Opinion

CUSHING - Our Daily Bread Mobile Market, which delivers groceries to Yale, Glencoe, Cushing, Perkins, and the Family Resource Center at Oklahoma State University, recently selected a new director, Morgan Andrews.

One of my guilty pleasures is the Netflix original series “Bridgerton” which is based on a series of books which I also have indulged in. In the book series, nowhere does it specify racial background. Seeing the setting was 1800 England with most main characters being part of high society, I assumed (as I am sure is true with most) the race of the characters to match the ethnic background — meaning to put it bluntly, I thought the characters were caucasian.

This week, we spent long days on the House floor voting on legislation, and I want to highlight a few of the bills that stood out to me. The first one, House Bill 3747, would allow the Oklahoma Veterans Commission to enter into contracts with private nursing facilities to provide services to veterans who reside more than 100 miles from a state veteran's center.

I am an animal lover. I have always been an animal lover, I will always be an animal lover.

Over the last few days, I've had numerous constituents reach out to me regarding comments made by a state senator at a public forum in Tahlequah, and I want to acknowledge that what he said hurt my heart.

Did you know that Oklahoma has a state soil? The symbolic soil, Port Silt Loam, was designated as the state soil in 1987. I recently went down a rabbit-hole and learned about all of the different state symbols.

Committee work is in full swing at the State Capitol, and I presented and passed three of my bills this week. Tuesday was an especially hectic day for me, as I presented three bills before three different committees and led the first House Children, Youth and Family Services Committee meeting of the session.

Dear Editor, I was pleased to be selected last week by Cushing voters to return to the City Commission. I was appointed last year to fill the months remaining on Commissioner Lee Denney's term, she being required to resign as she became the Payne County Treasurer.

The Fine Line Between Accountability and Censorship In the ever-evolving landscape of modern discourse, cancel culture has emerged as a powerful force, holding individuals and entities accountable for perceived wrongs. While its roots lie in a desire for justice and accountability, the fine line between holding someone responsible and outright censorship is becoming increasingly blurred.

We here at the Cushing Citizen have chosen to partner with the Drumright Area Chamber of Commerce on their Leap of Kindness Day project as a means to help those in need by serving as a secondary drop off location for new socks, hygiene products, and gently used shoes. We will collect these items from anyone willing to donate until Wednesday, Feb. 28 and will deliver all items to the chamber office to be distributed at Blessing Boxes in Drumright on Thursday, Feb. 29. In the event of an abundance of donations, remaining items will be taken to surrounding community non-profits to provide for even more people who are in need.