Tecumseh Golden Age Center

The Golden Age Center wants to thank Terry Martin of Oklahoma Legal Aid Services for her recent visit and update on important legal matters to consider if you are over 18 years of age and own real or personal property.

Major Education Accomplishments

The Legislature adjourned sine die on May 30, meaning we are now in our “interim” period, which means we’re between regular sessions.Our next session starts in February after all the members are officially sworn in in November.

Capitol Comments

The service members who put their lives on the line every day for their country deserve to have their nation put them first. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is one of the most important pieces of legislation that Congress works on every year.

How Are You Remembered?

Last week I went to the hospital to get an MRI on my knee. It was my first MRI, and I’m thankful it was just for my knee because just being lifted and sucked into that tube up to my chest triggered my claustrophobic panic button.

Confessions Of A Country Bumpkin

Perhaps the best way to define a word is to use synonyms. A “Country Bumpkin” is a yokel, a rube, a clodhopper, a plowboy, a hayseed, and a hick.

Law And Order This Legislative Session

The state Legislature’s recently concluded 2024 session was a productive one for public safety in Oklahoma.

Letters To The Editor

Every time someone builds a residential or commercial building inside the Shawnee city limits, the city receives sales and/or use tax for the materials used. Afterward, the resident generates sales or use tax when they purchase furnishings and shop local.

To The Man I Married

It was only 11 years ago that we met. You, from Los Angeles, California; me from Long Island, New York. It was a miracle we found each other in the middle of Oklahoma. You called it “lightning in a bottle.” I believe you were my gift from God.On that day, East met West.

Legislature Enters Interim

Since the Legislature adjourned sine die during the last week in May, we are now in our “interim” period, which means we’re between regular sessions.This year, there were 2,673 measures available for consideration, which included some measures still alive from last year.

Senate Report

After four months of hard work, countless committee meetings and hundreds of floor votes, the Senate has completed this legislative session. Both legislative chambers adjourned Sine Die — a Latin term signaling final adjournment — on Thursday.