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Earlier this month The Oklahoman carried a story by Molly Young of the USA Today Network’s Sunbelt Region explaining that Cheyenne and Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana had called upon the federal government to change the name of the Washita
Read moreOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt embraced his failures during his inauguration speech last week. The unnecessary deaths and low education rankings his first four years brought us are the plums he pulled from his pie to proclaim himself such a
Read moreSkipping stones across the ever-flowing river of life, I wonder when an elected Oklahoma Republican or party leader will find the courage to denounce the lying, traitorous, bigoted, grifting ex-president who still dominates their party. Probably a long wait.
Read moreAs a liberal Democrat who has only voted in Texas and Oklahoma, I am used to losing state and local elections – primaries, too. It comes with the territory. So, when Gov. Kevin Stitt defeated Joy Hofmeister by the
Read moreMy plan was to sign out of the political process the Monday before election day, ignore the Tuesday blathering of non-pandit pundits and check on the results Wednesday morning. The politico in me needed the rest. The recess
Read moreWell, Oklahoma Democrats got smoked again (and some pollsters now have zero credibility). In 2014, State Sen. Joe Dorman, with little name recognition outside his district, pulled 41percent of the statewide vote. In 2018, former Attorney General Drew Edmondson
Read moreWith state voters getting a clear picture of his anti-education platform, Republican state school superintendent candidate Ryan Walters has resorted to another big GOP lie to try to rally supporters to his cause. How can you tell if
Read moreOklahoma Republican leaders count on solid support outside Oklahoma City and Tulsa to maintain their power, push their agenda. Little matter that state and national Republican policies work mostly against the interests of those voters and everyone but the
Read moreIt is an itch they can’t resist. Republicans see governmental money and conspire to put it into private bank accounts. Their economic policies cater to the richest among us – well, not among you and me, bunky, since that
Read moreIn August, KFOR-TV reported that Oklahoma ranked 45th in education among the states and the District of Columbia, citing the Annie E. Casey Kids Count Data Book survey. You would think that anyone who cared about education would
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