On April 8 our nation finally unified around a cause important to us all: posting pictures of the solar eclipse on social media. This was a huge event as people planned a year ahead to get hotels that were in the path of totality.

I think it is safe to say that the most significant event in my lifetime is Sept. 11, 2001.

In 2016, Donald Trump won the presidency to the surprise of many— including many who voted for him. While there are any number of reasons to point to for his victory, arguably the biggest was his campaign promise regarding appointments to the U.S.

Our public schools provide an array of opportunities for students to become good citizens, from student government to civics education. In fact, America recently celebrated “Civics Education Week,” noting the importance of the subject for both students and society.

In a recent CNN interview, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski hinted that he she is considering leaving the Republican Party. Murkowski has been a long-time opponent of former President Donald Trump and is struggling with the idea of Trump leading her party. Murkowski is not the first to leave the party over a personality and historically speaking, switching parties has even brought great reward.

By Congressman Frank Lucas (R-Oklahoma) As the House Agriculture Committee convenes this week to examine the threat China poses to the U.S. agricultural industry, it’s important to take a closer look at the steps underway to bolster our food security against foreign adversaries.

By Rep. Trey Caldwell (R-Lawton) Many of us are familiar with utility bills' unpredictability. Unfortunately, they are increasing every month, which can be incredibly challenging for people living on fixed incomes or struggling to make ends meet.

By James Finck, Ph.D. On March 7, 2024, President Joe Biden gave his third official State of the Union Address to Congress where he used his time to criticize his predecessor, talk about border security and tout his economic successes.

Last month Congress made the historic decision to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. With immigration being one of the hottest political issues of the day, Republicans impeached the secretary on charges of being “engaged in a pattern of conduct that is incompatible with his duties…[and] has failed to faithfully uphold his oath and has instead presided over a reckless abandonment of border security and immigration enforcement.” The charges also include that he, “willfully violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by releasing illegal aliens into the interior of the United States despite the plain language of the Act.” Personally, I am surprised that this is the first impeachment under the Republican House of Representatives.

A book about Oklahoma’s dark past in the treatment of vulnerable children, though nonfiction, almost reads like a legal thriller. In “Throwaway Kids: Reforming Oklahoma’s Juvenile Justice System,” authors Terry Smith and Bob Burke tell the story of children in the 1970s who suffered violence in overcrowded and poorly staffed state-run facilities.