Opinion

A few things you should know about COVID-19 testing...

A few things you should know about COVID-19 testing...

Guest column: Don’t overpay for a COVID-19 test

Staff
Thursday, December 17, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – The cost of a COVID-19 test, by law, is free to the public with health coverage, but we have received numerous complaints of a standard COVID-19 diagnostic test costing thousands of dollars.
Study: Response to receiving COVID vaccine is mixed

Study: Response to receiving COVID vaccine is mixed

Study: Response to receiving COVID vaccine is mixed

News Staff
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Only 55% of adults with private health insurance were willing to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 when it is released, according to the most recent Employee Benefit Research Institute and Greenwald Research Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey.
Total court fines and fees charged and collected

Total court fines and fees charged and collected

Fines, fees ‘piled on’ in criminal cases

News Staff
Thursday, December 3, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Legislature faces a troubling challenge in attempting to limit the reliance of law enforcement agencies and the courts on fines and fees owed by defendants in criminal cases.
Paycheck Protection Program funneled much needed funds to workers of small businesses across the country.

Paycheck Protection Program funneled much needed funds to workers of small businesses across the country.

The power to tax is the power to destroy

News Staff
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has laid much of the American economy on its back — but a bright spot made the disaster less crippling than it might have been. That is the Paycheck Protection Program, which funneled money to workers through small businesses.
Mayor of Lawton, Stan Booker

Mayor of Lawton, Stan Booker

Lawton: A history of vision

News Staff
Thursday, October 29, 2020
History is instructive, and Lawton-Fort Sill has a history of vision. In 1901, when Lawton was a tent city, founders knew they could not keep drinking the muddy water of Cache Creek, brought to town by six water wagons. If Lawton was to grow, it must have fresh water.
Political P2P Texting

Political P2P Texting

Political P2P Texting

Steve Sichterman Data Journalist
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
You have likely gotten one in the last few months. A text message from an unknown sender trying to get you to contribute to, vote for, or support a political campaign, candidate, or party. In September alone, Americans received 2.
Finding Common Ground

Finding Common Ground

Finding common ground, part V

News Staff
Thursday, October 22, 2020
With each passing week, as we near the presidential election, it becomes more and more apparent that we are a country at odds with each other. Our politics is very angry. If you travel across the country and listen to the political ads, they are very destructive. Ad hominem tactics are the norm.
Stephanie Bice arrives to applause at an Oklahoma City watch party after winning the Republican 5th Congressional District runoff election in August.

Stephanie Bice arrives to applause at an Oklahoma City watch party after winning the Republican 5th Congressional District runoff election in August.

For Stephanie Bice for CD5

News Staff
Thursday, October 8, 2020
In the few days left leading up to the November 3rd general election, it is important that this newspaper make it perfectly clear that when it comes to Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District race that Republican Stephanie Bice is the right choice over incumbent Democrat Kendra Horn.
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