Redistricting will always be political

Last month an initiative petition was filed seeking to take redistricting away from the Oklahoma Legislature and put it in the hands of a committee it would select. If enough signatures are collected, the question would eventually be put on a statewide ballot for voters to consider.

Less than one month to be counted

We have until the end of the month to get as many Oklahomans counted in the U.S. Census as possible. Our participation rate will determine the percentage of certain federal funds Oklahoma receives over the next 10 years, and we’ve fallen to 41 st in the nation in participation.

Odds of bear, shark attack, being struck by lightning ...

Two women told me about the bear when I was on my hike. The ladies were on trail bikes and saw the bear in the direction I was headed. "It was scary!" one of the women said. We were all a little nervous. There had been a bear attack just a few weeks earlier up on the ski hill.

School sure is different this year

Back to school this year was different than any other because of COVID-19. We now have to wear masks at school and on the bus. I’ve seen a lot of different kinds of mask designs. Some of my classmates have Red Tornado masks, some have their own kind they made or bought.

Will Rogers Says

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Fed’s crawfishing on PPP promise

Times are tough for businesses in Clinton and throughout western Oklahoma.

Now is the time for grief and honesty

The Democratic convention this year, odd Hollywood production that it was in these virtual times, was a bit of an exercise in denial. There were the feel-good segments about Joe Biden and his life in public office and his painful personal tragedy.

The things we need as human beings

I've been reading to Lori. Lori is my husband, Peter's, older sister. She has cancer and has been battling it for a while now. She uses oxygen to help out and catching this virus would be terrible for her, so Peter and I are extra careful, in large part because I'd like to keep reading to Lori.

In politics, a garden can start a fight

It has long been accepted, at least in some circles, that there is a condition known as Trump Derangement Syndrome. But if there are still any skeptics out there, consider the reaction to first lady Melania Trump's renovation of the White House Rose Garden.