Opinion

A New Year’s resolution everyone can benefit from

6 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.

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

6 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

Washing your hands at holiday gatherings is key to staying healthy

6 years ago By Guest Columnist

Holiday gatherings offer incredible opportunities to come together with friends and family to create lasting memories. However, with these good times comes a higher chance of catching a cold, the

Make Small Business Saturday more than a one-time event

6 years ago By Guest Columnist

Nov. 30 is Small Business Saturday. Starting in 2010, American Express designated this day — the Saturday after Thanksgiving each year — to encourage people to “Shop Small.” The financial

It is for professors to teach and students to learn

6 years ago By Dr. Earl H. Tilford Military Historian

While all the rage in education, my hackles rise when an educator declares, “We learn from our students” or “Students should construct their own knowledge.” Granted, the 55 years since

Winter is always coming

6 years ago By Guest Columnist

Last week, my father-in-law came to visit for a few hours. He and my mother-in-law live relatively close, and one or both of them come to visit their young grandchildren

Time to break from Facebook, Ida’s Law proves political rivals can work together for a cause

6 years ago By Ray Dyer

I think my kids set me up with a Facebook page several years ago. I had no clue how to do it and they said I needed one, so they helped

Adoption was a family blessing

6 years ago By Guest Columnist

This month is National Adoption Month and Nov. 23 is National Adoption Day. What better time than now to celebrate the joy adoption brings and raise awareness of the necessity

Sentencing reform ballot initiative would address root of Oklahoma's incarceration crisis

6 years ago By Guest Columnist

I’m overjoyed at the successes of criminal justice reform we’ve seen in Oklahoma over the past few years. Oklahomans passed SQ 780 in 2016 to reclassify low-level drug and property

Media report off base as far as juvenile detention director's time in Mississippi

6 years ago By Guest Columnist

Editor’s Note: An internal investigation is said to be under way at the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center after complaints of harassment were made by former employees against the director

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