Funding for students begging ‘Help me!’ On the day that 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley opened fire in his Michigan high school, a teacher found a graphic drawing of gun violence with disturbing phrases. T...

Personally I have never been a fan of politics on any platform. However, the politics of life seem to be getting more and more out of hand today. The politics of life not only refer to the activities ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Words: the foundation of language, simple letters strung together to form a word. Then words are used to create sentences, then paragraphs, and eventually complete stories shared betwe...

The Oklahoma House of Representatives is returning for the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature on Monday, February 5. We completed bill filing on Jan. 18 with 1,210 House Bills, 12 House Jo...

Safe Places Possible For All Students In my previous article, written after the tragic shooting in Iowa, I described the crisis in public schools related to students with a high potential for violence...

OKLAHOMA CITY – For you NFL fans out there, if you watched the late game on Sunday, you saw the Kansas City Chiefs come away with a narrow win against the Buffalo Bills. While the game was great, ther...

My pastor this past Sunday preached the best message entitled “Tune Your Heart to Truth” and the difference between a liar and a lyre. While we all know a liar is a person who speaks lies and a lyre i...

When I was in college back in the 1990s, I like so many other students began getting my political commentary Monday through Thursday nights on Comedy Central with The Daily Show with John Stewart. Whi...

OKLAHOMA CITY – January is Mental Wellness Awareness Month, a time to recognize the importance of attending to our own personal mental health, especially seeing the significant numbers of the populati...

Life is not fair. That is for certain for everyone and everything at some point. Life isn’t fair because we live in a complex and chaotic world that most of the time is unpredictable. With this random...

“Genius begins great works. Labor alone finishes them.” – Joseph Joubert

Mostly Educational Pure terror unfolded in Perry, Iowa recently, when a student did the unthinkable. Lives were lost, people were injured, and everyone was devastated. A school shooting is the nightma...

From the Courier Independent Well, we hope she may but at the same time she is not likely to do it until she can manage in some way to shake off the thieving leeches in the Indian Territory, who have ...

When I was a little girl I couldn’t wait for it to snow so my older brothers and I could go sledding down the hill at my childhood homestead. If there was enough snow, Daddy would even hook up his lit...

An amendment meant to keep ex-Confederates from holding office after the Civil War is once again coming into play as Colorado and Maine have announced that former President Donald Trump will not appea...

OKLAHOMA CITY – There has been a great deal of news coverage regarding Oklahoma’s refusal to accept federal funds to support children who qualify for free and reduced school lunches during the summer ...

The cost of living is not the only thing that has seen a significant increase. The cost of our health in many ways has also gone up so how does the average American get healthy and stay healthy? That’...

1854 began the destruction of the Second American Party System. When Democrats fought to accept Kansas as a slave state, they were able to claim the mantle of the slavery party. Southern Whigs who sup...

OKLAHOMA CITY – With a new year ahead of us, it is customary to make resolutions. I hope each of you resolves to help improve your community, your state, and your nation by getting involved. I encoura...

As I approach the end of my first year in office, it seems appropriate to reflect on what has been a very active time for me. It is a privilege to serve as Attorney General of this great state, and I ...