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The Biden plan is a bad deal
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The Biden plan is a bad deal
February 18, 2021
Despite President Biden’s calls for unity, the radical Left are continuing their all-or-nothing crusade of wasteful government spending, blue state bailouts, and burdensome regulations that hinder our...
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Executive Orders II
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Executive Orders II
February 18, 2021
A couple of years ago, after President Trump backed out of the Paris Climate Treaty and the Iran Nuclear Deal, I wrote a column for “Historically Speaking,” justifying his actions because those deals ...
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When is enough really enough?
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When is enough really enough?
February 18, 2021
I believe life is an uphill climb for most and many just don’t have enough to make ends meet. Not too many are born with a silver spoon in their mouths and my brothers and I were no exceptions to that...
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Capitol update
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Capitol update
February 18, 2021
Oklahoma is battling frigid temperatures and icy conditions across the state, but lawmakers continued to meet at the Capitol to address the many concerns of our constituents. On Tuesday, I presented H...
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President Biden?s assault on American energy
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President Biden?s assault on American energy
February 10, 2021
It was no secret President Biden planned to destroy the oil and gas industry if elected president and in the first week of his administration, he took action to do just that. American energy productio...
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Advocacy efforts take center stage
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Advocacy efforts take center stage
February 10, 2021
With the work beginning at the State Capitol in the Oklahoma Legislature this past week, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) also has hit the ground running. OICA is tracking roughly 400 ...
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Senseless tragedies
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Senseless tragedies
February 10, 2021
Senseless tragedies are happening all around us today. Lives are being snuffed out by evil individuals who seem to have no sense of remorse and no conscience. Just in this past week alone seven childr...
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Legislature convenes
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Legislature convenes
February 10, 2021
The first session of the 58th Legislature Convened Monday, Feb. 1. We first heard from Gov. Kevin Stitt who delivered his annual State of the State address. Gov. Stitt detailed the state’s many effort...
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Growing up a country girl
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Growing up a country girl
February 4, 2021
Growing up a country girl on Tiger Mountain in Pierce, OK has pretty much been my whole childhood. Though I was born in Oklahoma City and we lived in Yukon until I was four years old, I never really l...
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Not the first canceled train ride
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Not the first canceled train ride
February 4, 2021
The week before Biden’s Inauguration, it was announced that his planned arrival to D.C. would no longer happen by train. This was significant for Biden because rail travel has been an important part o...
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A vow to work to make things better
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A vow to work to make things better
February 4, 2021
Over the past four and one-half years that I have been the chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA), I have heard tragic stories regarding child abuse and neglect. I...
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Capitol update
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Capitol update
February 4, 2021
Prior to the start of session every year, state agency leaders present their budget proposals to legislators for consideration. Legislators use this opportunity to examine the agency’s current fiscal ...
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Life is always worth fighting for
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Life is always worth fighting for
February 4, 2021
Our founding fathers wrote in the Declaration of Independence all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights: the Right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of...
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Capitol update
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Capitol update
January 28, 2021
Thursday, Jan. 21, was the bill filing deadline for the 58th Legislature. Lawmakers have filed all of their bills that will be considered in the upcoming legislative session, which begins Feb. 1. Many...
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Thank you for caring
January 28, 2021
Losing our Mom was quite a heartbreak for our family. We feel blessed to know she was so loved and respected by her lifelong community by your kind comments, flowers and plants, cards and prayers. She...
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Great game coach – goodbye to a good teacher
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Great game coach – goodbye to a good teacher
January 28, 2021
Small town living has many ups and downs, but one of the most positive aspects is growing much closer to those who live around you compared to city living. This is especially true when you grow up in...
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It paid off
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It paid off
January 28, 2021
Young and naive, first marriage, nine months pregnant, aching back, soiled uniform, sore feet, tips on the table, but it paid off. Nine months of pregnancy brought me my first child, my baby girl, my ...
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National Stalking Awareness Month
January 28, 2021
Dear Editor, January is National Stalking Awareness Month. It is also National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month. According to the National Center for Victims of Crime, “Stalking is a patte...
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The deliberate and systematic destruction of America
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The deliberate and systematic destruction of America
January 21, 2021
After an entire year of being deemed “an essential worker” where I continued to work with the public, in the public, and for the public, I unfortunately caught the COVID-19 virus at the end of 2020. T...
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Budget breakdown
January 21, 2021
In the weeks leading up to the legislative session, the spotlight is on budget hearings, so this week, I’d like to focus on the appropriations process, including the work of the appropriations subcomm...
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More adoptions, less litters
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More adoptions, less litters
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
April 23, 2026
Two more city pound dogs found their forever homes through Paws N Claws rescue efforts this week. McIntosh County and abroad definitely need more adoptions and less litters of puppies and kittens. Of ...
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Checotah daycare case moves forward in district court
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Checotah daycare case moves forward in district court
April 23, 2026
SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER A Checotah couple accused of abusing children in an in-home daycare appeared April 16 in McIntosh County District Court for a preliminary hearing before Associate Distric...
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Election Board hears contest in county commissioners race
April 23, 2026
The McIntosh County Election Board heard testimony at 10 a.m.Thursday, April 16, in a contest of candidacy filed against District 1 County Commissioner candidate Jeffery Coleman (Mc-Intosh County sher...
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Suspect accused of striking patrol car, fleeing deputies before arrest
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
April 23, 2026
A McIntosh County man was arrested April 16 on a complaint of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to a probable cause affidavit. Steven Wayne Smith, 54, of Checotah, was taken into ...
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Senior Send Off and upcoming events
April 23, 2026
It’s hard to believe another school year has already come and is almost gone as seniors prepare for their last days in class, on stages and on the field. Here are a few end of the year events to remem...
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