Opinion

Body For the last 22 years, Sept. 11 has become a somber day to memorialize the thousands of victims killed that day in 2001 by the homicidal bombers of Osama Bin Laden. The total dead numbered nearly 3,000.

Body Voters have an incredible opportunity on Sept. 12 to make a lasting and positive impact on our future in surrounding communities.

Body Our government should not be in the business of censoring or manipulating content on social media platforms. However, under the Biden administration, such actions occur far too frequently.

Body Fire service has many layers of training/education, which includes thousands of hours throughout one’s career. First starting with the basics: Firefighter 1 consists of Hose Line Drills, Forcible Entry, Ventilation, Rescue, Extrication and more.

Body With Hollywood teetering on bankruptcy, a consistent catalogue of deplorable films, and the continuation of toxic story-lines, when will the film industry realize the need for clean, family-focused content — their largest attending audience.

Body The 20th anniversary of Bob Hope’s death on July 27 closed the “Season of Hope” that began with Hope’s 120th birthday on May 29. It will not be observed outside of this column, whose author uses Pepsodent toothpaste because it sponsored Hope’s radio show.

Body The latest abysmally low birth rates from North America, Europe and Asia continue to alarm business leaders and policy-makers, as well they should.

Body The NBA Summer League recently concluded, and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s rebuild was front-and-center with a plethora of young talent on the roster. This talent has many pundits praising the direction of the team and how the Thunder rebuild has been handled.

Body The surge of inflation under President Joe Biden has given many people flashbacks to the 1970s. Sadly, the latest data released by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) evokes a similar sense of déjà vu.

Body Everyone in Oklahoma is keenly aware that food security is national security. A nation that cannot feed itself cannot hope to defend itself.  Because of this, it is essential we protect our farmland, especially from foreign adversaries.