Often “the cost of caring” for others and animals, especially unwanted animals can leave you physically, emotionally and financially drained. I know too well the “cost of caring” because all my life I...

We have come to the juicy part of our Constitution where members of Congress get paid. Congressional salaries have come under great scrutiny since our nation was founded. Lately, with the administrati...

OKLAHOMA CITY – With the federal government “shutdown” of services continuing, one likely outcome will be that Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, subsidies will end or be reduced. Should this ha...

Over my fifty plus years of being on this earthly journey I have come to realize the importance of not just good friends but godly friends. I’m not talking about just good ol’ buddies that you can han...

Letter to the Editor, Facts for Snacks was published in your paper a few months ago, by someone sending in a copy of my email explaining the program. I would like to thank whoever did that for the pro...

OKLAHOMA CITY – There are some days when I wonder if the person who first said, “May you live in interesting times,” was applauded for this statement or condemned. The world has certainly become an in...

Two years ago, as I sat in an airport, distraught and brokenhearted, I tried to distract myself by watching a young mother struggle with a couple of infant children. I wanted to help but knew most mot...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Recently, Rep. Danny Williams, R-Seminole, along with Reps. Colin Duel-R, Guthrie; Gabe Woolley, R-Broken Arrow; Molly Jenkins, RCoyle; and Stacy Jo Adams, R-Duncan, hosted an interim ...

I dare to say as a Nation we have been going backwards for years – decades – and beyond. However, the most recent killing of Charlie Kirk, a 31year-old father of two young children who was shot while ...

Dr. James Finck, professor of American History at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma has received multiple awards for his writing in Lawton’s business and political newspaper, ‘The Southwe...

One of the principal difficulties in George Washington’s presidency was dealing with the French Revolution and whether we should support their fight. While Washington’s cabinet was divided on the issu...

Every single day the world suffers from deliberate vandalism, disturbing violence and what I believe is a vacancy of the heart. This vacancy or state of emptiness that seems to affect so many is becau...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Tim Turner, R-Kinta, Friday issued the following statement after receiving word that the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control (OBN) K9 Interdiction Unit was na...

OKLAHOMA CITY – After the events of the past week, I am just feeling drained and honestly experiencing a bit of despair. Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old political activist who had invigorated the conserva...

“The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy” is one of my favorite quotes from a Founding Father and one that I use whenever I teach about the Constitution. The quote by our most underr...

Now is not the time to sit back when there are so many reasons why people need to step up. Stop for just a moment from your busy schedule and really take a good look around. What do you see? Do you se...

OKLAHOMA CITY – I hope your Labor Day weekend was full of relaxation. I schedule a vacation each year with friends to get away over this holiday which allows me to “charge up the batteries” for upcomi...

By the end of this year I’ll turn 57, which to some is still “a young whippersnapper” but to others I’m “old as dirt.” To me it’s hard to believe how quickly the years seem to fly by now. Having recen...

President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill has proven to be one of the most contentious bills in recent memory. At the heart of the debate is who the OBBB benefits. While the left claims the bill is si...

OKLAHOMA CITY – On Saturday, Aug. 9, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) partnered with the Foster Care Association of Oklahoma (FCAO) to hold a backto- school bash for more than 350 fost...