Our founding fathers wrote in the Declaration of Independence all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights: the Right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of...

Over the past four and one-half years that I have been the chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA), I have heard tragic stories regarding child abuse and neglect. I...

143 Years Ago Thursday, July 5, 1877 GIVE THE SETTLERS ARMS There is nothing like a rigid adherence to the law. We can see this in the management of the present Indian outbreak in Idaho. The governmen...

The week before Biden’s Inauguration, it was announced that his planned arrival to D.C. would no longer happen by train. This was significant for Biden because rail travel has been an important part o...

Small town living has many ups and downs, but one of the most positive aspects is growing much closer to those who live around you compared to city living. This is especially true when you grow up in ...

The peaceful transfer of power is a pillar of our democracy. While every transition has been peaceful and our nation has always endured, some transitions have tested our strength and resilience. When ...

Thursday, Jan. 21 was the bill filing deadline for the 58th Legislature. Lawmakers have filed all of their bills that will be considered in the upcoming legislative session, which begins Feb. 1. Many ...

Young and naive, first marriage, nine months pregnant, aching back, soiled uniform, sore feet, tips on the table, but it paid off. Nine months of pregnancy brought me my first child, my baby girl, my ...

Dear Editor: Losing our Mom was quite a heart break for our family. We feel blessed to know she was so loved and respected by her lifelong community by your kind comments, flowers and plants, cards an...

Dear Editor: Not long ago, we laid to rest our hero, our cowboy. On behalf of the Sonnie Nester family, we would like to thank everyone for all the calls, texts, flowers, food, cards, nice words spoke...

After an entire year of being deemed “an essential worker” where I continued to work with the public, in the public, and for the public, I unfortunately caught the COVID-19 virus at the end of 2020. T...

In the weeks leading up to the legislative session, the spotlight is on budget hear ings, so this week, I’d like to focus on the appropriations process, including the work of the appropriations subcom...

State Rep. Randy Randleman (405) 557-7375 randy.randleman@okhouse.gov With the approaching deadline to file bills on Thursday, Jan. 21, I’ve been finalizing language for my legislation and have begun ...

Dear Editor: I am writing to you and the citizens of Eufaula to encourage you to keep our current form of Government. My family has made Eufaula our home for over 30 years and now have seven businesse...

Last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol was a horrific, dark day for our country. While we saw the worst in some, we also saw the best in others. Law enforcement officers, especially those with the U.S...

143 Years Ago Thursday, June 21, 1877 (The following was sent to the St. Louis Republican in reply to the criticism of E.C. Boudinot in a former communication in that paper: Indian Journal Office, Euf...

Dear Editor: The study of human behavior is quite fascinating. When people say “they broke the mold when they made him,” they’re wrong. If you live long enough you’ll see that there are many, many mol...

On Wednesday, January 6th a joint session of Congress convened to count the electoral college votes and I contested the votes from several states. The reason I contested the results was not a politica...

As many of us embark upon a new year, we also have to let go of the previous year and all that came with it - the questions, the disappointments, the heartaches. The letting go is probably one of the ...

2020 has certainty been a year of years. I do not need to recount the events of this year; we all know them too well. It is just strange to think that it was less than a year ago since we impeached th...