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Editorial: President Biden and the button

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Democrat and Republicans in the U.S. Senate want to minimize the military decisions by President Joe Biden. Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, and Todd Young, R-Indiana, introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal decades-old authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East as tensions heat up in that part of the world. Senators are frustrated…

Editorial: Oklahoma needs to open back up

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Here’s the truth about the Chinese coronavirus pandemic in long-term care facilities in Oklahoma. According to  the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), there were 39 new cases statewide during February 11-18. During the last week of December, there were 443 new cases. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in December listed 29 counties…

Editorial: Let girls compete against girls

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This is a sad situation. The Biden Administration is pushing for public schools, colleges and universities to allow boys who want to be girls to compete in school-sponsored sporting events. This is bad policy. First, you can’t change your sex. You are born either a boy or a girl. You can alter your appearance with…

Editorial: The dangerous ‘Equality Act’

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Democrats want to turn America away from the traditional morality that this nation was founded on. A case in point in the so-called “Equality Act.” This is a direct assault on Christianity, the Bible and anyone who holds to those values. The Equality Act would designate schools, churches and health organizations as “public accommodations.” Schools,…

Editorial: City of Tulsa budgetary crunch

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Here’s a  rock and a hard place” situation for the City of Tulsa. The two weeks of below-freezing temperatures in February wrecked havoc with the city’s infrastructure, particularly waterlines and potholes in city streets. Add to that the overtime caused by the storms and the need to replace aging snow equipment and supplies of salt…

Editorial: Biden and the Middle East

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Elections have consequences. President Joe Biden is reopening negotiations with Iran concerning its nuclear weapons program. This is bad for the Middle East and bad for America. “The Biden Administration’s decision to reopen nuclear talks with Iran while turning our back on traditional American allies in the Middle East like Israel and Saudi Arabia is…

Editorial: Biden bypasses Congress again

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According to the U.S. Constitution, the Senate ratifies treaties with foreign governments. President Joe Biden doesn’t believe in the constraints of the Constitution, even though he swore to uphold it when he took office. Barack Obama holds the same view. Using the false premise of man-made global warming, Biden – without the consent of the…

Editorial: Tulsa’s unsung heroes perform

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There are unsung heroes among us. When a record-setting winter storm struck Tulsa, city workers were not only prepared to plow the snow, spread sand and rescue trapped motorists, they braved sub-zero temperatures to restore water breaks. City workers and nonprofit workers actively searched the streets of Tulsa to find homeless people and deliver them…

Editorial: So much for wind, solar power

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The mid-February winter storm is a shining example of the folly of relying on wind and solar energy and getting rid of oil and natural gas. The sub-zero temperatures and ice and snow in Oklahoma and Texas caused an unexpected surge in electricity demand and resulted in rolling power blackouts. Guess what happens to wind…

Editorial: Dumping on the Crusades?

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Valparaiso University is dropping its team name Crusaders because the term has been “embraced by ‘hate groups.’” What? Because the Ku Klux Klan uses the word “crusader,” the university’s faculty and student senate passed resolutions calling for a change of that team name and the symbolism of a mascot with a helmet and fake armor….