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As in Mao’s China, Rep. Osborn punished for speaking truth to power
On July 2, 1959, Chairman Mao Zedong convened the 8th Plenum of the Eighth Central committee of the Communist Party of China (the Lushan Conference). The intended...
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...
Sundaze: Looking forward to a July cold front
It's that time of year again — that time when I don't go outside for two months straight.
Summer has its positives: lots of events, good...
Letter: Could #okleg find scissortail bipartisanship?
To the editors,
I enjoyed Mike Allen's jab at Mayor Mick regarding Scissortail Park. You know that the Scissortail is a magnificent bird and a great...
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”...
Mega-rich’s war on media pushes fake news agenda
As I am prone to do, I recently watched a documentary in hopes of adding to the list of interesting things I have learned....
Why I watched the skinny repeal vote on health care
Just not having health insurance right there, that’s a really horrible thing to face — that's practically suicidal as you approach middle age. What are...
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....
Priest: Protecting ‘Dreamers’ a moral obligation
I write to bring attention and action to the plight of 750,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients living in the United States....
Editorial: Encouraging pipeline repairs should be bipartisan
If you missed two pieces by the Tulsa Frontier on hazardous spills related to oil and gas production, check them out here and here.
Both...
