Did You Hear That? Summer Reading is going strong. We have had 95 kids sign up for the program and 86 teens and adults. You still have until July 25 to complete the program, so come on in and sign up ...

Iran has a long history of creating chaos in the Middle East with no regard for the consequences. The United States first imposed sanctions on them in 1979 as a result of the Iran Hostage Crisis, wher...

Washington – The U.S. Senate voted to proceed to a major defense measure sponsored by Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe amid escalating tensions with Iran, the House approved its first minibus spending bill wi...

CONGRESSMAN The United States is in the best neighborhood on the planet and our neighbors are our best customers. Canada is the number one market for exports and Mexico is number two, both nationally ...

LA DONNA'S LAST WORD I loved the television show, The Good Doctor, because it had such wonderful fictional characters that loved their patients and found all the cures just in the nick of time. But se...

FOR THE CHILDREN As we move past the legislative session and into the summer months, the team at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has had the privilege of working with two successful y...

On June 27, 1776 – Thomas Hickey, who plotted to hand George Washington over to British, was hanged. 1778 – The Liberty Bell came home to Philadelphia after the British left. 1864 – Union General Will...

A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS Next Thursday is July 4th or Independence Day. Say 4th of July and the mind instantly conjures images, smells and memories for us all. For me, it is images of family gathe...

CONGRESSMAN MARKWAYNE MULLIN The beginning of summer is usually an enjoyable time for many families, but the flooding across Oklahoma has turned it into a devastating time. Homes and buildings have be...

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING If President Trump pulls off a win in 2020, there is going to be a great deal of soul searching, not to mention wailing and gnashing of teeth. Many will ask how, how could someon...

I recently rode with the Oklahoma National Guard in a Black Hawk helicopter to observe flood damage in Webbers Falls and the Muskogee area. The breadth of the damage is sobering. So many people have s...

LA DONNA'S LAST WORD In March 2005 my daughter and I pick up an ornery little black and white kitten in Fayetteville, Arkansas We had just moved to the area and needed something to take our minds off ...

It’s National Bourbon Day! I am not a drinker of it myself, but I do have a couple bottles in the fridge. Dad likes to joke about how I have more alcohol than the liquor store. For someone who rarely ...

When we hear that something is record-breaking, we usually think of something great happening, like a high school team breaking the school’s win record or catching the biggest fish at the lake. But so...

If you own a business, you’ve always got plenty to think about: sales, marketing, employees, competition, industry trends, consumer preferences – the list goes on and on. It’s easy to get so caught up...

LA DANNA'S LAST WORD With all of the recent devastation in Oklahoma with flooding and tornadoes, many families are having to completely start over and rebuild their homes and lives. As heartbreaking a...

If you own a business, you’ve always got plenty to think about: sales, marketing, employees, competition, industry trends, consumer preferences – the list goes on and on. It’s easy to get so caught up...

While many people across the country celebrated the unofficial start of summer last week, Oklahoma braced for severe weather and faced catastrophic flooding. As I traveled around Northeastern Oklahoma...

For the Children The end of the 2019 legislative session has arrived. While there were some great ideas passed into law and a budget that provided additional funding to many worthy causes, there were ...

For families across the country, Memorial Day Weekend means barbeques, an extra day off work, and the beginning of summer vacation for our kids. But even with many fun activities happening, we should ...