Adventures with Allie Okie Transplant

I like to think of myself as an Okie, through and through. I talk the talk, and I walk the walk, however there are times when I am reminded that I am, in fact, an Okie transplant.

Citizen to form Voice of the Community panel

Over this past weekend, the entire news staff of Cimarron Valley Communications attended the Oklahoma Press Association annual convention.

Adventures with Allie The jungle in Stillwater, Oklahoma

I am not an inherently lazy person. I do, however, fall behind on my household chores every now and again. The chore that I most commonly have a lackadaisical attitude about is mowing. Now, I know, some of you are thinking to yourself, “Shouldn’t her husband be the one mowing the yard anyways?

Adventures with Allie The dreams of a child

What was the fi rst career you can ever remember wanting? When is the fi rst time you said “this is what I want to be when I grow up” and held to that dream? Not many of us stick with the same dream job throughout our childhood. Recently I made a new friend.

Helping inmates rebuild their lives

On Monday, I had the honor of attending a graduation for female inmates who had completed a special truck driver training and obtained their commercial drivers licenses. The training was provided through a partnership between the Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections (DOC) and Central Tech in Drumright.

Let’s try encouraging people to get back to work

When COVID-19 settled upon us back in March of 2020, the government mandated wide-scale shutdowns of “non-essential” businesses and ordered everyone without — what was arbitrarily deemed — an essential job, to shelter at home.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor, I strongly disagree with some of the statements made by Allie in her column "Let's Talk History." First off, I rarely care for Allie's column at all because it is so adolescent most of the time. I much more prefer JD's wiser, more mature writing.

Adventures with Allie Telemarketers

Telemarketing is a very unfortunate side eff ect of the 21st century. With the rapid advancements in technology that we have had over the past 50, even 30, years, mixed with an over abundance in questionable morals, scammers and telemarketers have hit us common citizens like a ton of bricks.

Let’s Talk History

Recently, Governor Stitt signed a bill (HB 2030) that would make taking the naturalization test, or citizenship test, a requirement for all graduating high school seniors. Let’s talk about what this means. Let’s start off with a little history on the naturalization process.

Senate Review

Work continues on the state budget as we head into the final month of the legislative session. Ongoing negotiations will ultimately determine how the budget pie will look for Fiscal Year 2022.