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.

Getting Started

It is an honor to serve the people of House District 35 this session. Last week, I was sworn in as your state representative. Being sworn in on FFA Day at the Capitol made the moment even more meaningful. Agriculture shaped my life, and it continues to shape Oklahoma and our district.

Let it fall

The old saying Rome wasn’t built in a day sometimes has a following caveat of but it can fall in one. The full quote as English playwright John Heywood wrote is “Rome wasn’t built in a day but they were laying bricks every hour”.

Adventures with Allie

W e packed like we were leaving for a weeklong vacation instead of a Saturday afternoon. Diaper bag zipped tight, backup outfits folded like origami, fruit pouches counted twice, pacifier clipped to his shirt like a tiny insurance policy.

Letter to the Editor

Editor The Hoover family and friends would like to say thanks to Palmer-Marler Funeral Home for taking care of our Mother’s Funeral, Carolyn Hoover, who recently passed away. It was absolutely wonderful and wonderfully done.Donnie Hoover

Let’s Hear It for the Bees

A country has made global history by recognizing the legal rights of bees. Read that again.Legal rights…for bees. The stingless bees of the Peruvian Amazon are leading the way into what could become a new model of coexistence between nature and the law.

Prepare children for their educational years by reading to them

For the Children Most legislative committees are finishing their work on bills in the houses of origin this week at the State Capitol. This is the time when thousands of bills die without ever being considered.

The case against jumping into hot consumer staples stocks

Wealth Management.I can’t remember the movie's name, but I can relate to the opening scene. The guy is on an eight-lane highway in bumperto- bumper traffic and keeps picking the wrong lane. Every time he changes lanes, the lane he just left starts passing him.

Youth Governors Take the Oath

While most attention at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Monday, February 2nd went to convening the 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature, a pair of youth governor programs sponsored by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) administered the oaths of office for their 2026 leaders.

The terrifying truth and what we can do about it

We like our world to be simple. We like to know who the good people are and who the bad ones are. We like to neatly categorize with clear separation lines because they make us feel safe. However, the uncomfortable truth is that nobody truly knows what someone else is capable of.