Opinion

“MY EYES! OH, MY EYES”

“MY EYES! OH, MY EYES”

“MY EYES! OH, MY EYES”

If you see it, you can never unsee it. You hear it, it’s in your memory bank forever. Unless it’s the phone number to the pediatrician when your kid is running a 102 temp at midnight. But usually, everything you see and hear becomes part of you – good and bad. Kind of a scary, intimidating fact.
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A triumph for religious liberty

Oklahomans are celebrating a tremendous victory for religious liberty after a recent ruling by our state Supreme Court. At issue in the case was a fundamental question: Should taxpayers be forced to fund religious teachings that violate their own deeply held beliefs?

Remember When?

Do you remember when as kids we had to patiently listen to older relatives or friends of our parents as they told stories about their past? I realized that I have entered that stage of life.
Wear your life jacket

Wear your life jacket

Wear your life jacket

I’ve been in the news business for more than 25 years. I can’t recall the number of stories I’ve done on lake drownings — all I know, is that I’ve done too many. Dad got his first boat when I was pretty young. It was a 12’ aluminum V-hull with an Evinrude outboard.
John Talley

John Talley

Toil, Blood and Treasure

On July 3, 1776, John Adams, one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence and a future president, wrote that he was 'well aware of the toil and blood and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states.
By John Talley (405) 557-7304

By John Talley (405) 557-7304

LOFT Reports on State Dept. of Ed

Now that the Legislature is in our interim period, members are developing their proposals for interim studies.These studies are focused on a specific topic and bring in stakeholders and experts to present information and answer members' questions.