One of the biggest lessons we have taken away from the pandemic is that the internet is no longer a luxury. It is a necessity. From telework to telemedicine, having reliable broadband connectivity is ...

The Oklahoma House of Representatives this week adopted House Resolution 1008, naming March 23, Agriculture Day. The resolution notes that agriculture is one of Oklahoma’s leading industries, and its...

After our deadline a few weeks ago to pass bills out of their chamber of origin, the House has now received all the bills passed by the Senate. House committees have begun hearing Senate bills, and ou...

Millions of Americans will soon be receiving a $1,400 stimulus check from the latest round of “COVID” relief. While I’m sure many people are happy about seeing this extra money come in, have you thoug...

The family of Vivian Frame would like to say thank you to all who were there for us during the loss of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Thank you to Curtis Hartshorn for presiding at the...

To the Editor: I see where Markwayne Mullen is still neck-deep in drivel about the border, because that’s one of the boogeymen him and every other sorry excuse for a human being AKA Republican wants t...

Spring is definitely upon us and I think there’s no better time than this season to get a fresh start on whatever you need to change in your life than now. After all, even Mother Nature is working ext...

President Biden and his party’s open border policies are encouraging a surge of migrants at our southern border and creating a crisis for our nation in the process. In January alone, 80,000 migrants c...

With the beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss being the latest on the chopping block of what is being called “cancel culture,” it is once again worth taking a look at things historically. First, was Dr...

Many commercial drivers have had long delays in getting new or renewed CDLs in our state for the past year. The Department of Public Safety explains the delays are a result of several problems. First,...

This week, I passed two bills through the House floor, and they are now heading to the Senate for consideration. One of my bills will address dyslexia in our school children. In 2019, the Dyslexia an...

When I went to the doctor recently expecting to be told my allergies were acting up, I really should not have been surprised about what the test told me. After a year of avoiding COVID-19, I was diagn...

Dear Editor, March is National Women’s History Month. It was inspired by poor working conditions that women faced in the mid-1800s which led to protests. Women have historically stared down the barrel...

It’s been exactly a year since the COVID-19 pandemic caused a worldwide panic attack that shut down not just our country, but pretty much the world. Though a year has transpired and countless doctors,...

As the U.S. House of Representatives voted recently to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of all her committee assignments, I was reminded of two sections of the Constitution. The first is Article 1, Sectio...

House members are studying a measure that would pay increased retirement benefits to emergency medical service personnel as a way to help compensate for the physically strenuous and hazardous work the...

Data released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) shows that new COVID-19 infections in longterm care (LTC) facilities have fallen to less than 10 percent of rates reported in late 2020....

The first major deadline for the Oklahoma legislature arrived recently with the conclusion of committee meetings for the “house of origin” of bills. This means, the bills filed in the Oklahoma House o...

The world has changed as we know it and the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our lives and our communities in more ways than one. People have experienced more worry about their jobs, tension in their ho...

When legislation is introduced in Congress, low bill numbers are reserved to reflect the majority’s biggest priorities. For Speaker Pelosi, the most important bill, H.R. 1, is the “For the People Act....