The teacher walkout has officially ended, but there were still hundreds of teachers at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Monday. Meanwhile, legislators have gotten back to their normal business,
The forthcoming American Indian Center and Cultural Museum in Oklahoma City will be a world-class facility and has tremendous potential for education, economic development and tourism purposes in Oklahoma. The
Last Saturday was the Junior/Senior prom for 2018. I never went to prom last year so this was my very first time going. Since my freshman year people gave prom
I am usually not the gloom-and-doom kind of person, but I am worried that Oklahoma is about to sleepwalk into a budgetrelated nightmare that policy-makers never anticipated. If you are
The Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians are again collaborating for the fifth annual Cherokee Days in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian’s
During this time of political unrest and public uncertainty, I want to take a moment to thank people. I want to say thank you to all of our teachers for
As most of you are aware, an agreement was reached last week to find additional revenue to fund pay raises for educators and state employees. Last Monday (3/26), the Oklahoma
Despite being out of school for the teacher walkout, we still have a good community and good students. Since I have worked at the paper I have met a great
A couple of Christmases ago my son’s wish came true. Santa brought him a set of Death Star Legos. It was a monstrous project with 4,016 Lego pieces and countless
Cherokee Nation’s impact within our 14-county jurisdiction in northeast Oklahoma is undeniable. Ask any public school superintendent, county commissioner or smallbusiness owner. From funding public education, building new roads and
With April 2nd only four days away, I wanted to know what those around me thought of the possible teacher walkout. April 2nd has been decided to be the day
Answers needed on NW bonds I love our Northwest fire department and its dedicated paid and volunteer firefighters. I’ve always voted yes for NW, most recently in November 2013. But
We have reached the halfway mark of the 2018 legislative session. This is the midpoint of our four-month constitutional assignment to pass a balanced budget for 2018/2019. This budget accounts
Last week was the deadline week for bills to be heard in the house of origin in the Oklahoma Legislature. In all, about 850 pieces of legislation are left alive
In today’s world, the term “information super highway” refers to the internet. While this term is modern, the idea behind it is as old as civilization. The idea is to
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