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Editorial: Healthcare for illegal aliens?

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Citizens of other countries are coming to Oklahoma illegally just to have babies and the federal government is forcing Oklahoma government to pay for their medical expenses. Sen. Paul Scott, R-Duncan, has filed a bill to stop the state from funding to provide healthcare to illegal aliens under the Soon-to-Be-Sooners Program. The STBS program is…

Editorial: Award shows losing audiences

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Hollywood’s war on President Trump is having an impact – on Hollywood. As we enter the season of phony Hollywood award shows, progressive actors, directors, producers and writers seldom waste and an opportunity to blast Trump as a “racist,” “homophobe” or any other nasty tag that suits their fancy. America has had enough of listening…

Editorial: Blame the Senate Democrats

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The partial shutdown of the government that began in January should be blamed on Democrats in the U.S. Senate. President Trump, responding to the will of the people in the 2016 election, promised a secure border and part of that is a wall along our border with Mexico. The continuing resolution passed before Christmas included…

Editorial: Never enough cash for the OEA

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The Oklahoma Education Association, a wing of the National Education Association, deserves credit for getting public education in such a mess in Oklahoma. Last year, the OEA promoted a walkout/strike to raise teacher salaries after the Republican-led Legislature voted in salary increases for public teachers. No amount of tax increases is enough in the eyes…

Editorial: Boy Scouts facing bankruptcy

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The Boy Scouts of America are pondering bankruptcy because of legal problems but those are the surface causes. In the 1970s, the Boy Scouts had more than five million members and now they have more than two million. What happened to cause this organization, founded on honor and character, to teeter on collapse? Strike one…

Editorial: 2019: A chance for a fresh start

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What will happen in 2019? It’s hard to predict the future but there are some positive and negative trends that have emerged. On a national level, the progress made by President Donald Trump will hit a brick wall with the Democrat control of the House of Representatives. Their obstruction of his policies has already begun….

Editorial: Trying to slow down abortions

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Abortionists, abortion clinics and leftists don’t want pregnant women to have time to reconsider a decision to murder their unborn babies. The Center for Reproductive rights in New York City has represented Tulsa Women’s Reproductive Clinic in an effort to overturn a state law that mandates that women seeking to kill their unborn babies wait…

Editorial: Trump vs. Obama school lunch

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In totalitarian governments, high-ranking officials try to control every aspect of peoples’ lives. That was the case for eight years in America when ex-President Obama and his wife Michelle tried to mandate changes in the diets of school children. Through presidential mandates, the Obamas forced public schools to offer the food they chose. Any variance…

Editorial: Congratulations to Kyler Murray and No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners

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Congratulations to Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray and The University of Oklahoma football team. As talented and accomplished as Murray is, even he recognizes that some credit is due to his teammates and his coaches for this prestigious award. Former Sooner quarterback Baker Mayfield – now starring for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL –…

Editorial: Conservative fiscal policy and the Oklahoma’s historic windfall

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The State of Oklahoma has had a record amount of revenue in 2018. That is indisputable, even though some liberal pundits think the billion-dollar-plus budget surplus is “fake news.” It’s not. The numbers are there. The money is in the state treasury. Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into the state Rainy Day Fund….