Senate Review

While the constitution mandates that the Legislature must conclude its business for the regular session by 5 p.m.

Searching for duck breast in a post-COVID world

Before we get too far into my column, let me first say that any flippancy, intended or perceived, should not be interpreted as me being insensitive toward the realities and dangers of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. I do get it. It’s real.

We need more options

My home town was a mining town. My dad worked in the mines. Most of my friend’s dads worked in the mines — drilling and blasting, digging priceless uranium ore from open stopes, mucking it down chutes into underground railcars, loading it onto skips and lifting it to the surface. The work was hard.

-Letter to the Editor-

Myra and I are at our “other” home in Mt. Ida, AR. We’ve been here for about a month but will be coming home soon because we have to get our hair cut, teeth cleaned and poor old bodies checked out to make sure we keep ticking for as long as possible.

The Sun sets over Edmond

When David Reid first suggested sometime last summer that I buy the Cushing Citizen, I believe he already had a couple other fish circling the hook and one of them possibly nibbling at the bait.

Senate Review

This was a big week in state government, with many events and announcements coming out of the Capitol, though many were virtual. One of those was the State Board of Equalization, which met virtually on Monday to declare a revenue failure in the current budget of nearly $417 million.

We’re going to need a bigger mower

So this weekend, MaryLee and I received confirmation… we’ve put it off long enough.

Cushing to reopen with state

Last week, Governor Kevin Stitt announced his plan to re-open the Oklahoma economy with three-phase approach that began on Friday, April 24, and will stretch until at least June 1.

Flattening the COVID-19 Curve

We are beginning to see the effects of social distancing in Oklahoma. Our projected peak for number of people hospitalized with the COVID-19 virus has been pushed back to April 30. The number of projected cases during peak time has also decreased.

Coronavirus lockdown journal — Day 38:

Today marks the 38th day since the Cushing City Commission and the Governor of Oklahoma asked everyone in Oklahoma to shelter at home and close their businesses unless they were on the essential business list.