On Tuesday morning (Aug. 31), I had the privilege of being the keynote speaker at a dedication ceremony for the new health and wellness center in Poteau. I spoke about what I believe are the two bigge...

The White House boasts that the pullout of Afghanistan ended America’s longest war. I believe the United States just launched the biggest war in history – a war against its own citizens. They claim th...

Even with all the COVID-19 quarantines and the fear of the unknown that seems to plague our world today, we were still created for connection. Plain and simple, we need each other to stay happy and he...

The committee meeting for my interim study has been finalized. It will take place before the House Public Safety Committee on Monday, Sept. 13 with a revised start time of 9 a.m. I spoke earlier this ...

When state or federal entities create impossible situations due to unfunded mandates, unpredictability, or conflicting laws, public schools have always managed to figure things out. Inevitably, the ce...

Tax-paying citizen Dear Editor, As a tax-paying citizen, who lives on the east side of town, I resent that the City Council shows preference to certain businesses and other parts of the city while neg...

If you were to stop a Roman around the year 117 A.D. and ask about the future of the empire, he/she would probably boast that they were the greatest empire in the history of the world, and the Roman E...

On August 15th, the capital of Afghanistan fell to the Taliban following the near-total withdrawal of American troops. The fall of Kabul represents a complete and utter failure by President Biden and ...

Managing my emotions has truly become quite the challenge with everything going on in the present world. Never before have I seen such chaos from our communities to the White House. In 2020 we had onl...

Americans are paying more for just about everything thanks to President Biden’s out-of-control spending and disastrous policies. Look no further than what it costs to fill up your gas tank. The nation...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The highlight of the 2021 Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy Heroes Ball came from the powerful message delivered by Dr. George Henderson. If you are not familiar with this man, he ...

As I get older I know now to stop and enjoy the little things along the journey. My last child left for college in 2015 after he graduated from Eufaula High School. I can remember him marching in the ...

I recently travelled to Salt Lake City to attend the annual American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting. ALEC is a nonpartisan organization that connects state legislators from across the cou...

August is here, which means summer is coming to an end. In our family, like many other families, there is a mix of sadness that summer vacation is almost over and anticipation for the new school year ...

Dear Editor: We would like to thank all thse who came out for the Eufaula Indian Community Smokeshop Whole Hawg Day tournaments. We had 17 sings horseshoe entries, 11 doubles horseshoe entries, eight ...

As students and teachers return to their classrooms in the next few weeks I can’t help but think about how much has changed in the classroom in the past 30 years or more. So much technology has been a...

Sometimes it takes growing older to realize what is best for you or me, and that it is ok to do what is best for oneself. I believe there are types of people in this world - the givers and the takers....

Letter to Editor: I have lived in Eufaula for 20-plus years. The music coming from the lake, weekend concerts, keeps getting worse. The guitars, bass, drums, etc. It shakes my house. We can’t sleep ev...

You can’t spend more than you have without acquiring debt. And eventually, you will have to pay that debt. I believe most people understand this basic principle of fiscal responsibility. Every day, fa...

MUSKOGEE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Kendall Len Burgess, age 22, of Henryetta, was found guilty by a federal jury of Aggravated Sexua...