Opinion

Despite being a conservative electorate, Oklahomans still face more state regulations than citizens in most other states. The accumulation of those rules impedes economic growth and job creation. Fortunately, legislative leaders are preparing to tackle this problem.

The group Oklahoma United is calling for abolishing our state’s primary election system and replacing it with a “jungle primary” in which the top two candidates proceed to the November general election ballot regardless of party.

Breakfast in a rural community is more than a cup of coffee on a cold morning. It’s a culture.You will find the locals gathered around the table swapping tales, sharing the latest news and solving world problems.

We all grow up being indoctrinated with rules that limit us. The purveyors of this information are not malicious. They are simply passing along what they themselves have been taught.You are probably aware of one or more of the following rules.

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.

To the Editor:You can go home again.Recently my wife and I attended the Class of 74-75 reunion. I had approached the reunion with some trepidation having moved from Oklahoma after graduating from OU and was fearful I wouldn’t recognize most people.

As a free speech fundamentalist, I’m not seeing much of value on offers from either Democrats or Republicans in this year’s presidential election.

It is impossible to count the number of times we stop each year to celebrate and commemorate special occasions.It happens every holiday, anniversary, birthday and graduation. We salute veterans, toast friends, host neighbors, praise children and glorify grandchildren.

Prior to the 2020 statewide vote on Medicaid expansion, we at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs warned that projected costs were unrealistic, low-ball estimates and that spending would quickly surge, forcing lawmakers to divert millions from other uses, such as education or public safety.

Recently, both in our state and across the nation, numerous reports about potential threats to schools have circulated on social media.Often, these messages lack specific information or location details.