As the legislative session gets underway, my focus, as always, will be on caring for people and supp orting policies that help those without a voice. I’m especially concerned about finding ways to imp...

CEO-OICA OKLAHOMA CITY - For you NFL fans out there, if you watched the late game on Sunday, you saw the Kansas City Chiefs come away with a narrow win against the Buffalo Bills. While the game was gr...

The Oklahoma House of Representatives is returning for the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature on Monday, February 5. We completed bill filing on Jan. 18 with 1,210 House Bills, 12 House Jo...

¿(bOonnCvà LAST WOR© My pastor this past Sunday preached the best message entitled “Tune Your Heart to Truth” and the difference between a liar and a lyre. While we all know a liar is a person who spe...

Safe Places Possible For All Students In my previous article, written after the tragic shooting in Iowa, I described the crisis in public schools related to students with a high potential for violence...

OKLAHOMA CITY - January is Mental Wellness Awareness Month, a time to recognize the importance of attending to our own personal mental health, especially seeing the significant numbers of the populati...

¿LGsUOnrUbò' LAST ¥0 W Life is not fair. That is for certain for everyone and everything at some point. Life isn’t fair because we live in a complex and chaotic world that most of the time is unpredic...

HISTORICALLY ----------------- current events through a historical lens-------------------------------- “You were always Mom’s favorite:” a historic tribute to Tommy Smothers When I was in college bac...

OKLAHOMA CITY - With a new year ahead of us, it is customary to make resolutions. I hope each of you resolves to help improve your community, your state, and your nation by getting involved. I encoura...

The cost of living is not the only thing that has seen a significant increase. The cost of our health in many ways has also gone up so how does the average American get healthy and stay healthy? That’...

HISTORICALLY ----------------- current events through a historical lens-------------------------------- History of American Political Parties, Part IX: The Politics of War 1854 began the destruction o...

HISTORICALLY ----------------- current events through a historical lens-------------------------------- Palestinian Leadership In grad school one of the hardest parts in studying the Israel/Palestine ...

A Busy Year in Child Advocacy Draws to a Close OKLAHOMA CITY -1 hope you have a wonderful holiday season, whichever of the joyous events you chose to celebrate in your life. I have been laid up the pa...

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably...

As I approach the end of my first year in office, it seems appropriate to reflect on what has been a very active time for me. It is a privilege to serve as Attorney General of this great state, and I ...

On Dec. 30, your local “Paper Lady” will celebrate another year around the sun - 55 years to be exact. As I was going through literally hundreds of pictures on my camera and phone I realized just how ...

HISTORICALLY --------------- current events through a historical lens------------------------ Palestinian Leadership In grad school one of the hardest parts in studying the Israel/Palestine issue was ...

Third in a Series of Three OKLAHOMA CITY - Over the past two weeks, I have written about how some states are easing child labor laws, leading to young people working too long and too many hours during...

What I miss the most JLCbUOrinCb& As the hustle and bustle of the holidays gets into full swing I often feel overwhelmed by all the busyness, and long for a simpler time like an old country Christmas ...

By the 1850s America was in the middle of the Second American Party System of Democrats and Whigs. The two equally strong parties had members in every corner of the country. While there was plenty to ...