Opinion

Letter to Editor:

Growing up in El Reno, I’ve seen the quiet strength our men carry, but I’ve also seen how often that silence becomes a burden. 

June is Men’s Health Month, and I believe it’s time we talk about the hard stuff - our health, our struggles, and the pressure to stay silent. I’ve faced my own battles, and I’m still learning that taking care of myself is not weakness, it’s survival. 

If you’re reading this and carrying something heavy, please know you’re not alone.

To the Editor:

I think the giant buffalo sculpture would be a great eye-catching feature at Adams Park.

The story took me back to when there used to be real buffalo in the fenced enclosure across 66, north of the park. One of them was a big and a bit cantankerous bull. He was noted for making rushes at the fence if someone was walking by. 

One summer, I think about 1960, the bull got out and was on the shoulder of 66 when a pink and white Cadillac with California tourists drove by going east and slowed to look.

What does China export to the United States? Items include electronics, machinery, furniture, bedding, clothing, footwear, toys, cars, motorcycles, medical equipment, needles and catheters. There is of course more.    

Services for Anna Bell “Annie” Guthery of Yukon were held Thursday, May 15 at First Baptist Church of Minco, with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery. 

Annie passed away May 7, 2025. She was born Sept. 15, 1931, in Minco and grew up on the family farm west of Minco. She served as Minco city clerk for several years before being employed by Enogex, retiring in 1995. She was a member of Minco First Baptist Church for 62 years. 

To the Editor: 

Power of 100 Canadian County is a nonprofit philanthropic organization of compassionate and joyful women committed to helping other nonprofits and charities in our county.

The organization meets four times yearly to celebrate ways we can support each other and give back to our county.

During each meeting, we honor a nominated charity nonprofit with a gift of at least $10,000.

How much you accomplish in life is influenced by what you expect to accomplish. Those with low expectations have a low threshold for what they will be satisfied with. For them, mediocrity or less, is good enough.

The NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) valuation of Cooper Flagg, a freshman Duke basketball player, is $4.8 million. How is that even possible? In essence, Duke was able to buy the hired gun, Flagg, one of the most highly decorated high school players in the country.

Persistence is the foundation of success. Although there are many ways to describe success, there is only one definition of failure – giving up.

Whatever your meaning of success, you will only achieve it through persistence.

A group called Oklahomans United wants to set fire to our state’s primary-election system and replace it with the California model, which places all candidates from all parties on a single ballot — with all voters casting ballots to winnow the field down to two candidates for the November election. 

To the Editor: