Emergency clauses should be rare, not routine

There is a reason the law allows for an emergency clause.It exists for moments when time truly matters. When public safety is at risk, when infrastructure fails, when a delay could cause real harm.

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor, Why I’m voting for opportunity Although opportunity doesn’t always mean success, in the case of Central Tech, it actually does. A vast majority of the students gain employment upon graduation.My daughter was one of them.

“…Half the Battle…”

The old adage about knowing being half the battle is very true when it comes to policy advocacy.I am thankful for the partner organizations with which the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) works year-round to promote awareness in not only policy issues.

Transparency is key to building, preserving trust in government

Oklahoma means business when it comes to transparency in government. We must uphold strong and transparent government practices to allow Oklahomans to clearly see the work of their public servants and to have the power to hold them accountable.

Second lives, first memories

There’s something special about a garage sale that you just don’t get in a store.Maybe it’s the way everything sits out in the open, stories included, whether you realize it or not.This weekend, I came home with a little pile of things for my son. A few toys. Some books.

Adventures with Allie

There are moments in parenting when time suddenly speeds up. Not gradually, not politely, just all at once.We had one of those moments last week in a hospital recovery room.Our baby had a routine procedure, the kind doctors do every day and parents still worry about anyway. Everything went smoothly.

A Park Worth Showing Up For

The City of Oilton is applying for a $60,000 grant to improve our city park. The funding comes from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, known as TSET, a state trust established by Oklahoma voters to improve the health of our communities. The application deadline is March 30.

Legislative Work Continues at the Capitol

As I enter my second week serving as your state representative, we have just completed another legislative deadline to pass House bills and House joint resolutions out of oversight committees.

Adventures with Allie

For years, ranchers in the Arizona Territory whispered about something that wandered the desert at night.It wasn’t a man, and it wasn’t quite an animal either.Those who claimed to see it described a towering creature moving through the mesquite and dust, glowing reddish in the desert moonlight.

Our right to worship must be safeguarded

Generally Speaking Americans last month recoiled in horror after seeing videos of lawless protesters barging into a Minneapolis-area church and terrifying innocent parishioners.