Adventures with Allie

Inflation sucks. I know it, you know it, everyone knows that inflation is miserable to deal with, especially during the holiday season. Normally, I am the type of person who buys Christmas gifts throughout the year for my friends and family.

Hoodie Weather Part III

A faithful reader of The Missing Ink reached out to me recently and told me if there wasn’t going to be a Part III to the Hoodie Weather series that began running a few weeks ago, he was going to cancel his subscription to the Citizen.

Remembering Cushing Veteran Bill Ahrberg

557-7304 Last week, I had the immense honor of attending a memorial highway dedication ceremony for William 'Bill' Ahrberg, a decorated Korean War veteran who lived in Cushing for many years. Bill was born on a farm north of Stillwater in 1927 and was raised in Pawhuska.

Mostly Educational

Cancelling Real Thanksgiving and Virtual Instruction By Tom Deighan One day we will put on our virtual reality goggles to tell our grandchildren about the onceupon-a-time when we sat around a table, fought with relatives, and ate strange foods to celebrate Thanksgiving in real life.

Adventures with Allie

Every year on or around Thanksgiving someone will inevitably ask me, “what are you thankful for this year Allie?

A Time of Gratitude

 I was honored to receive a plaque recently from the Oklahoma State Troopers Association in recognition of my continued support of our Oklahoma Highway Patrol officers. This award, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol overall, means so much to me because of an officer I knew when I was growing up.

No news is good news

I have quit watching the news for the most part. It makes me sick to my stomach. Misinformation. Disinformation. Glorification of hate. Denigration of the law and law enforcement officials. Elected officials acting like sixth grade mean girls and bullies. And most of all racism.

House Holds Interim Study on Tribal Compacts

John Talley This week, the House hosted a two day interim study on tribal compacts. The study was organized by House Speaker Charles McCall, who said he wanted to build institutional knowledge surrounding the history of the compacts.

Adventures with Allie

As November unfolds and the autumn leaves descend, we’re reminded of a day that holds profound significance for our great nation.

Veterans Day, Broadband Expansion

As we prepare to celebrate Veterans Day on November 11, I am reminded of the unbelievable sacrifices our men and women in the service have made.