Opinion

Trump, Stitt both support tax-credit scholarships

4 years ago By Ray Carter - Center for Independent Journalism

President Donald Trump urged Congress to advance a federal tax-credit scholarship during his State of the Union address, just one day after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt urged state lawmakers to expand Oklahoma’s version of the same program.

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Lucas: USMCA is a win for Oklahoma

4 years ago By Guest Author

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after President Trump officially signed the United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law:

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State of Oklahoma should not fund lies to minority children

4 years ago By Jonathan Small - OCPA President

Like most parents, my wife and I teach our daughters that they are responsible for their actions and that hard work pays off. So you can understand why I am upset to learn a state taxpayer-funded entity may be spreading a message telling minority children like my daughters to think otherwise.

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A voice for those who can’t speak for themselves

4 years ago By Guest Columnist

Every human life is precious. As a father of six, I cannot express enough how precious the lives of innocent children are. From the moment of conception, each child is

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ER Now Banquet a success; gambling dispute court-bound

4 years ago By News Staff

Apparently the first ever El Reno Now Banquet was more successful than first thought. The event raised approximately $16,000, said Mayor Matt White. The funds will be divided equally among

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In Oklahoma, domestic abuse is technically a non-violent crime

4 years ago By Guest Columnist

While the law says domestic abuse is a non-violent crime, Oklahomans and your Oklahoma district attorneys know better. The reality: Domestic abuse is violent. It is an act of physical

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Can Main Street save us all? We should give it a shot

4 years ago By Guest Columnist

The last few decades have been a whirlwind. Globalization has redrawn boundaries we’ve long lived by and counted on. Technology has transformed everything about how we work, shop, and even

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How Martin Luther King Jr. changed hearts

4 years ago By Guest Columnist

My father was a Presbyterian minister in rural northwest Alabama from 1961 to 1965. I came of age there, then left the University of Alabama with an M.A. in history

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A New Year’s resolution everyone can benefit from

4 years ago By Guest Columnist

So the holidays are over. The kids are back in school, YAY! The decorations are all put away neatly and organized. Yeah, right?

Now you are ready to start on your New Year’s resolutions which might include dieting, working out or quitting smoking. I’d like to challenge you to add one more thing to your list of resolutions - please support your locally-owned businesses.

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We have an incarceration crisis in Oklahoma: Let’s fix it

4 years ago By Guest Columnist

Oklahoma has taken some giant strides toward a better criminal justice system. Last month, we celebrated the largest single-day commutation event in U.S. history. Families came back home and neighbors