Saying goodbye is never easy. In fact, it is quite hard. We simply don’t want to say goodbye to the people that we know and love. Whether it is a coworker who is taking another job, a best friend who ...

If you are like me, it seems like you get at least one scam call or text daily, often multiple. These scammers seek to catch people unaware, asking them to submit private information or go to a websit...

The men and women of our nation’s law enforcement put their lives on the line every single day to protect our families and our communities. I could not be more grateful to them for their sacrifice. Th...

On Thursday, the Association of Professional Oklahoma Educators hosted a Capitol day. POE is a nonunion, nonprofit and bipartisan organization that serves both public and private educators. Their mem...

Rep. Randy Randleman, R-Eufaula, was recently appointed to the Human Services & Public Safety Committee for the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) of the Council of State Governments (CSG) by House...

Dear Editor, American soldiers have given their lives, their arms, legs, eyes and sometimes their sanity fighting for Democracy. There are representatives in Washington who won’t even give their vote ...

With Martin Luther King Day approaching, I have thought a lot about the man who, more than anyone else, historically represents the Civil Rights movement and social justice. At the same time, I notice...

I have learned by loving the living, that their death often defines us. Though grief is part of the painful process of losing someone, it is also part of the healing process and the beautiful price we...

Many enter the new year with a renewed sense of purpose and drive. January is welcomed with promises of possibility and hope for the best versions of ourselves as we reset the calendar year. Unfortuna...

The State Capitol is shifting into high-gear this month as we count down the days until the new legislative session, which begins Mon., Feb. 7. Our next deadline of Jan. 20 is the final day to introdu...

With the beginning of the 2nd Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature in less than a month, bills are being drafted by legislative staffers for lawmakers’ consideration. Legislators filed more than 3...

Often in the midst of all the chaos I have learned that sometimes silence is best. Remaining silent is definitely better than just meaningless or hurtful words that never should be spoken. Sometimes b...

Happy New Year! I hope your celebration of the beginning of 2022 was fun, and in these current times, safe! Like so many of you, I contemplated my New Year’s resolutions. Doing that made me curious ab...

Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Mancino released a message to Oklahoma Air National Guard members last week: To the Airmen of the Oklahoma Air National Guard, The Department of Defense (DoD) has indicated it wil...

As we say goodbye to last year and hello to this New Year, I am more determined than ever to stay focused on my word from the Lord - “Purposeful.” I want to be purposeful in 2022. The definition of pu...

We held our business meeting on Dec. 17. 2001 with Becky Blackwell leading the meeting with our pledge to the flag. Lisa did our minutes and treasurer report. Both were approved We had two birthdays, ...

With all my trips around the sun I’ve realized incidents happen because life happens. We just have to figure out how to learn from it all. Fifty-three years ago on December 30, 1968, my mother and fa...

Isaiah 9:6 tells us: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of...

In October, I wrote a column about an interim study hosted by the House to examine rural ambulance services. I have heard from constituents who live just across the county line from an emergency medic...

AARP Oklahoma is extremely disappointed with today’s (Dec. 17) ruling by the majority of Oklahoma’s Corporation Commissioners which forces more than 870,000 Oklahomans to pick up the tab for all the c...