Opinion

Body In the present year of COVID-19, tyrannical governors shut down religious services, a First Amendment right, as fast as they could.

Body Joe Biden says he will name radical abortion activist Xavier Becerra as his Health and Human Services secretary.

Body Walter E. Williams, prolific author, piercing cultural commentator, old school economist (that’s a good thing), devoted husband, loving father and longtime friend of Grove City College has passed from this world.

Body A few weeks before the 2020 election, I visited a local gun shop. It was a madhouse. Weapons flew off the shelves as fast as customers could get their wallets out. Ammunition was in short supply too. Why?

Body With all the attention commanded by the presidential campaign, election and aftermath, plus the ongoing COVID-19 story, many other issues have faded into the background.

Body Oklahoma set a record for COVID-19 hospitalizations last week, and the United States reached a grim milestone of more than 250,000 coronavirus deaths.

Body How about a giant round of applause for every city of El Reno employee and those who coordinated the cleanup after the late October ice storm. By far, El Reno is ahead of other cities in this area, including Oklahoma City, Yukon and Mustang when it comes to cleanup.

Body Should Joe Biden become president after recounts and court cases involving allegations of election fraud, he says he will sign an executive order on week one of any potential presidency to force American taxpayers to fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business.

Body The idea of expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court, also known as court packing, has surfaced once again, as it did after the Brett Kavanaugh appointment. Often mentioned is a proposal by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California Berkeley’s Law School.

Body To the Editor: I want to thank all of you for the work on taking down the old windmill at the museum so it can be repaired. Vardie Keenon would be proud of you all. That was his baby. The only one I could recognize in the pictures was Ellis on top of the windmill.