Governor Addresses Real Need With Eduction Plan

Governor Kevin Stitt’s background as a businessman is often apparent in his understanding of financial realities that traditional politicians ignore. Hence, the governor’s willingness to save, rather than spend, much of last year’s budget surplus.

The War On Freedom Still Rages On

In 2010, US Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Thomas Carper (D-DE) introduced their Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act.

Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor, Cordell is my home and I love 98 percent of it. As the song says, “most people are good.” I am just wondering why I have been drinking and cooking with unhealthy water for months and did not know it! Why the sewer smells so terrible?

We Should Teach Anti-Racism In Our Schools

Relics of America’s harrowing past are facing new scrutiny, and rightfully so. Statues are falling. NFL teams are renaming themselves. Even syrup brands are being discontinued. Some critics worry that we’ll “forget our history” if we remove these racist symbols.

I’m A District Attorney And I Support SQ805

I can understand my colleagues’ concern about criminal justice reform. As district attorneys, we are tasked with the weighty responsibility of protecting our communities. We want to keep our citizens safe and our society just.

Executive Orders: This Is Trump’s Brain On Drugs

On July 24, US president Donald Trump signed four executive orders with an eye toward altering the way prescription drugs are priced and purchased in the United States.

Schools Should Reopen With Caution

On Monday, the State of Oklahoma saw a record high of 1,401 new cases of COVID-19 reported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

It’s Time To Talk About

Finding help for an addiction doesn’t have to be a daunting task. I recommend getting familiar with the links under the “quick links” and “services” sections on the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services webpage, https://www.ok.gov/ odmhsas/Substance_ Abuse/ .

To Mask Or Not To Mask

What good does a flimsy mask do in the face of a global pandemic? I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know. I’d also be willing to bet that most people outside the realm of health care, and probably many within it, don’t know either, scientifically speaking.

Cut The Pentagon 10 Percent And Invest In Public Health

It feels like the world is falling apart. But with a pandemic raging and an eviction crisis looming, the Senate is preparing to spend three quarters of a trillion dollars… not on public health or housing, but on the Pentagon. The United States may be going down, but we’re going down well-armed.