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Photos: Road tripping in the Land of Enchantment
New Mexico first used its "Land of Enchantment" slogan on state vehicle tags in 1941. It was an accurate description before, then and now. The...
Editorial: Markwayne Mullin shows his word means little
(Correction: This post has been updated to clarify Mullin's place of residence.)
At the end of the day, a man has little more to stand...
Perfect storm helps push two Democrats into #okleg
Inside a packed southwest Oklahoma City event center, immigration attorney Michael Brooks thanked volunteers, donors and the voters who told him their personal stories...
‘Greed turns an empire to dust’
Wilderness
by James Coburn
I don't need
a president’s approval
for the spring in my step.
We hold hands beyond night.
Mass in starlight;
enlighten dark despair.
Walk within wilderness
of rainforest breathing...
Editorial: OCPA’s Medicaid message a maddening mess
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs is the state's largest and most powerful conservative think tank. While its policy positions are often more nuanced...
School rankings: Shocking headlines a terrible thing to waste
My question in NonDoc about how we should respond to NeighborhoodScout.com's ranking of 10 Oklahoma schools in its list of the nation’s 100 “worst”...
Oklahoma deserves the future it gets: A public farewell
I was recently listening to a distinguished historian of Russia talk about the difference between Angola’s economy and Russia’s. There’s not much, he said....
Letter: ‘Are we traveling in a time machine back to the future?’
Editors:
I just read an article describing the presidency of America as a job that combines, on one hand, the aspects of a politician pressing...
Download, take Rep. Scott Biggs’ felony survey yourself
Rep. Scott Biggs (R-Chickasha) took heat during the 2017 legislative session for stalling bills aimed at decreasing Oklahoma's prison population and limiting the number...
OIPA: GPT raise would hurt ‘access to capital’ and jobs
In a third-floor conference room at the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association's headquarters, OIPA president Tim Wigley listened Monday as two oil and gas executives...