Serving Families, Protecting Taxpayers

As we enter this holiday season, my legislative work has kept me quite busy.Recently, I took action on a very different issue that speaks to accountability and openness in government.

Adventures with Allie

I used to think Christmas magic was something you either had or you didn’t. A finite resource handed out generously in childhood and slowly collected back by adulthood, like toys donated to a younger generation.

The semi-domesticated squirrels of Cabinet Village

If you ever want to feel like you’re living inside a nature documentary narrated by someone who’s trying not to laugh, I highly recommend inheriting a family of semi-domesticated squirrels and housing them in a backyard storage unit built entirely out of 1940s pink aluminum kitchen cabinets.Yes.

Mistletoe

Home Grown For many of us the holiday season means Christmas trees, homemade foods that you only get once a year, spending time with family and friends and possibly, mistletoe. But what do you really know about mistletoe?

Handling Stress Over the Holidays

For the Children OICA CEOWith the beginning of December and upcoming celebrations, stress is an inevitable part of the season. Holidays are often portrayed as joyful and exciting, but many children experience significant stress.

Adventures with Allie

(Written by someone currently sick, wrapped in two blankets, and drinking spiced tea like it’s a prescription.) Every winter, there comes a moment when the real cold finally settles in.

Protect Your Biggest Investment

Our homes are often our biggest investments and protecting them should be everyone’s priority. Making our homes stronger and safer prevents damage and saves money on our insurance premiums.

Wide Market Participation Signals Strong Year-End Outlook for Stocks

Stock Market Insights Dr. Richard Baker, AIF,CEO and executive wealth advisor at Fervent Wealth Management.I was pheasant hunting in South Dakota with my boys this last weekend, and we frequently found ourselves on roads with deep mud holes.

Adventures with Allie

This Thanksgiving is our first with a five-month-old, and let me tell you, having a baby this age transforms the holiday in ways I never expected.

Protecting your generosity

As we approach the holiday season, Oklahomans will once again demonstrate the extraordinary generosity that defines our state.