Worried about where we are heading

“ Here is the truth ... From us there is nothing except ingratitude." Those words come from a sermon from Saint Junipero Serra, founder of the California missions. Statues of Serra are currently being expunged from the state.

Election laws contain too many ‘ifs’

When is the filing period for city council? When are city elections held? When do elected city officials take office? How long is two years? These are all legitimate questions that are being asked about the mayor and city council election process in Clinton.

Anger toward monuments is hard to stop

What do George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, Father Junipero Serra and Christopher Columbus have in common?

Next-door neighbors could be superheroes

I think my next-door neighbors might be superheroes. They both work with computers I (at least that's what they say) and then, every spare moment, they are off doing superhero-type things. My neighbor, Jason, runs 100-mile marathons. He's even done a few 200-plus-mile marathons.

Immigration, economy go hand-in-hand

John Bolton, the former national security adviser, writes in his new book that President Trump makes decisions based on only one calculation: his own political self-interest.

Reader wants to purge wardrobe after seclusion

DEAR HARRIETTE: Now that we are not going out at all, I am realizing that I have way too many clothes. I do love fashion, but since I have nowhere to go, I have been taking a visual inventory of my wardrobe, and it’s ridiculously large. I want to purge.

Yes on SQ 802

On June 30 we encourage voters to say yes on State Question 802. By doing so it will allow Oklahoma to receive up to $9 from the federal government for every $1 it puts in.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor, Where I am coming from. As a 12 or 13 year old girl, I helped in my mom and aunt Geneva's café. They were called cafes back then. Remember plate lunches? It was a different time. I remember the guys from the Chevrolet garage coming in for their coffee breaks.

Is timing right for Trump’s Tulsa rally?

This weekend, President Trump is planning to hold a campaign rally in Tulsa, with thousands of fervent supporters crammed inside a sports arena.

Contemplative reader regrets past behavior

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have had a lot of time to think about my life while I’ve been stuck at home. Recently, I have been having nightmares. Some of the things I did in my youth were just awful. As I have flashes of scenes when I was rude or downright mean to people, I shudder to think that was me.