Opinion

Promises Fulfilled. That’s why President Donald J Trump deserves our vote in the upcoming Oklahoma Republican Presidential Preference Primary on Tuesday, March 3rd.

PRIMARY ENDORSEMENT: Promises Fulfilled

News Staff

Monday, March 2, 2020

Promises Fulfilled. That’s why President Donald J Trump deserves our vote in the upcoming Oklahoma Republican Presidential Preference Primary on Tuesday, March 3rd.

CIP Victory

CIP victory a vote for prosperity

News Staff

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

First of all, I want to thank all of you for getting out to the polls. These are exciting times in Lawton Fort Sill. I am so proud of this community for making the commitment to a brighter future. Now, with much needed resources, we can make our plans for success a reality.

Tribal Gaming Compacts

Tribes must step up against gaming compact dispute

News Staff

Monday, February 17, 2020

WASHINGTON — American Indian tribes face “a direct threat to their sovereignty” if they don’t stand up to Oklahoma state government’s effort to manipulate the state’s gaming compacts with the tribes, an official of the nation’s largest Native American group said recently.

Insurance

Obstacles or Opportunity?

News Staff

Monday, February 17, 2020

The insurance industry is coping with some serious issues. Pessimists probably view these issues as obstacles. But I’m an optimist and contend that the circumstances represent an enormous opportunity for agents who are positioned to take advantage of them.

Improving Lawton

A reason to make Lawton your forever home

News Staff

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

As a long-time resident of Lawton, I am strongly in favor of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Just take a look at the transformation that has taken place in Oklahoma City through similar improvements.

Rep. Ben Loring is a Democrat from Miami and a Boy Scout leader. Previously he was a district attorney and an assistant district attorney in Ottawa County.

Anti-abortion legislation is actually an anti-doctor bill

News Staff

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY - One week into the 2020 legislative session, we have already had two attacks on the medical community by the state government. Gov. Kevin Stitt went to Washington, D.C.

Lawton, Oklahoma

Thoughts on the CIP from a local business owner

News Staff

Monday, February 3, 2020

In 2015, after returning to my hometown of Lawton, my wife and I opened The UPS Store on Second Street, believing that this was a business that would offer products and services that would benefit the city and the surrounding area.

Sample ballot posted on the City of Lawton’s website

Investing in ourselves for the future

News Staff

Monday, February 3, 2020

Some companies get it; some don’t. Old business models are not working as the world is changing at the speed of light. If a company does not make the necessary changes, they will soon be managing a dying business model. The same is true for cities. Some will make the change; some will not.

"My pledge to you" - Mayor Stan Booker

My pledge to you

News Staff

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Do you remember when we used to be the third-largest city in Oklahoma? Now we are the sixth. Norman and Broken Arrow steamrolled by in the past decade, and now Edmond has passed us according to the U. S. Census Bureau. Not only did they grow faster than we did, but we have also been declining.

Leslie Osborn

GUEST COLUMN Occupational licenses are reviewed

News Staff

Monday, January 20, 2020

Occupational licensure is the requirement to meet various educational and experience measurements to practice a trade or profession within a state. In Oklahoma, through state law, the Occupational Licensing Advisory Commission was created to review the occupations that require this standard.

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