In the wake of the July 13 assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, Chaya Raichik - better known as “LibsOfTikTok” on X, aka Twitter - got to work.
Her job description, as she saw it, broke down into three parts:
First, identify people commenting on the attack in ways she deemed inappropriate.
Second, identify the employers of those who were deemed offensive.
Third, try to get them fired.
Who runs the country?
I’ve been hearing variants of that question a lot over the last few weeks, mainly in forms like - “Given Joe Biden's age and apparent mental decline, can we trust him to run the country for another four years?”
For the last eight or nine years, I’ve also heard it a lot, in slightly different forms, about Donald Trump.
Jeremy Emmett Snelling a/k/a Miss Emma, 50, of West Burlington, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2024, at his home.
Born Oct. 7, 1973, in El Reno, he was the son of Jay Snelling and Glenda Mosher.
Emmett a/k/a Miss Emma had a heart of gold and will be remembered for his outgoing and most often outspoken, bubbly and boisterous personality. He was very spirited and loud and most often slightly out of control, which led to his many notorious stories.
In case anyone wondered whether the Oklahoma Supreme Court would turn over a new leaf in 2024 and begin interpreting the law as written — as opposed to legislating from the bench — it dispelled that notion with its first case of the year. In Stricklen v. Multiple Injury Trust Fund, the Court was asked to decide whether a section of law from the 2013 workers’ compensation reform was a “special law.” You can’t blame the Petitioner for trying.
To the Editor:
On May 1, workers from OG&E showed up at a duplex I own and told my renters they would be turning their electricity off so they could top trees in the neighbor’s yard. This was at 8 p.m. and no notice was given.
The trees were in the yards of two neighbors that join my property in the backyard.
The limbs were dragged through my backyard and piled 6 feet high on both sides of my driveway in the front lawn.
For years, teachers unions and even officials at state colleges of education have resisted efforts to improve reading instruction in Oklahoma public schools. That’s why this year’s passage of legislation focused on reading instruction is such a significant victory.
Editor’s Note: The city council unanimously adopted the budget for the upcoming fiscal year at its Tuesday night meeting.
Everyone is conditioned to worry. Our conditioning begins as soon as we learn to speak. Since we see everyone around us worrying, we emulate their behavior.
There are no limits to what you worry about. You worry about the past. You worry about the present. You worry about the future.
I’m a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. I am a mother of five children (ages 11-32), four grandchildren (ages 7-10), and I am married to Shawn Hill, who is a citizen of the Kiowa Tribe.
I turned 54 years old and I just celebrated 33 years of sobriety.
Currently, I work for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Tradition Not Addiction (TNA) Prevention Program as an outreach specialist. The mission of the TNA program is to raise awareness of substance abuse and to reduce both underage drinking and non-medical use of prescription drugs within our service area.
To the Editor:
The Mobile Meals program is just one of many services provided in El Reno to those in need. The program is dependent on volunteers. I have been delivering meals for more than 20 years and find it to be a highlight of my week.
If you can spare one hour a week to volunteer, you won’t regret it.
Tom Mathews
