We Have More In Common Than Appears

It is the most wonderful time of the year. After a busy first session in the United States Congress, I look forward to celebrating Christmas with family in Oklahoma City and using this as a time to reset and focus on the importance of this day.

Congress’ Fiscal Responsibility

Members of Congress are being called back to Washington this week to vote on raising the debt ceiling. As a fiscal conservative, I will be voting against this proposal, yet again, because I am firmly opposed to this administration’s management of taxpayer dollars.

Sanity’s Last Stand - The Conversations We Hear While Waiting

The conversation went something like this: “Vampires can’t poot,” said the young woman in the doctor’s waiting room. “Yes, they do. They drink blood. There is oxygen in blood. Oxygen is a gas.

Remember Pearl Harbor

At approximately 7:55 am on Dec. 7, 1941, Tuesday marked 80 years since the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The bombing killed 2,403 Americans and wounded another 1,178. The USS Arizona suffered the most significant loss, with 1,177 American sailors and marines stationed on the ship dying that day.

The Lady Takes The Lead

There is a change in the air, and we are not talking about the weather. The new Shawnee City Manager seems to have brought a breath of fresh air to the city. Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer sports an impressive resume, and with that resume comes much experience.

Lankford Gives Update From Washington

Dear Oklahoma friends and neighbors: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.... But there is a great deal of work still going on in DC right now. This was a historic week in Washington, DC, and I want to take a moment to update you on some of the work.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Ah-h-h-h!! December has arrived and with it the expectations of Christmas. Remember the carol, “Deck the Halls”? The center is decked out for the season thanks to our site director, Donna Dyke. Who doesn’t love this holiday with all of its traditions?

CAPITOL COMMENTS

Our country is facing an unprecedented border crisis.

Where Is The Hope?

What is going on at the Child Advocacy Center (CAC)? What happened to the vision of hope that was at the core of One Safe Place just four short years ago? In 2017, Gloria Trotter wrote an article about the One Safe Place Family Justice Center.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Real Life Grinch Hit my Home Today! I’m a single mom of two young girls. I am also a teacher at a low income school in Oklahoma City. It is a wonderful job, it is so fulfilling to work with these terrific kids who may not have had the best breaks in life.