Opinion

Editorial: Republicans join the Democrats in growing state government

May 28, 2020

You know things are bad when Republicans make backroom deals with Democrats to betray a conservative Republican governor. That’s what happened in Oklahoma in May. The Republican-led House and Senate made a “deal with the devil” to overturn the budget bills that had been signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt, a genuine conservative. The good old…

Editorial: Spying and Obamagate

May 28, 2020

When Bill Clinton left the White House, he and Hillary stole some furniture. They had to give it back. As Barack Obama was leaving the White House, he cooked up a Russian hoax to try for a coup by using the Deep State to force President Trump to quit or to be impeached. Obamagate is…

Editorial: Supporting America’s ally Israel

May 28, 2020

An Oklahoma Muslim group is mad. Why? Because some Oklahoma lawmakers support the Nation Israel, America’s truest ally in the Middle East. The Oklahoma House passed HB 3967, which declares that “Israel is a prominent trading partner of the State of Oklahoma and that the state should not boycott Israel.” The bill prohibits the state…

Editorial: Vote for Angela Strohm in D-69

May 21, 2020

The liberal Tulsa World has endorsed State Rep. Sheila Dills, R-Jenks, in the June 30 District 69 primary and blasted her opponent, Angela Strohm, R-Jenks. That alone is enough cause to cast a vote for Angela Strohm. For two years, Dills has had one goal – grow government. She enthusiastically voted for the largest tax…

Editorial: Scammers and the coronavirus

May 21, 2020

Crooks ply their trade even when America is faced with a deadly disease. The Oklahoma Employment Securities Commission has reported almost 4,000 fraudulent claims since the coronavirus outbreak in mid-March. Scam artists are filing unemployment claims to try to trick state officials into sending them cash cards. They file claims for workers who still have…

Editorial: Energy industry under assault

May 21, 2020

The energy industry is getting hit from all sides. First, the Oklahoma Legislature recently raised the wellhead taxes on production of oil and natural gas. You tax want you want less of and this onerous tax was already slowing oil and natural operations around the state. Then the coronavirus hit. Much of America was told…

Editorial: Densification and pandemics

May 14, 2020

Densification is the goal of Tulsa’s city planners. What is densification? That’s where the government steps in and slows or stops urban sprawl. Instead of letting people move to single-family homes in the suburbs, they are pressured into living in high-rise apartment buildings in a tight metropolitan setting. This is why city leaders in Tulsa…

Editorial: Pushing abortion in a crisis

May 14, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (who says she “only reads bills after the pass) tried to slip in money for abortion in the recent stimulus relief bill. That didn’t work because word got out. Planned Parenthood incredibly asked for donations of masks and personal protection equipment during the coronavirus pandemic so they could “safely” kill unborn…

Editorial: Making voter fraud a bit easier

May 14, 2020

Elected Democrats beat their chests and complain about “threats to our Democracy” yet they continue to push for changes that damage the security of our elections. And some judges are right in step with their progressive brethren. The liberal Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed with the even more liberal League of Women Voters (which years ago…

Letter: Lives of unborn babies are precious

May 14, 2020 Larry Oliver

During this COVID-19 shutdown, the Left has exposed their extreme hypocrisy – they pretend that this is all done to protect human life yet they fight to keep the abortion clinics open. They empty prisons to save the lives of criminals from the virus. It is very important to the Left to save every life…