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Editorial: Liberals getting fed up with crime

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Crime is so bad in San Francisco that even die-hard liberals are wanting to reverse the so-called “justice reform.” San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin reacted negatively when San Francisco Mayor London Breed began a policy to expand police funding and to declare a state of emergency in the Tenderloin District, where crime is raging…

Letter: Truman did what was right

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President Harry Truman was not “voted out of office.” In 1952, he became so unpopular because  of The Korean War, called a Police Action, the Truman war. He knew he would never be re-elected. The Republicans chose the popular General Eisenhower (Ike)  who campaigned on the slogan “I will go to Korea” and he won…

Editorial: Vote for Tim Harris for TPS D-7

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Public school students are in trouble. Progressives dominate the administration and school boards and their philosophies are damaging an entire generation. Former Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris, who has taught law in college, wants to help right the ship of public education in Tulsa. He is running for the District 7 seat on the…

Editorial: Facilitating the Fentanyl crisis

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While progressives are urging an end to laws against dangerous drugs, record numbers of Americans are dying from overdoses of Fentanyl. And it’s getting worse. According to the U.S. Government, Fentanyl overdoses are now the leading cause of adults between the ages of 18 and 45 in America.  There were 37,208 recorded Fentanyl deaths in…

Editorial: Biden’s threat to unvacccinated

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Here was the grim holiday message from President Joe Biden. Americans who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus are facing a winter of “severe illness and death.” Biden said the omicron variant is in America and “it’s going to increase.” He predicted severe illness and death for the unvaccinated, their families and the hospitals “they…

Editorial: The Christmas season is good time to find out who Jesus is

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Where will you spend eternity? That’s a question that almost everyone will ponder in their lifetimes. Some philosophies believe that once you die, that’s it. You just cease to exist. Others think that there might be an afterlife and if you have done more good than bad, you will go to a good place. If…

Editorial: Get involved in politics in 2022 – crucial year for our government

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People need to get involved in political races and 2022 would be a great time to get seriously involved. This next year will have a host of important elections, including to U.S. Congress, governor of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Legislature, Tulsa city offices, judges, school board races, county races and some very important ballot issues. The…

Editorial: Congratulations to OSU, Gundy

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Congratulations to Coach Mike Gundy and the Oklahoma State football team. The Cowboys will proudly represent their university and the State of Oklahoma at the Fiesta Bowl and play a powerful Notre Dame team. OSU and Notre Dame have never played each other. With modest preseason predictions, the Cowboys almost had a perfect 12-0 regular…

Editorial: Oppression in New York City

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The city of New York is mandating vaccinations for the Chinese coronavirus for all workers – public and private. New York already mandates vaccinations for teachers, policemen, firefighters and all city employees. To top that off, the city instituted a vaccine mandate for employees of private and Christian schools. “We in New York City have…

Editorial: Venables is a proven winner

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Replacing Lincoln Riley with Brent Venables may turn out to be one of the best things to ever happen to Oklahoma football. That’s saying a lot. Riley was less than candid when he quit OU to take the job at USC. Riley won a lot of games at OU. He averaged 11 wins and two…