Connect The Musical Dots

“So sit back, relax, and strap on your seatbelt. You never been on a ride like this befo’. With a producer who can rap and control the maestro.” Dr. Dre may have rapped it, but I will be pulling this duty on our upcoming vacation!

Sanity’s Last Stand

A few years ago, I read a newspaper article about a Michigan woman who housed the corpse of her dead boyfriend for 18-months past his expiration date. She told the police she didn’t report his death because she “wanted someone to watch NASCAR racing with her.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

May is time for graduations to happen in Tecumseh Public Schools. Many of us at the Golden Age Center also are graduates and alumni of THS. Tecumseh held its first graduation in 1903 with 10 graduates who then started our oldest active alumni association in Oklahoma.

A Wonderful Discovery

My late wife had in her library her late father’s high school English textbook—published by MacMillan in 1935. A week or so ago I picked it up and was pleasantly astounded by what I saw. This column is a brief summary of an one-hour review.

Letters To The Editor

Oklahoma defines a public body for purposes of its Open Meetings Law to include entities that are “supported in part by public funds.”Every year since at least 2021, Shawnee Forward has received $295,000 of taxpayer dollars for the city’s economic development.

GENERALLY SPEAKING

It seems like every time a new audit of state government is released, taxpayers get more bad news about how their tax dollars are being handled.

Backing The Blue

There is no more noble duty than to serve others. Officers throughout Oklahoma, and across the nation put their lives on the line everyday so our communities are safer. Law enforcement is our essential line of defense in maintaining law and order, and they deserve our full support.

Addressing Antisemitism in America

College campuses across the nation have seen increased conflict, which ultimately has led to uncertainty and fear for many students. Without leadership from many universities across the nation, these conflicts have resulted in open hostility and in many cases anti-Semitic protests.

Senate Report

The next few weeks at the Capitol will be extremely busy because they will be the final few weeks of this legislative session. The Senate and House are constitutionally required to adjourn by 5 p.m. on May 31.

Job Expiration Date: NEVER

I’m a bit maudlin lately as my job as a “mother” recently expired. Every mother knows the day will come when our children become adults and move on in their own lives. For me, the last three decades have passed in a snap.Just between us, my son is so much smarter than I could ever dream of being.