Opinion

Surprise: New York City, Boise City, are very different

6 years ago By Jonathan Small - OCPA President

New York City and Boise City, Okla., are very different places.

That’s not a news flash to most, but it is to some who want COVID-19 responses implemented nationwide as though there’s no difference between one state and the next.

An important debate is under way about our nation’s federalist system, which gives states great latitude to adopt different policy approaches based on differing local conditions — including how states work to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Letter to the Editor: Support nonprofit organizations

6 years ago By Guest Author

To the Editor:

Stitt seeks collaborations for the good of the public

6 years ago By Guest Columnist

This reporter was skeptical, back in 2018, that Kevin Stitt was serious about pressing for meaningful limits on government. Gov. Stitt has done so in some areas, elevating private sector models while seeking the public good. In other areas, he has capitulated to the forces seeking bigger government.

Settled science often becomes propaganda

6 years ago By Guest

In the famed 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial in Tennessee, defense attorney Clarence Darrow told the court it was witnessing “as brazen and as bold an attempt to destroy learning as was ever made in the Middle Ages, and the only difference is we have not provided that they shall be burned at the stake.”

GOP lawmakers prop up liberal radicalism

6 years ago By Guest Columnist

For several years in a row, Oklahoma Republican lawmakers have done the bidding of the National Education Association (NEA) and its state affiliate (OEA) by refusing to enact a commonsense, pro-teacher, union reform bill.

County missed chance to set an example, protect investment

6 years ago By Ray Dyer

My dad told me many years ago to always read the legal notices because that’s where the stories would be found.

Census 2020 important process for all Oklahomans

6 years ago By Guest Columnist

Every 10 years, U.S. census workers knock on doors, mail millions of forms, converge on public gatherings and do everything possible to make sure each person who lives in the United States is counted.

Oklahoma agriculture is witnessing real results

6 years ago By Guest Author

Oklahoma’s agriculture producers know that farming and ranching comes with a unique set of challenges and an exorbitant amount of risk. Our farmers and ranchers rise day in and day out to feed our families, clothe our communities and fuel our rural economies.

Trump, Stitt both support tax-credit scholarships

6 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.

President Donald Trump at State of the Union

Lucas: USMCA is a win for Oklahoma

6 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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