Opinion

Body If you grew up in El Reno you probably have some memories of Sunset Drive. What I remember when I was really young was a neighbor lady, Mrs. Anderson, taking me and my siblings to get ice cream.

Body On Nov. 24, South Africa reported detection of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus to the World Health Organization. On Nov. 26, WHO designated it a “variant of concern” and tagged it with the name “Omicron.

Body Few modern topics have become as divisive as critical race theory, which is no surprise, given that CRT divides. It divides people into groups pitted against one another, into categories of oppressed vs. oppressor. What’s worse, your group defines you.

Body The public safety crisis created by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma can be summed up by one anecdote included in recent court briefs.

Body To the Editor: Thank you to the band and crew of Uncle Zep. You guys brought some normalcy back to El Reno. We’re actually getting there after all this. It was so good to see people Saturday evening that we had not seen in so long.

Body During this time of year, I usually take a little time to think about who and what I’m thankful for and express my appreciation. That seems to be the point, after all.

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Body We’ve all seen the signs: “Help Desperately Wanted!” “Signing Bonus up to $500!” It’s not just burger flippers - there are shortages of nurses, engineers, technicians and on and on.

Body Mayor Matt White made one mistake in the zoning fuss that has created some pretty stout tension at two recent city council meetings. The issue first surfaced in September when the council voted down a request to rezone four acres in the Riverside Addition of town.

Body Last month President Biden flew on Air Force One to Scotland to gather with world leaders, give speeches, make promises, and declare that the U.S. should lead the world on climate change. Here’s what they left out - the U.S. is already leading the world in clean energy.