logo
Login Subscribe
Google Play App Store
  • News
    • Obituaries
    • Lifestyle
    • Opinion
  • Sports
  • E-edition
  • Public Notices
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Advertisers
    • Form Submission
    • About Us
    • News
      • Obituaries
      • Lifestyle
      • Opinion
    • Sports
    • E-edition
    • Public Notices
    • Calendar
    • Archives
    • Contact
      • Contact Us
      • Advertisers
      • Form Submission
      • About Us
commentary
Letters to the EDITOR
June 16, 2022
Dear Editor, I am retired from the United States Air Force. It was my good fortune to be stationed in Oklahoma, at Vance AFB in 1957. A friend of mine from Checotah, Clarence (Sonny) Scroggins, sent m...
this is a test
How did your lawmaker score on children?s issues?
commentary
How did your lawmaker score on children?s issues?
June 16, 2022
The 2022 regular session of the Oklahoma Legislature has adjourned sine die (pronounced see-nay dee-a). That is Latin for the session ending without a day to return. The final gavel dropping was also ...
this is a test
commentary
Letters to the EDITOR
June 16, 2022
Dear Editor, Guns are not the problem. We have had guns from the get-go. Spoons don’t make people fat. Break down of society is the problem. Long discussion there. To start, waiting periods are a good...
this is a test
The real power of the pen
commentary
The real power of the pen
June 16, 2022
I love the old proverb, “the pen is mightier than the sword” which was first coined in 1839 by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, an English author. This writer understood that beneath the rule of any leadership t...
this is a test
Legislation protecting Oklahoma values
commentary
Legislation protecting Oklahoma values
June 16, 2022
The House this year passed several pieces of legislation regarding gender issues, each of which I was proud to support. The first bill, Senate Bill 2, was signed by the Governor earlier this year. It ...
this is a test
commentary
More juvenile justice and mental health needed
June 9, 2022
The specter of a school shooting always lurks in the back of parents’ and educators’ minds, but this week, it openly torments us. Adequate prayers cannot be uttered at a time like this, but we pray, n...
this is a test
America runs on diesel
commentary
America runs on diesel
June 9, 2022
President Biden finally admitted to what hard-working Americans have known for months: record high gas prices are a direct result of his Green New Deal agenda. What the president referred to as an “in...
this is a test
Help, I?m falling apart
commentary
Help, I?m falling apart
June 9, 2022
I know you’re supposed to grow old gracefully, but I swear since I turned 50 over three years ago I am steadily falling apart. Granted, it’s not all happening at one time, but slowly and surely there’...
this is a test
What is happening to humanity?
commentary
What is happening to humanity?
June 2, 2022
What is happening to humanity? Why are all these appalling crimes against humanity happening not just in Uvalde, TX but also right here in Taft, OK? Why did an 18-yearold child buy assault rifles then...
this is a test
Land of the Free, Because of the Brave
commentary
Land of the Free, Because of the Brave
June 2, 2022
Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer for Oklahomans. Many celebrate with cookouts, trips to the lake or river, and time spent with loved ones. While we are celebrating, we must not forget the tr...
this is a test
Regular session wraps up
commentary
Regular session wraps up
June 2, 2022
It’s important to acknowledge our veterans this Memorial Day, because we couldn’t have what we have in the U.S. today without their sacrifices. As we celebrate this special holiday, I want to specifi...
this is a test
Prayer without action will not protect our children
commentary
Prayer without action will not protect our children
June 2, 2022
Over this past week, not only did our state see the conclusion of the 2nd Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature, I had the pleasure of serving as the parliamentarian for the Oklahoma Conference of ...
this is a test
High school mentality
commentary
High school mentality
May 26, 2022
May is a month of celebrating high school graduations and senior award ceremonies. Proud parents and students come together to celebrate their high school achievements and tears are shed as the realiz...
this is a test
The price of inflation
commentary
The price of inflation
May 26, 2022
Hard-working Americans don’t need the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) to confirm what they have been experiencing for months: pain. Even at face value, however, the CPI remains above eight percent, ...
this is a test
Addressing student mental health needs
commentary
Addressing student mental health needs
May 26, 2022
This week, the Governor signed a bill that I carried in the House to better address the mental health needs of our students. This makes three of my bills this session that have made it through both le...
this is a test
Price of progress
commentary
Price of progress
May 26, 2022
Every year in May a colleague and I take about a dozen students on some type of weeklong outdoor experience. In the past we have done backpacking or canoeing, but this year we camped at different hist...
this is a test
commentary
Checotah stories from the past
May 26, 2022
115 Years Ago: Checotah Enquirer • May 22, 1908 Dr. Vance Is President Last week Dr. B. J. Vance of Checotah was elected President of the Oklahoma State Medical Association for the ensuing year. The h...
this is a test
Budget update
commentary
Budget update
May 19, 2022
In the House, we continue accepting or rejecting Senate amendments to our House bills. Some authors who rejected Senate amendments requested conference committees to work on a potential compromise fo...
this is a test
Selfish or selfless
commentary
Selfish or selfless
May 19, 2022
How selfish or selfless have Americans become in this present world? Recently I have found myself pondering this very thought. Many times I know my own family has struggled making it from paycheck to ...
this is a test
Honoring our officers during National Police Week
commentary
Honoring our officers during National Police Week
May 19, 2022
As National Police Week is here, we recognize the brave men and women of our law enforcement and pay special tribute to officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. I am immensely grateful ...
this is a test
  • 1
  • …
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • …
  • 74
ePaper
coogle_play
app_store
Editor Picks
Eufaula steamrolls Beggs 82-51 in season opener
B: Sports, Sports...
Eufaula steamrolls Beggs 82-51 in season opener
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR 
December 11, 2025
In an offensive display that hasn’t been seen since Bradley Campbell was head coach at Eufaula, the Ironheads (1-0) rolled over Beggs 82-51 on senior night. Newly hired Eufaula head coach Grant Callis...
this is a test
Christmas classics shine in counties lighted parades
A: Main, News...
Christmas classics shine in counties lighted parades
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
December 11, 2025
Streets were packed down Broadway in Checotah and Main Street in Eufaula as lights sparkled with holiday magic and the county kicked off the holiday season with two annual Lighted Christmas Parades. B...
this is a test
A: Main, News...
Shop with a Cop Dec. 105 11,12
December 11, 2025
The 12th Annual McIntosh County Law Enforcement Shop with a COP event will take place this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Law enforcement officers, in partnership with school districts, will ...
this is a test
A: Main, News...
Driver killed after hitting deer
December 11, 2025
An unidentified motorist was killed after striking a deer and then a second vehicle on SH 16 in Muskogee County Friday. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, after the car struck the deer the vehi...
this is a test
A: Main, News...
School election filing period ends
December 11, 2025
Just as the filing ended for school elections, Eufaula bent Kenny Bumgarner an nounced his resignation. Bumgarner, 55, represent ed seat 2. The board will ap point someone to fill his un expired term....
this is a test
Facebook
Twitter
Tweets
Twitter
Tweets

MCINTOSH COUNTY DEMOCRAT
300-A S. Broadway
Checotah, OK
74426

(918) 473-2313

This site complies with ADA requirements

© 2023 Mcintosh Democrat

  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility Policy