For the Children: The 2019 Oklahoma Legislative Session is now less than one month from convening and conducting official business.   We at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) are anxious...

While recently trying to understand how men think and why they think the way they do, I read some interesting facts that I want to share. I realized some things are just no secret. Men are nothing lik...

Everything is always changing, especially in the communication realm. But are the new ways really better than the old ways?    In some ways I’m fascinated by how much technology has changed.   Fifty y...

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a high school art competition for the entire country. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic tale...

F o r many years, employees of companies that offered 401(k) plans only faced a couple of key decisions – how much to contribute and how to allocate their dollars among the various investment options...

For the Children: Last year was a busy and deeply rewarding year for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA). The primary mission of OICA is to advocate for children in the State of Oklahoma ...

How can you assess your investment portfolio’s performance in 2018? The year was full of wild swings in the financial markets, so your own results may well have bounced around quite a bit, too. But yo...

Ake, Roger M. Allen, Edmond Monte Allen, Justin Lee Almeida, Louis Ernest III Anderson, Teddy Bruce Arnold, Charles Wayne Bahe, Mandy Gail Baker, Jerry Beal Banks, Jr., Thomas Leo Baumann, Staci Raye ...

Voters who chose to vote by mail may use the Oklahoma Absentee Ballot Application form to request that n absentee ballot be mailed to them. The Application must be renewed every year. The voter may re...

On January 14, 2019, Governor-elect Stitt and all statewide office holders will be sworn into office.   Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony, Attorney General Mike Hunter and State Superintendent Joy ...

Another year has come and gone, and now 2019 is here. It’s hard to believe how quickly time flies. Months truly feel like days. A few defining moments are all I seem to remember and everything else is...

Winter is here again – which may make you wish you were somewhere else. You might be thinking how pleasant it would be to become a snowbird and move to a warmer climate for the season. Of course, your...

With the holiday season coming to a close, those who work in and around the State Capitol will now heavily focus on what lies in wait: the 2019 regular session of the Oklahoma Legislature.   The work ...

It’s hard to remember a time when the real meaning of Christmas was the same as what the world was celebrating. By and large, Christmas as we know it is about giving and receiving presents, Santa comi...

I know my grandmother always said that the older you get, the faster the years fly by, but good grief Charlie Brown this is ridiculous.   I can remember things that I did when I was two years old, lik...

It seems like I think of my late father a lot more during the Christmas season, maybe because he loved Christmas so much or because he loved to make us all happy, especially at Christmas time. As a li...

So Be Good For Goodness Sake! There seems to be a Santa on every corner at this time of the year and for our young kids this can be confusing as they try to figure out which is the real Santa and whic...

Caravan of immigrants invading America is a new type of threat to this country. The Liberal’s idea of an opened-border-policy is a sign of insanity.    Especially now that Mexico has, as of 12-1-18, a...

I have always been the mom that tried to do everything for her children and family. I especially wanted my children, when they were little, to grow up believing in fairy tales and the magical thinking...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 27 heard arguments in the Carpenter v. Murphy Case. The court is being asked to decide whether Congress disestablished the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation in the ear...