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My homepage for commentary is The Duncan Banner. Usually on Tuesdays, I share the Opinion Page with Steve Fair, vice chairman of CD-4 Republicans. As might be expected, I seldom agree with his pronouncements. But, a couple weeks ago
Read moreOklahoma executed a convicted murderer last week. Anthony Sanchez was killed for a 1996 murder though he was not arrested until 2006 based on DNA evidence. Earlier this summer, Glynn Simmons was freed from Oklahoma’s prison after 48
Read moreThere was excitement out of Türkiye last week. Archaeologists from Istanbul’s Koç University found an archive of written material from the thirteenth century days of the Hittite Empire. The Heritage Daily account listed royal seals among the finds
Read moreIt was crude, even by the standards of the 1980s. I would pick up my telephone receiver to make or answer a call, and I could hear the distinctive “click” of someone or some machine joining the conversation. Having
Read more(Yes, Donald Trump is a lying, grifting, misogynistic bigot who tried to destroy the republic. We all know that, even the craven cowards and faithful fascists who deny it.) In early July, TikTok sought action from a federal
Read moreHold that thought until I get back to it. In my 7th grade there was an teaching block called Civics (more pleasant to the ear than Political Science.) In Civics we learned the words use to describe our government—mostly the
Read moreAt midmonth, CNBC announced its rankings of America’s Top States for Business in 2023. And Oklahoma finished second – from the bottom – in Life, Health & Inclusion. Only Texas, with its exploding population, ranked as a worse state
Read moreMonopoly, that is one way. Apple and Tesla are able to charge those kinds of prices because their brands are so good. Some drug makers are successful in that by collusion (like gasoline sellers in Duncan) or lack of competition
Read moreConstant corporate propaganda and the spiels of their purchased politicians – mostly of the Republican persuasion – have convinced many Americans that a big, bad government is out to get them. It is a case of mass hysteria,
Read moreJuly 3 was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth – until July 4. Until…until…until. One estimate was that they were the hottest days in 125,000 years. At the end of June, Nature Sustainability published the findings of
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