Shawn Frates of Sooner Produce on 91st Street and Harvard Avenue holds a watermelon next to the latest crop of summer peaches. The stand is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and they have peaches, watermelons, cucumbers, tomatoes, apples, zucchini and other seasonal produce plus an assortment of flowers and…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, blasted the National Education Association (NEA) after that leftist organization vowed to support and promote the use of Critical Race Theory in public school classrooms at its recent annual meeting and representative assembly. “When we ran legislation to prohibit the teaching of Critical Race Theory in Oklahoma public…
On July 8, Sen. David Bullard called on State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister to take immediate action to fully implement House Bill 1775 at the July State Board of Education meeting. During the 2021 legislative session, the state legislature passed HB 1775 to stop race and sex discrimination in Oklahoma schools, and ensure…
OKLAHOMA CITY – For many Oklahomans, June 25 is just another day on the calendar to get through before Independence Day parties can begin. However, for one Oklahoma Army National Guard sergeant major, it is a solemn date of remembrance. June 25, 2021, marked the 25th anniversary of the Khobar Towers bombing – an attack…
Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat has approved all of the requests for interim studies submitted by Oklahoma Senate members. Senators submitted 72 interim study requests; one request was withdrawn. The topic included issues ranging from healthcare, taxation, families, marijuana, prisons, education and race relations. “There were a wide variety of subject matters requested for…
POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House press secretary, is the second featured speaker to be announced as part of The National Symposium on Patriotic Education, to be held via livestream Sept. 16-17, 2021. The purpose of the Symposium, which is hosted by The William S. Knight Center for Patriotic Education at…
Tuition and fees are going up for some state-supported colleges in Oklahoma The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved increases to tuition and mandatory fees for Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities. Tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduate students will increase an average of 1.3% statewide for the 2021-22 academic year. Thirteen institutions across…
NORMAN (PRNewswire) — The Michael F. Price College of Business at The University of Oklahoma has launched the world’s first Executive MBA in Renewables program to meet the rapidly growing demand for well-educated renewable energy professionals. Created by the OU Energy Institute within Price College, the program brings together industry leaders and veterans, and will…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma ranks seventh in the nation for quality civics and U.S. history academic standards, according to a report released from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Oklahoma was awarded a B+ in both areas with accolades for deep content, clear organization and a commitment to telling the story of Native Americans. Only five…
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE – Lt Col. Aaron E. Oliver was recently selected as the next commander of Civil Air Patrol’s Oklahoma Wing. He succeeds Col. David L. Roberts, Jr who assumed command in July 2017. The change of command ceremony will take place at the Oklahoma Wing Conference on July 17 in Broken Arrow,…