Democracy at municipal level

Tuesday will be a chance for the voice of Clinton citizens, well at least up to a fourth of town, to be heard when voters will cast their ballots to determine who will represent Ward 3 on the Clinton City Council.

Faith, family, grief, scary movie for kids

During the rituals of prayers and stories one night, Angel Studios co-founder Jeffrey Harmon’s young son asked: “Dad, what does the other side of your eyeballs look like? ... Can I pull them out and look at them?”The answer was “No.

Whose house will the FBI raid next?

On a quiet street in suburban Maryland, not far from where I live, the FBI raided the home of John Bolton, a card-carrying conservative who served as Donald Trump’s national security adviser and is now one of his fiercest critics.

Working together helps chamber

When it comes to the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, it’s pretty clear that it is definitely not a one-person show.Julie Caldwell, who is a hometown product with a deep love for Clinton, does guide the ship and has for some time now.

New headquarters is deserved

No disrespect intended to any of the other troops in the Oklahoma Highway Patrol system, but Clinton’s own Troop H simply can’t be beat. They are the best in the state, and soon they will have a headquarters that will be befitting of their reputation and stellar work.

Mason on EPA’s DEF announcement

As a native of Cordell, it’s an honor to serve the people of Oklahoma as the regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 6 Dallas headquarters, which also covers Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, and 66 federally recognized Tribes.

Back to the future with Pat Buchanan

Isaw the future exactly 30 summers ago while on assignment in Iowa. I just didn’t know it.But that future – the mobilization of angry voters, the aggressive rhetoric, the twin senses of resentment and rebellion – was on full display in a van in north-central Iowa.

Hope has a way of shining through

Fatigue plagues everyone at one point or another. There are times when it feels as if there are no answers to a particular problem.It certainly has reached that point concerning Clinton Regional Hospital. For more than three years the medical facility has dominated local headlines.

The potential costs of intervention

The deal that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hammered out with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Wednesday might be good for his shareholders. But it’s bad for America.After Huang promised to pay the U.S.

Newton’s third law rules Washington

At a time when questions about the rule of law are in the air, it is important to remember that Donald Trump hasn’t overturned Isaac Newton’s third law of motion, which rules Washington, D.C. just as powerfully as it rules physical phenomena.