Opinion

Editorial: Censoring Cheney and Kinzinger

February 17, 2022

The Republican National Committee voted to censure U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, and U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Illinois, because they chose to sit on the Democrat kangaroo court “investigating” the January 6, 2021, protests at the U.S. Capitol. The resolution states that the Republican Party “will no longer support them as members of the Republican…

Letter: Teach the Bible in public schools

February 17, 2022 Kimball Shinkoskey

Every day Americans scurry off in winter darkness to work physical construction sites and business-as-usual office settings. But where are folks scurrying off to work on social construction programs to build a better society and renew our nation’s traditional commitment to ethical living? We are bending our ingenuity to perfect drone use, green materials, and…

Letter: ‘Center of the universe’ is not right

February 17, 2022 Cliff R. Hjelm

After reading about the tremendous information available through science regarding our endless universe, our telescopes reveal billions of planets. Artificial intelligence and computers process millions of correspondence per second. I thought how awesome is our God but I am puzzled by the fact that these geniuses discovering these truths for the most part deny that…

Editorial: End state sales tax on groceries

February 10, 2022

Here’s a good idea – eliminate state sales tax on groceries. Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, is leading that charge in the new session of the Oklahoma Legislature. “Currently only six states allow full taxes on groceries, Oklahoma being one,” Roberts said. “We currently have a surplus in funds and revenues are up, so now is…

Editorial: Racist view on SCOTUS nominee

February 10, 2022

Seats on the United States Supreme Court should be based on qualifications, not on race. Obviously, judges should not be excluded on the basis of their skin color but that is exactly what President Joe Biden has done when he declared he would nominate “a black woman” for the Supreme Court. State Senator and candidate…

Editorial: Biden lying on immigration mess

February 10, 2022

President Joe Biden claims he doesn’t understand why foreigners want to flood across our southern border. “I think one of the fundamental things we’ve got to do in addition to some of the changes we’ll make, which we won’t get into it today, is that if we figure out why they’re leaving in the first…

Letter: Why didn’t Musk come to Oklahoma?

February 10, 2022 Cliff R. Hjelm

Time Magazine has named Elon Musk as “The Person of the Year”. He is described as the richest person in the history of the world (excluding sovereigns). With a net worth of more than $300 billion, his impact was with Tesla in 2021, the year that electric vehicles finally came into the mainstream. Tesla became…

Letter: Why are leaders so blinded to sin?

February 10, 2022 Manuel Ybarra, Jr.

When I entered the title “Are They Blinded by God? – the system would not accept that. Probably because of the question mark, but perhaps, God wants to show He is involved in what is happening in America today. Something that I am sure that He is! This morning I heard the President say that…

Editorial: Tulsa Beacon endorsements

February 3, 2022

Some very important races and issues will be decided on February 8 in what historically will be a low voter turnout. Here are the Tulsa Beacon recommendations. Tulsa Public Schools Office 7 This is an open seat on a school board dominated by liberals who don’t dare defy the administration. Former Tulsa County District Attorney…

Editorial: Biden damages American cities

February 3, 2022

With the stroke of a pen, a year ago President Joe Biden gave Philip, South Datkota, a death sentence. Writer Teny Sahakian of Fox News outlined how Biden’s executive order to kill the Keystone XL pipeline destroyed the future potential of this small town in rural South Dakota. “We are the collateral damage,” West Central…