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Editorial: Oklahoma school-choice critics miss the mark

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Opponents of Oklahoma’s school choice program claim it primarily benefits “the rich” because, in effect, the joint income of a working mom and dad with children is greater than the income of a young, single person with no children. Yes, the arguments against school choice really are that stupid. The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit…

Letter: America’s Greatest Mistake

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When America adopted the term “Separation of Church and State” it began America’s greatest mistake, although it was a great idea originally.  It was meant to keep the federal government from dictating to churches what to do or say. But since then, they have changed what the First Amendment really meant.  Now it is used…

Editorial: Medicaid work requirements make moral and fiscal sense

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“Work” may be a four-letter word, but it’s not an obscenity. You wouldn’t know that based on the reaction of many liberals to the new work requirements for Medicaid. To stay on Medicaid, the new law requires able-bodied adults with no children to spend only 80 hours per month either working, going to school, participating…

Editorial: OK economic reforms strengthen families, reward work, expand freedom

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Oklahoma made meaningful progress during the 2025 legislative session with reforms that support families, encourage work, and expand opportunity. Together, they represent a steady movement toward a healthier, family-centered state—one where parents keep more of what they earn, education options reflect the needs of families, and the government respects individual initiative. Too often, economic and…

Editorial: Work requirements a win for taxpayers

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“Work” may be a four-letter word, but it’s not an obscenity. You wouldn’t know that based on the reaction of many liberals to the new work requirements for Medicaid. To stay on Medicaid, the new law requires able-bodied adults with no children to spend only 80 hours per month either working, going to school, participating…

Editorial: Supreme Court unanimously rejects DEI double standards

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that discrimination is wrong. That may surprise Ibram Kendi disciples but not any Oklahoman with an ounce of common sense. Kendi is the author of How to Be an Antiracist and notoriously declared that “racial discrimination is not inherently racist” and that the “only remedy to past discrimination is…

Editorial: No need for college tuition increases

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This year, legislators provided more than $1 billion in appropriations to Oklahoma colleges and universities. That negates any need for tuition increases. The question is whether university leaders will admit it. Unfortunately, college leaders don’t have a good track record of prioritizing affordability. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the price of college…

Editorial: Say No to Open Primaries

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The radical leftists want to take over Oklahoma and turn us into the state of California. And shockingly, some blind Republicans want to help the woke army of darkness and assist the takeover. If approved by a vote of the people, SQ 836 will make Oklahoma a primary state so that every candidate, regardless of…

Editorial: Congress must act to pull USPS back from the brink

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The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse.  The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high rate increases and degraded service.  David Steiner, who will take over as Postmaster General on July 14, 2025, has a tough job to do…

Letter: The SPLC labels Christians as ‘Hate Groups”

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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a private, Leftist organization which promotes Anti- American Ideology, as well as actual policy within many corporations. Since this radical organization was Founded in 1971. It has been Forced to pay millions of dollars in defamation lawsuits For falsely labeling conservative organizations as “Hate Groups”. Whats even more…