Well, we start another month for 2021. We held our business meeting on July 16 with Becky leading the meeting with our pledge to the flag and Ms. Becki Roe doing our prayer. Claudia read minutes. Lisa...

When state or federal entities create impossible situations due to unfunded mandates, unpredictability, or conflicting laws, public schools have always managed to figure things out. Inevitably, the ce...

Democrats in Washington will do just about anything to keep themselves in power, including federalizing our election system. H.R. 4, which the House passed this week, is an unprecedented power grab. I...

Over this past weekend, two celebrations of life for two longtime friends were held. Both individuals, though very different in their paths and views, had the hearts of servants. They each had a stron...

The committee meeting for my interim study has been finalized. It will take place before the House Public Safety Committee on Monday, Sept. 13 with a revised start time of 9 a.m. I spoke earlier this ...

Instead of writing an entire new article, I want to recycle one I wrote back in January of 2019 but make some minor changes. Back then I was writing about the upcoming election and comparing it to the...

Even with all the COVID-19 quarantines and the fear of the unknown that seems to plague our world today, we were still created for connection. Plain and simple, we need each other to stay happy and he...

On August 15, the capital of Afghanistan fell to the Taliban following the near-total withdrawal of American troops. The fall of Kabul represents a complete and utter failure by President Biden and hi...

If you were to stop a Roman around the year 117 A.D. and ask about the future of the empire, he/she would probably boast that they were the greatest empire in the history of the world, and the Roman E...

Managing my emotions has truly become quite the challenge with everything going on in the present world. Never before have I seen such chaos from our communities to the White House. In 2020 we had onl...

My interim study, which will examine the correlation between the availability of mental health services and the number of mental health crises law enforcement responds to, has been scheduled for Sept....

The highlight of the 2021 Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy Heroes Ball came from the powerful message delivered by Dr. George Henderson. If you are not familiar with this man, he is regarded as o...

Americans are paying more for just about everything thanks to President Biden’s out-of-control spending and disastrous policies. Look no further than what it costs to fill up your gas tank. The nation...

Oklahoma State University molecular biologists recently received a grant worth nearly $500,000 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for research that has the potential of saving the cat...

As I get older I know now to stop and enjoy the little things along the journey. My last child left for college in 2015 after he graduated from Eufaula High School. I can remember him marching in the ...

We would like to thank all those who came out for the Eufaula Indian Community Smokeshop Whole Hawg Day tournaments. We had 17 singles horseshoe entries, 11 doubles horseshoe entries, eight domino ent...

To the Editor: Once again, Markwayne Mullen is spreading disinformation and outright lies on the taxpayer’s dime. Actually, Mullen lies every time he opens his mouth or sits in front of a keyboard and...

August is here, which means summer is coming to an end. In our family, like many other families, there is a mix of sadness that summer vacation is almost over and anticipation for the new school year ...

As students and teachers return to their classrooms in the next few weeks I can’t help but think about how much has changed in the classroom in the past 30 years or more. So much technology has been a...

I recently travelled to Salt Lake City to attend the annual American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting. ALEC is a nonpartisan organization that connects state legislators from across the co...