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In one brief but terrifying happening several weeks ago, I lived with some of the bad that human beings can do and also some of the best.
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By Joe Littlejohn |
4/13/23 05:19 PM
The United States has about 5 % of the world’s population, yet has 25% of the world’s prison inmates ( http://uchicagogate.com/articles/2020/3/24/updating-prison-system-rehabilitation-reform/).
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By Jane Hicks |
4/13/23 05:16 PM
By Rep. Cody Maynard |
4/12/23 10:53 AM
“If you think Washington is going to fix this problem, you’re wrong,” said Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tennessee, just after calling the mass shooting of six people at The Covenant School in Nashville …
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By Marion Hill |
4/6/23 04:42 PM
Probably, most of us Americans would agree that we like what our democracy has usually been. I know that I do. I can’t think of any other form of government that is even close to being as good as …
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By Joe Littlejohn |
4/6/23 04:41 PM
Do pro-life activists want more babies? Mother Earth is already far past her carrying capacity with 8 BILLION humans. This pushes natural recovery processes too far. Nature’s fight for survival …
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By Jane Hicks |
3/30/23 04:27 PM
“It was a pleasure to burn” (Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine Books, 1991, p. 3). Thus begins a novel depicting a society where knowledge is censored and books are burned.
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By Phyllis Rustin |
3/30/23 04:25 PM
The celebration of Women’s History Month would not be complete without remembering Kathrine Switzer.
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By Henry Brigman |
3/23/23 11:33 AM
With Senate Bill 1142, The Oklahoma Legislature is in the process of banning from school and public libraries that receive state funds any books and other materials that deal with “prurient” …
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By Joe Littlejohn |
3/23/23 11:29 AM
It was a busy week as we heard over 150 measures on the House floor. I want to briefly discuss some of the more noteworthy bills that passed.
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By Rep. Cody Maynard |
3/16/23 04:30 PM
March is known as Women’s History Month, celebrated annually since 1987 to recognize the “contributions women have made to history, culture and society” …
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By Henry Brigman |
3/16/23 12:45 PM
The iconic image of Rosie the Riveter has been fixed in my memory ever since I first saw it during World War II.
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By Joe Littlejohn |
3/9/23 11:09 AM
About forty years ago, a group of us were having coffee and talking as good friends do. One person told us what she saw while at the grocery store. A man ahead of her paid for his groceries with food …
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By Henry Brigman |
3/2/23 08:26 PM
Our Oklahoma politicians have created such a bogeyman of Critical Race Theory that they now seem to live in fear of their own manufactured problems. They are right to a certain extent; some preachers …
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By Jane Hicks |
3/2/23 11:35 AM
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Josh Brecheen issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook report for FY2023 to …
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2/23/23 05:37 PM
“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.” This familiar meme has likely been seen or heard by most Americans.
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By Phyllis Rustin |
2/23/23 01:13 PM
Bryan County has a poverty rate, with accompanying hunger problems, higher than both state and national averages.
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By Joe Littlejohn |
2/16/23 06:54 PM
The first session of the 59th Legislature officially started with the governor’s annual State of the State address.
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By Rep. Cody Maynard |
2/16/23 01:02 PM
The middle ground is the sweet spot. When the two major political parties negotiate on an issue—one party giving a bit here, the other giving a bit there—and they reach a compromise that both can …
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By Marion Hill |
2/9/23 05:21 PM
During Gov. Kevin Stitt’s first term in office, he cut taxes, expanded school choice, restrained government growth to build up record state savings, and imposed COVID restrictions that were far …
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By Ray Carter
Director, Center for Independent Journalism |
2/9/23 05:13 PM
