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Charles Biggs

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Public education has changed a lot in the last 50 years

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When I was a child, the fall semester at school started the Tuesday after Labor Day and the spring semester ended the Friday before Memorial Day. Back then, when I went to Burbank Elementary, Bell Junior High and Nathan Hale High School, we got two weeks of vacation at Christmas and we were off on…

Will double-digit inflation affect college football games?

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Will inflation, especially high gas prices, affect college football attendance this season? Oklahoma always sells out their home games. But as far as I can tell, the cheapest seats would be in the endzones and cost about $65-150 in games like UTEP and  Kent State and $175-$370 for games like Oklahoma State. If you are…

Would a manned spaceflight to Mars be a workable idea?

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Should we go to Mars? Is a manned spaceflight to Mars even possible? If we go, could we get our astronauts back safely? How much would it cost? I spoke with former U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine, who was head of the Space Agency NASA during the Trump Administration about this topic. Bridenstine, a Navy pilot,…

The recession that Biden lied about is here and growing

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President Joe Biden continues to make predictions that he knows are not true and then he lies about it when the truth is inescapable. Last year, he said the spike in inflation was “temporary.” It’s not. It’s grown to at least 9.1% (if it were accurately calculated, it would be closer to 17%). He said…

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A trip to the Wichita Wildlife Refuge is worth the effort

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I have lived in Oklahoma almost all my life but I have only been to the Lawton area once before a weekend trip this July. The highlight of the trip was a car ride through the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. We mostly stayed in our car because of the summer heat. In fact, the Refuge…

Conference realignment is for the money, not the fans

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I am so old that I remember the Big Eight conference. I have a memory of the 1971 Game of the Century between No. 1 Nebraska and No. 2 Oklahoma. After that game, every matchup between the Sooners or Cornhuskers was “must-see TV.” And it was difficult the watch on TV at first because the…

We battle summer heat in Tulsa but I can live with that

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I don’t like extreme heat but you get used to it. Sorta. My son-in-law spent the last few summers in South Dakota. It can get hot there but the average temperature in June, July and August is about 85 degrees. That is more than a shade cooler than Tulsa. Tulsa averages 88 degrees in June,…

Investigate electric cars before you decide to purchase one

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I had a young female friend tell me she wasn’t worried about gasoline prices because she owns an electric car. She likes the fact that they don’t have emissions and they are high tech. She figures to save a lot of money and to “save the planet.” Maybe not. Here are some of the problems…

Forty years of marriage to an outstanding Godly woman

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Forty years ago, on July 10, 1982, I married an extraordinary woman – Susan Campbell. Despite the ravages of everyday life, we have served our Lord Jesus Christ, raised three remarkable children and been proud to be Americans. I was 28 when we got married. That was later than most of my friends. I was…

Here’s are some facts about Oklahoma’s ban on abortion

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On Friday, the day that the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to overturn Roe v. Wade, Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor certified that Oklahoma has officially banned abortion. Gov. Stitt said, “When I ran for governor, I promised Oklahomans that I would sign every pro-life bill that came across my desk. I am thrilled to…