The puppy was adorable. Yes, all puppies are adorable, but this one was especially over the top, cut...

I enjoyed a wonderful trip to our nation’s capital, Washington D.C., this past week. I always...

Recently, many area churches celebrated what is known as Pentecost Sunday. So, what is Pentecost...

(Editor’s Note: This column first appeared here in Nov. 2000, almost 20 years ago. It seemed...

Oz’s Dorothy had it right, “There’s no place like home.” Be it Kansas, Oklahoma,...

All together, the Governor has signed more than 450 bills into law. Throughout session, I talked...

As the month of May ends, a chapter closes for many students. I have attended way more graduations t...

After our nerve wracking trip to Phoenix three days earlier, the NJCAA track meet was anti-climatic...

We’re on the road again — Mr. Right, me, Noodles the Wonder Dog, and Clarabelle the Camper Van....

For the 1971 NJCAA track meet I decided to fly three of my athletes 1,150 miles across the south...

Session will wrap up this week. Some believe we only work on the budget during session but work...

I believe education is one of Oklahoma's most important economic drivers. Having a well-educated...

Not long ago the subject of con artist preachers came up. It was a rather enlightening conversation...

May 21 was graduation for Tecumseh High School. It seems only a few years ago that I was in high...

After a lifetime of covering local governments in places as large as Memphis (Tennessee, not Texas)...

Senate Republicans announced a plan last Thursday that will be presented to the Governor and House...

Here in the House I am hopeful that we will have a budget to be voted upon soon. Optimistically this...

According to Oklahoma’s Constitution, the Legislature must complete its work and conclude all work...

Recently, a close friend from another state called to discuss a problem. He is serving on a Pastor...

Here’s the routine: When the sirens go off, I pick up our previously packed medicines, a bag with...

Although, the U.S. is the only nation that attempts to educate all of its children, an October 2016...

When we approved the teacher pay raise in the 2018 legislative session, we said at the time, this is...

I get that as you get older, your body parts start deteriorating. Joints ache, feet hurt, eyeballs...

Thursday, April 25, marked the Senate’s deadline for floor votes on measures that began in the...

Another deadline is behind us. A majority of legislation has been acted on and is either in the...