifice to extend forgiveness for all. So God, why is forgiveness so hard? Why do bad things happen to us and those we love? Why is there so much anger and animosity in the ...
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Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS back from the brink
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Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS back from the brink
By MARTHA DIAZ ASZKENAZY CHAIR, NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION PUBLISHER, THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY (CALIFORNIA) SUN/EL SOL NEWSPAPERS 
June 26, 2025
The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high rate in...
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Americans – united or divided?
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Americans – united or divided?
June 19, 2025
Historically, there have been periods of specific times when Americans have stood together, a united front, daring anyone that might come against us. Often in response to significant circumstances or ...
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For the Children
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For the Children
By JOE DORMAN, OICA CEO 
June 19, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – As a former lawmaker and someone who continues to work publicly in policy, the horrific act which happened over this past weekend in Minnesota with the murder and attempted murder of s...
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Book Review: Skousen’s ‘The Big Three in Economics’
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Book Review: Skousen’s ‘The Big Three in Economics’
June 19, 2025
To better understand economic thought, I decided to tackle Mark Skousen’s 2007 book “The Big Three in Economics: Adam Smith, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes.” Not written as an economics textbook bu...
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To every season comes an end
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To every season comes an end
June 12, 2025
This week I want to break away from my normal history and political writing and talk about endings. Most associate spring with beginnings, but for those with high school seniors, especially ones in sp...
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Broken yet still blessed
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Broken yet still blessed
June 5, 2025
To say I have been broken in the past week would be quite an understatement. I have been utterly devastated as I received the worse possible news any family member could ever hear last Tuesday -our pr...
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For the Children ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ puts Medicaid pressure onstate governments, Including Oklahoma
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For the Children ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ puts Medicaid pressure onstate governments, Including Oklahoma
By JOE DORMAN, OICA CEO 
June 5, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, we discussed the cuts to programs through HR 1 at the federal level and what those cuts would do to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds allocated to state...
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Session adjourns
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Session adjourns
By REP. TIM TURNER 
June 5, 2025
The first session of the 60th Legislature has adjourned. We’ll soon begin work on interim studies and preparing for the next year’s budget as well as planning legislation for next year. This week, I w...
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Delivering real results for Oklahomans
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Delivering real results for Oklahomans
June 5, 2025
REPRESENTATIVE NEIL HAYS (405) 557-7302 The 2025 legislative session is now in the books, and I want to take a moment to share what we accomp lished, how it impacts you, and why it matters to the futu...
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The Land of the Free because of the brave
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The Land of the Free because of the brave
June 5, 2025
With Memorial Day last week, I felt it appropriate to write something patriotic in honor of those who gave their last full measure of devotion to our nation. One idea I have been mulling over for a wh...
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Checotah lit up the sky this 4th of July
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Checotah lit up the sky this 4th of July
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 10, 2025
The City of Checotah showed off its bold stripes, bright stars and brave hearts this Fourth of July after working countless hours so residents could celebrate their freedom with lots of family fun and...
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Sexual Assault Awareness Honor Walk
July 10, 2025
Friday, July 11 at 12 p.m. Posey Park, Eufaula Show your support for survivors Take a stand against violence! Muscogee (Creek) Nation Center for Victim Services
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Annual Memorial Service planned at Honey Springs Battlefield
July 10, 2025
CHECOTAH — Honey Springs Battlefield will hold its annual memorial service on Saturday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m. to honor the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah. The service ...
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Farewell to Checotah’s friend, Jerri Reaves
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Farewell to Checotah’s friend, Jerri Reaves
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
July 10, 2025
Last Thursday family and friends said goodbye to former city councilwoman Jerri Reaves who had passed away on June 26 at the age of 82. Jerri graduated from Checotah High School in 1962. In 1980, she ...
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Trump administration freezes over $70 million state’s education funds
By NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL OKLAHOMA VOICE 
July 10, 2025
States won’t receive funds from six federal programs, including after-school care and English learner support, until further notice. OKLAHOMA CITY — The Trump administration is indefinitely withholdin...
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