The Oklahoma Freedom Caucus doubles down on their support for the growing movement among Oklahoma citizens demanding significant cuts to the state income tax and reductions in government spending. “Ok...

The Environmental Protection Agency has long been a favorite target of the budget knife, but a new looming threat is different in magnitude and impact. The Office of Research and Development has long ...

We agreed two days in a row. The third day we didn't agree. How do we judge our friendships? Do we rate them by the number of things we see eye to eye on or by the one thing we did not? Friends are tr...

Cherokee Nation is on the rise. Our population, cultural depth, community development and economy show steady, strategic growth. As our tribe branches out and casts a welcoming shade far beyond our bo...

It’s another week highlighted by tournaments. The Central Tiger Shootout baseball tournament will be Thursday through Saturday, featuring the host Tigers, Muldrow, Roland and Vian. Both Riverside Conf...

After any weather event or natural disaster, it’s common that unlicensed contractors and scammers may get in touch. They’ll call, email, text, or knock on your door, promising to fix your leaky roof, ...

JESUS CHRIST HAS A PLACE OUT OF THIS WORLD FOR ALL WHO KNOW HIM IN THE FREE PARDON OF SIN! JESUS CHRIST WANTS ALL PEOPLE TO COME AND BE WITH HIMBUT IT’S A CHOICE! DO YOU CONFESS THAT JESUS CHRIST IS Y...

We like to think there are some things in the world that cannot be bartered. We like to think there a lot of people that can’t be bought and can’t be changed by dangling a prize before them—no matter ...

Monday, we had 15 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) and one KOPS (Keep Off Pounds Sensibly) in attendance. Cindy had the best weight loss 5.3 pounds this week and she also had the best monthly weight lo...

GIVE YOUR ALL TO THE LORD BECAUSE HE GAVE HIS ALL FOR YOU/ME/US! LET’S ALL BE ABOUT THE FATHER’S WORK! HELP OTHERS TO KNOW THE LORD IN THE FREE PARDON OF SIN! Matthew 22:1-38 1And Jesus answered and s...

It was a busy week at the State Capitol as the Legislature worked up to the deadline to advance bills from their house of origin. I’m very grateful that five measures I authored were passed off the Se...

It took a while, but the Sallisaw Black Diamonds got to play a game on their new turf on March 25 when they entertained the District 4A-8 rival Idabel Warriors, who lost the first game on “The Turf of...

In the 1990s and 2000s, as industrial poultry production grew in eastern Oklahoma, chicken litter became increasingly used as fertilizer on area crop farms, leading to complaints that key water system...

It feels like Oklahoma officials have lost touch with reality and think President Donald Trump must be the biggest idiot on the planet. Because why else would they be first in line in trying to snooke...

Hang in there. Don’t dodge unless someone is throwing rocks. Be persistent, try again, find your feet and get going. Settle down and think clearly, There are answers, there is help when we look for it...

Well, Monday, we had 14 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) and one KOPS (Keep Off Pounds Sensibly) in attendance. We had a net loss of 5.8 pounds this week. I called our group the Incredible Shrinking La...

Sidewalk cleanliness brightens Sallisaw streets anew Kudos to workers The City of Sallisaw kicked off its Spruce Up event by unearthing sidewalks on Choctaw Avenue just east of downtown. It was report...

The Sallisaw Black Diamonds have started the season 9-0, heading into Tuesday’s home opener against District 4A-8 foe Idabel. By the way, Tuesday’s game was to mark the first contest the Black Diamond...

IF YOU GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOSE YOU SOUL—WHAT HAVE YOU!!! DON’T LET ANYTHING COME BEFORE JESUS CHRIST—THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD!!! Mark 8:1-38 1In those days the multitude being very great, and hav...

The Cherokee word “gadugi” is so ubiquitous in our culture that everyone, even if they’re not fluent in the Cherokee language, knows what it means: to work together as a community for the good of us a...