Adventures with Allie

There’s nothing quite like being 8 months pregnant at the start of summer. The world is warming, flowers are blooming, and my ankles have vanished without a trace.People keep telling me, “You’re glowing!” And I appreciate the sentiment, but I feel more like I’m simmering.

The Case for Accountability

In Oklahoma, we believe in accountability. We believe in transparency, and we believe that taxpayers have a right to know where their hard-earned dollars are being spent, especially when it comes to public education.

Home Grown: Tree Leaf Drop

Several homeowners have contacted the Extension office about leaf spot diseases and premature defoliation affecting shade trees. In response to the rainy spring, many plants developed a heavy load of leaves creating a dense tree canopy.

Adventures with Allie

If you ask any adult from past generations about their childhood, the story often starts with one common theme: they spent hours outside playing. Whether it was riding bikes, climbing trees, or playing games with friends, the outdoors were a playground.

Fishing, floods, and floating logs

an Oklahoma spring tradition (now with 37 percent more floating debris) It’s late spring in Oklahoma people… time to go fishing — if you you want to dodge logs and cast your bait into a giant vat of YooHoo.

Homebuilders Under Pressure: Adapting to a Tough Market

Stock Market Insights CEO and executive wealth advisor at Fervent Wealth Management.Watching my daughter and her new husband work on their first home is exciting. It is a 65-year-old house, but it is a great fixer-upper. Homeownership is still a cornerstone of the American dream.

Souvlaiki and Storm Warnings: a Mother’s Day tribute to my Greek wife

If you’ve never been stared down aggressively while being lovingly offered dolmadas and unsolicited life advice at the same time, you’ve never met my Greek wife.

Common-Sense Legislative Accountability

One of our most important responsibilities at the Capitol is ensuring that state agencies follow the proper process when crafting their rules. This session, we’re taking a hard look at more than 5,600 pages of administrative rules.

Join Our Classes and Trainings to be an Effective Advocate

For the Children In 1983, advocates from across our state saw the need for an organization to “raise awareness, take action, and support policy for the health, safety and wellbeing of Oklahoma’s children” through outreach to government policymakers.