A Norman man and woman were killed on the Indian Nation Turnpike Saturday, Nov. 12, when their vehicle hit a deer. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Christopher Pierson, 33, and Darci Pierson,...

The United States democracy is the greatest experiment of self-government the world has ever known. The United States of America is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. We ar...

The Emergency Drought Commission met Wednesday and directed $12 million in additional funding to the existing Emergency Drought Cost-Share Program. In addition to the increase in funding, the Commissi...

The older I get, the more I realize that I should be giving more grace not only to others, but also to myself. Sure, sometimes it is a lot easier to simply forgive others as Christ has forgiven me. Bu...

Tuesday was a big day in Oklahoma as more than a million people turned out to vote in the general election. I hope that everyone who voted researched the candidates and expressed their own thoughts an...

This article does not fit in with my traditional column, yet it does have a historical component and my editor felt that my Historically Speaking readers might enjoy it. With the traveling Broadway pr...

An article came out this week from conservative writer George Will in the Washington Post that called for President Joe Biden and V.P. Kamala Harris not to run in the next presidential election. Will,...

Drought held on through October in Oklahoma for the fifteenth consecutive month, its roots dating back to August 2021 and boosted by additional flash drought conditions beginning in June 2022. The dro...

By the time you likely read this column, the elections will be over, except for a select few which might go to a recount or have some type of challenge. Every two years, voters have the opportunity to...

One-party Democratic rule in Washington is proving too costly for Americans. In Oklahoma, inflation is 14.7 percent, costing the average family an additional $592 per month. Under President Donald Tru...

Have you ever really wanted something that seemed unattainable? Have you ever worked for something that took awhile to achieve? Of course, you have. We all have at some point in our lives. Maybe it wa...

Americans are going to the polls again on November 8, and one thing we should really consider is that we are only as great as our leaders we choose. Though I know many men and women who have claimed g...

Joe Biden declared war on American energy the day he took office. He has fulfilled his campaign promise to shut down American oil and gas production, sending energy prices soaring – an act of pure cru...

The general election is in less than two weeks, and I want to share important information for the upcoming election. You can vote early Wed., Nov. 2 through Fri., Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sat....

Kevin Stitt says he wants to do more of the same that he did in his first four years in the next four. Now there’s some real trick or treat stuff. In fact, in that vein every time he enters a room the...

It is just amazing how Markwayne Mullin is so quick to blame others. Example: back around October 2020 Donald Trump made the statement “If I don’t get re-elected then gas prices will increase.” When g...

As we near another election I see more politics of man that only benefit them. I watch more politicians and political parties sling their mud in these sloppy debates over which one is the cleaner pig,...

With the midterms approaching, it is finally time for the American people to voice their opinion of the Biden presidency, or so we are being told. This is a common story. Every four years with midterm...

Communities across the nation are left vulnerable to Biden’s open border policies regardless of their proximity to our Southern Border. Despite cries from Republicans in the halls of Congress and conc...

Over this past week, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) held our 22nd annual Fall Forum. This conference seeks to bring together leaders in various fields of serving youth to allow them ...