Opinion

Motorists in Tulsa pass by demonstrators protesting cuts to state public education in 2018.

Motorists in Tulsa pass by demonstrators protesting cuts to state public education in 2018.

Oklahoma needs to invest in education

News Staff
Thursday, March 18, 2021
I have spent the plurality of my professional life in the areas of economics, economic development, and workforce training. Even today, working to increase investment in early childhood, we are directly trying to improve this state’s pipeline of productive human capital.
Bill to reduce prison population.

Bill to reduce prison population.

Bill would reduce prison population

News Staff
Thursday, March 4, 2021
State Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, introduced Senate Bill 704, which would eliminate piling on more prison time for sentences in most nonviolent felony cases when the defendant has a previous conviction. The law already provides a range of punishment for criminal offenses.
Social media bans Trump.

Social media bans Trump.

Redacting reality

Andrew W. Griffin
Thursday, January 21, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – It was back in 1956, a very repressed period in American history, when American government officials felt it necessary to actually burn books. Yes, you read that right; they actually burned books that were considered too subversive to be read by the American public.
Mayor Stan Booker City of Lawton

Mayor Stan Booker City of Lawton

Mayor delivers his New Year’s address

Mayor Stan Booker
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Last year was unlike any other we have seen in decades. We have spent a majority of the year facing a global pandemic -- one that we will continue to address. We have seen racial tensions boil over in some parts of our country.
Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey Just a few packages remain on the shelves five minutes after associates stocked two pallets of toilet paper at the Altus Walmart Supercenter on March 13, 2020. Due to high customer demands during the coronavirus pandemic, Walmart enforced a two-package limit on toilet paper and cases of bottled water. Associates scrambled to stock toilet paper and other items as customers picked the shelves clean. Four pallets of toilet paper were purchased within 20 min., one associate said.

Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey Just a few packages remain on the shelves five minutes after associates stocked two pallets of toilet paper at the Altus Walmart Supercenter on March 13, 2020. Due to high customer demands during the coronavirus pandemic, Walmart enforced a two-package limit on toilet paper and cases of bottled water. Associates scrambled to stock toilet paper and other items as customers picked the shelves clean. Four pallets of toilet paper were purchased within 20 min., one associate said.

Historically Speaking: 2020: A year of years

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Thursday, January 7, 2021
2020 has certainly been a year of years. I do not need to recount the events of this year; we all know them too well. It is just strange to think that it was less than a year ago since we impeached the president, yet it seems more like a decade.
Get it together, men!

Get it together, men!

THE BOTTOM LINE: Get it together, men!

Jj Francais Associate Publisher
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
“Be well dressed, behave like a gentleman, and keep your shoes shined.” —Joseph Abboud, fashion designer I’m addressing the male of our species today. In so doing, I mean absolutely no disrespect toward women. I would that all would heed my advice.
Photo provided The front page of the Dec. 31, 1914 issue of the Daily Mail newspaper shows the temporary Christmas 1914 truce during World War I.

Photo provided The front page of the Dec. 31, 1914 issue of the Daily Mail newspaper shows the temporary Christmas 1914 truce during World War I.

Historically Speaking: Christmas in 2020

News Staff
Thursday, December 24, 2020
As I read over the article I was going to send out today, I realized it was too depress- ing. Instead of comparing the events of this past year to history, I decided I needed something more uplifting, like Christmas. For many, Christmas is the happiest time of the year.
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