Opinion

A long, cold winter ahead

Thu, 11/03/2022 - 5:00am

As temperatures begin to drop across the United States, Americans are becoming increasingly worried about affording to heat their homes in part due to the Biden Administration’s war on American energy. Because of President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats’ disastrous progressive energy initiatives, hardworking Americans are facing recordhigh prices at the pump and could potentially empty their pockets, even more, to keep their families warm this winter.

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Legislature studying how to better women’s lives

Thu, 11/03/2022 - 5:00am

On Monday last week, the Senate Rules Committee heard from a panel of state leaders and female business owners about issues facing Oklahoma women and what we can do to help improve their lives. My bipartisan study brought in experts to look at the issues and problems facing women so we can introduce policies to address them.

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McClain County Court Records

Thu, 10/27/2022 - 5:00am

The following persons have been charged by the State of Oklahoma with traffic or other violations or have filed other court actions in McClain County District Court between October 13-19, 2022.

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Inflation hurts farmers

Thu, 10/27/2022 - 5:00am

Raging inflation over the last two years has caused prices to increase for Americans on nearly everything. This includes the skyrocketing cost of the most basic necessity of food. Following last week’s recognition of National Farmers Day, it is certainly not lost on me that soaring prices are squeezing our hardworking agricultural producers and communities. Indeed, it is not just at the grocery stores where these prices have risen, but also for our food producers, where the production line begins.

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Imperative to invest resources into services addressing juvenile addiction

Thu, 10/27/2022 - 5:00am

It doesn’t matter what your socio-economic background is, which neighborhood you live in, or which church or school you attend — addiction is everywhere. Between 2016 and 2020, more than 3,300 Oklahomans died of an unintentional drug overdose. On average, 12 Oklahomans die every week from these types of overdoses and 90 are hospitalized. Opioid addiction is the number one cause of unintentional deaths not only in Oklahoma, but across the nation. Meth, illicit fentanyl, and prescription opioids are the main culprits.