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Corporation Commission candidates must speak on bonds

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Where there’s smoke, someone ought to investigate, don’t you think? All heck is breaking loose at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, and it’s time the candidates running to join that fray speak up and let us know where they stand. The August 4th hearing at the OCC reminded me of a principal who smells smoke coming…

Every culture experiences its own version of diffusion

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We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. The history is just now being written. From where did they come? When? What does diffusion have to do with Original Americans? Scattering. Diffusion is one of those terms used across many fields of science, but seldom arises in everyday use….

Conservative acts speak louder than words

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Polling consistently shows a strong share of Oklahoma voters identify as conservatives. Therefore, Republican candidates do as well, if for no other reason than political self-preservation. But being conservative means more than checking off the pro-life and pro-Second Amendment boxes on a questionnaire, as important as those issues may be. So, what is a conservative?…

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…

There must be a special place in Heaven for nursery workers

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To say the least, I have led an unusual life. I have labored in the steamy jungles of Panama. I have sat down for dinner with the vice president of China. I have lived in homeless shelters . . . and stayed in castles. Now, I can add one more adventure—probably the greatest challenge yet….

The Holy City of the Wichitas is famous for an Easter Passion Play.

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…

You think I may be shallow but at least I am also very weak

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For someone who isn’t a writer, coming up with an article each week is a daunting task. One of the problems I face is that I have only one mind, 10 fingers and 26 letters to work with. I sometimes think if we just had a few more letters in our alphabet, my job would…

Egyptian mummies, cocaine, nicotine and the Americas

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We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. The history is just now being written. From where did they come? When? What do Egyptian mummies, cocaine, and nicotine have to do with Original Americans? They exported. In 1992, chemistry, toxicology, and endocrinology researcher, Dr. Svetla Balabanova, from the Institute…

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…