Capitol Notes

On Monday, the Legislature debuted our proposed maps for Oklahoma’s five congressional districts, as well as updated maps for legislative districts. Our redistricting process this year was the most transparent in state history.

The Untold Stories She Wishes She Could Tell

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is stay silent. As a journalist, my role is to share stories that matter with compassion and empathy. That’s not always an easy task.

Thank You Veterans And Phone Scam Warning

The Golden Age Center thanks all veterans for their service to our country to protect our freedoms. We have several members who are veterans that we want to honor especially today, National Veteran’s Day.

Capitol Comments

Thursday, Nov. 11, we honor the men and women who have bravely and selflessly served our homeland. It is days like these that we put differences, politics, and disagreements aside, and come together as a country to recognize why we are fortunate enough to live in the land of the free.

Daylight Savings Time Permanent?

This weekend, millions of Americans are dreading turning their clocks back an hour knowing darkness will approach earlier throughout the cold winter months.

Purse Contains Supplies For The Inevitable

What’s in a purse? That which we call a handbag, by any other name would feel as cumbersome. Okay, a bit Shakespearean, but really ladies, what’s in your purse? I handed mine to Mr. Right the other day and he stumbled backward at the unexpected weight. “What do you have in this thing?”

Children See, Feel, And Hear Much More Than We Know

It is so hard to let go of the pain that I have been holding on to. Most of my life I have spent in my own little mental prison. I wake up every day and experience fear and self-loathing and by the end of the day, I end up hating myself more than I did when the day started.

Expo Trust Board Seats Remain Vacant

Although City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer was sworn in and seated with the Shawnee Civic & Cultural Development Authority board, two seats remain vacant. During the meeting of the SCCDA, two of the first three agenda items were to swear in members to fill two of the five city seats.

Finally, She Decided To Ask For Help

“Our daughter is in the emergency room. She fell off the riding lawnmower. I need you to come down there,” he said through the back door. I unlocked the door and turned to grab my purse and shoes.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor: I write in reaction to the misleading article by Senator James Lankford, headlined “Biden is Ignoring Our Very Open Southern Border.”