Wrapping Up a Busy Session

As the Legislature adjourned Thursday, officially concluding the second session of the 60th Legislature, House members wrapped up months of work focused on delivering practical results for Oklahoma families and rural communities.

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Every week, I read crash reports.Just plain black-and-white summaries written by officers, troopers and deputies after somebody’s worst day became paperwork.Most of them follow the same rhythm. Location. Time of collision. Weather conditions. Narrative.

We Need Your Help to End Child Marriage

Among my duties as CEO of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is sharing the message of how to be an advocate.

Revisiting Small Caps in a Changing Market

Last weekend, I had one of those rounds of golf that didn’t make much sense on paper. Typically, my strength is putting, the part of my game I rely on to save strokes and stay consistent. But this time, it was the opposite.

Adventures with Allie

There’s a moment after every yard sale where you take stock of your earnings, look around at what’s left, and decide whether it was all worth it.This year, I made about $100.And currently, as I sit here with itchy eyes, a sore throat, and a nose that has completely given up on functioning like a...

For the Children

Several Children’s Bills Awaiting Final Passage as Session Winds Down We at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy appreciate the diligent work of lawmakers regarding children’s policies this year. It has been a tough year with impending federal budget changes, shifting more burden to states.

Stock Market Insights

AI’s Hidden Winners: How Memory and Storage Stocks Are Driving Market Gains I took my wife to the beach over the weekend, and she thought she had left our sunscreen at home. We were at a remote resort in Costa Rica with no stores nearby.

Lessons from Embroidery; Sought with thimbles and care

Accomplishment, inspiration, frustration – all words that come to mind after I spent the past month trying out embroidery. And let me be perfectly clear I mean good old-fashioned, patience testing, bleeding fingers, 100% by hand embroidery.

Stock Market Insights

Retail Investors Are Ignoring Risk—and Driving the Market Anyway We used to ride ATVs under the bridge where I grew up. My uncles and I would build a racetrack and run them hard. One thing I quickly figured out was to watch the path ahead of me and the other riders who might stop suddenly or crash.

For the Children

Children Thrive When Parents Are In Their Lives Over the past few years, a national movement has taken off in many states to establish a hardened rule in the law that 50/50 custody is in the best interest of the children of divorce.Such laws have passed recently in Arizona, Kentucky.