I was surprised but not shocked when U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe announced he would be ending his more than 35-year career representing our Oklahoma values in the nation’s Capitol. The first time I met Inhofe was in my office at the Sand Springs Leader in 1989 while he was serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.
As a result of that visit, he be came the first political candidate this then young publ…