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Editorial: An agenda for Oklahoma statewide candidates

Tulsa Beacon

Candidates for Oklahoma’s statewide offices, such as governor, attorney general, and lieutenant governor, are kicking off their campaigns. While candidates and campaigns are very important, equally if not more important is what those candidates would accomplish—and how they would accomplish it—if elected. Oklahoma has great opportunities and significant challenges. To address both requires candidates to…

Editorial: Accountability and solutions needed in Education

Tulsa Beacon

When an organization only achieves a 20% success rate, drastic change has to happen. Trinity Strategic Wealth would be out of business if only 20% of our clients were satisfied with their financial progress. Yet, for our shared Oklahoma enterprise of 500+ schools districts, where only 20% of 8th graders can read proficiently, there is…

Editorial: Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion: A bad deal getting worse

Tulsa Beacon

A key plank of Obamacare (the federal “Affordable Care Act”) allowed states to expand Medicaid programs to include able-bodied adults and not just the medically needy. When expansion was narrowly approved by a public vote in Oklahoma in 2020, everyone knew it would require the diversion of millions of dollars annually in state tax money….

Editorial: Presidential Message on Holy Week 2025

Tulsa Beacon

This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity. Beginning with Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and…

Editorial: The tariff battles have begun, how should we respond?

Tulsa Beacon

The tariff battles are on. Storm clouds seem to hover over the global economy. There is great wailing and gnashing of teeth. The left-leaning Big Media are stoking the flames of fear by saying a recession is imminent, and short-term investors are selling shares in the stock market. As usual, the Big Media has it…

Editorial: Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion: a bad deal getting worse

Tulsa Beacon

A key plank of Obamacare (the federal “Affordable Care Act”) allowed states to expand Medicaid programs to include able-bodied adults and not just the medically needy. When expansion was narrowly approved by a public vote in Oklahoma in 2020, everyone knew it would require the diversion of millions of dollars annually in state tax money….

Editorial: ENDORSEMENTS

Tulsa Beacon

TPS District 3 School Board No endorsement However, of the two Dorie Simmons is the more moderate candidate. Tulsa Tech School Board Office No. 2 Both candidates are Republicans – Kibbe has the educational background, but Blackburn has a business background. The Tulsa Beacon would suggest Blackburn just to bring some common sense into education. OK…

Editorial: A Call to pray for persecuted Christians

Tulsa Beacon

Throughout history, Christians have endlessly endured persecution for their faith. As Jesus Christ taught us, there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for another—a sacrificial love exemplified in His ultimate sacrifice for the Church. Sadly, this spirit of sacrifice remains a painful reality for many Christians today, who continue to be…

Editorial: Oklahoma’s reading crisis must be addressed

Tulsa Beacon

It’s been said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing expecting different results.” This describes the failures in reading proficiency by Oklahoma students, despite billions of dollars of increased spending on public education in Oklahoma. The Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University revealed that from 2013 to 2024 Oklahoma’s per-pupil spending increased 47 percent…