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Practicing for national emergencies

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In an effort to prepare communities for a public health emergency, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) recently ran exercises across the state to ensure readiness if the need for mass immunization arises. Local coordinators and regional planners from the agency’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Service coordinated efforts in setting up a point of…

Ronda Vuillemont-Smith is honored

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The Oklahoma City Chapter of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge honored three local heroes at its annual awards luncheon March 12 at the Gaylord University Center at Oklahoma Christian University, in Edmond. Freedoms Foundation’s National Award, the George Washington Honor Medal, was presented by National President and CEO David Harmer. Freedoms Foundation is an American…

Editorial: Governor Stitt keeps his promise

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It’s nice to finally have a governor who keeps his campaign promises and adheres to his party’s platform. Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Tulsa, signed his first bill one hour after it had passed. The constitutional carry bill give open carry to law-abiding Oklahomans. It is an important step to clear up the state’s messy gun laws….

Editorial: AOC: Stop having children?

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History does repeat itself. “And those who ignore history are destined to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, wants fewer babies to be born in America. A proud socialist, Ocasio-Cortez asked the question, “Is it OK still to have children?” Implicit in that statement is her view that, no, people…

Editorial: Democrats and infanticide bill

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Democrats in the U.S. Senate call themselves “pro-choice” and not “pro-abortion” while describing others as “anti-abortion” rather than the preferred term of “pro-life.” Several actions recently prove that the “pro-abortion” tag is more realistic. U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, recently introduced a bill that had a simple message. If an unborn baby survived an attempted…

There are multiple reasons why it is ‘March Madness’

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Maybe 30 years ago, Oral Roberts University hosted an NCAA men’s basketball regional. Before the actual invitations went out, it looked like Arkansas would be sent to Tulsa. The Hogs at that time were coached by Nolan Richardson, who coached a few years at The University of Tulsa. For some reason, Arkansas was sent elsewhere…

OU is seeded 7, OSU is seeded 9 in the Big 12 Tournament

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Seventh-seeded Oklahoma, by most accounts will receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament even with an early exit from this week’s Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City. Oklahoma State, on the other, would have to win four games in a row to get the NCAAs this year. No. 9 seeded OSU opened Wednesday night…

Tulsa gets another shot at SMU in AAC opening round

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No. 7 seeded Tulsa will play No. 10 seeded SMU at 7 p.m. Thursday on ESPNU in the opening round of the American Athletic Conference Basketball Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. If Tulsa wins, they will play No. 2 seed Cincinnati at 6 p.m. Friday. Cincinnati, ranked No. 20 in the nation, drew a bye in…

NDSU beats ORU in Summit Tourney

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SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota – A disappointing season for the ORU men’s basketball team ended Sunday as ORU (11-21) lost to North Dakota State (16-15), 73-86, in the opening round of the Summit League Championship Tournament. ORU started the game 10-10 from the field and opened up a 13-point lead less than seven minutes into…

When you devalue human life, consequences will result

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When the government considers the life of an unborn child worthless, there are consequences that follow.  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democrat officials of the State of New York rejoiced earlier this year as that state passed the most liberal abortion law in the nation. Basically, the new law allows the murder of an unborn child…