Education is the most valuable tool that we can give the next generation. As Oklahoma families prepare to and send their kids off to school, I want to recognize our teachers and what they do for all o...

They say a squeaky wheel eventually gets the attention that it needs, and I believe that is so true, especially when it comes to your health. I also believe everyone knows their own body better than a...

It is time for children to travel back to school. Over the next few weeks, we at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy will share some back-toschool tips to help begin the school year in a safe an...

This week, I want to provide an update on the adolescent crisis unit in McAlester that I’ve been working on with a state agency for some time. The Oklahoma Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse S...

It’s safe to say either Markwayne Mullen or T.W. Shannon as a U.S. Senator would be a disaster. But it’s Mullen as senator which is most disturbing because he has a voting trail. Recently I looked ove...

America is the land of opportunity, where everyone can work hard to achieve success. Oklahomans know this, and it is reflected throughout the hundreds of thousands of small businesses across our state...

Love is the greatest yet strangest thing. It is even said that most people only fall in love with three people in their lifetime which is where we get the triangular theory of love. Each person we fal...

Few court cases have been as controversial in the United States as 1973’s Roe v. Wade decision. It has become one of the major touchstones in American politics ever since. As controversial as it is, t...

The seemingly impenetrable heat wave and dry spell that had punished Oklahoma since early June continued through nearly all of July, giving Oklahoma the type of scorching hot weather unseen in the sta...

Amid skyrocketing inflation, historic national debt, and talks of a recession, Joe Biden is flipping to yet another page in his failed economic playbook: student loan forgiveness. Student loan payment...

July was a remarkably busy month for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA). Not only did we support partner youth programs, we ended the month honoring outstanding child advocates at our an...

The storms of life can often bring on some pretty heavy damage. Often the hell that we go through can be as damaging as the hail that falls from the sky, breaking and beating us down, causing us signi...

We have another election right around the corner, and I want to provide some information on important dates and deadlines. Tues., Aug. 23 is the runoff primary election, so you will be voting between ...

114 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • July 24, 1908 Democratic Ratification Last night the Democratic club met in Tuckabatchee Hall. It had been planned to have this meeting some few days ago but it fail...

I once watched a movie about people trapped in a New York City subway tunnel, and above all, they knew to avoid the third rail. Electrically powered subways derive their power through contact with a h...

Governor Kevin Stitt recently signed a new law that will enable registered voters who are blind to vote by electronic absentee ballots in Oklahoma, if they are unable to vote at their precinct polling...

When I say the words “prized possessions” what comes to mind? Your home, your jewelry, your children? Well, not surprisingly, it’s different for everyone, especially men and women. Though there is an ...

While things are quiet at the Capitol, I’m taking this opportunity to explain some bills I’ve previously worked on, since there was not enough time to go through each of them in depth during the busyn...

The money that your federal government spends is divided into two categories: mandatory spending, where Congress unacceptably put it on autopilot, and discretionary spending, which has to be directed ...

Remember the bliss of summertime? For a child, nothing but Christmas compares to the last day of school and the beginning of summer vacation. Exciting conquests and sleeping late. Vacations, camps, sw...