Transparency is key to building, preserving trust in government

Oklahoma means business when it comes to transparency in government.

CAPITOL NOTES

The pace at the Capitol has picked up as we spend long days working through legislation on the House floor. The House passed nearly 200 House Bills and House Joint Resolutions this past week.

Earworms

Shall we talk about earworms? (An earworm can be a song that continually circulates in your brain, making people smile when you unwittingly sing the lyrics off-key in the copy room at work.) If you’re old enough, do you remember “The Flintstones” or “The Jetsons” or “The Munsters” theme songs?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor, Recently, I spent 40 days in the skilled nursing part of Heritage here in Tecumseh.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Greetings from the Golden Age Center.

The Adventures of Merle Blades

A very few of our readers may recall the fall of 1955. In September of that year, I was a pimply- faced, skinny, frightened 13-year-old freshman sitting in Merle Blades’ required freshman VoAg class with about 25 other Hoosier boys in Paris Crossing High School in Southern Indiana.

Senate Report

The Senate recently passed the first major deadline of this legislative session. To remain eligible for consideration this year, bills had to be heard in Senate committees by March 5 to continue advancing through the legislative process.

Legislative Deadlines Keep Work Moving Forward

Work at the Capitol continues to move at a steady pace as we reach one of the most important checkpoints of the legislative session.

It was a busy week at the Capitol

What a week this has been at the Capitol, as it was the final week for bills to be heard in oversight committees.

Positive energy = brain health

Members of the Golden Age Center have enjoyed the spring-like weather after being closed for 4 days during our snows! We thank the volunteers from the area churches that deliver meals to our home-bound members.