Opinion

Editorial: The hidden, rising death toll in the United States is revealing

January 20, 2022

One category of deaths in America is up 40% from pre-pandemic levels according to a report by Margaret Menge, a contributor to The Center Square, in Indiana. And the category is not seniors but Americans ages 18-64 – working-age people. “We are seeing, right now, the highest death rates we have seen in the history…

Editorial: NBC’s fake news says boys acting as female athletes have no edge

January 20, 2022

The fake news narrative for NBC News is that sex changes are not only possible but that anyone who takes the Biblical view that you cannot change your sex is mistaken. And in a recent report, NBC cites people who claim that there is scant scientific evidence that “transgender athletes” – specifically men or boys…

Editorial: Gundy, Stoops show true character

January 13, 2022

Congratulations to Coach Mike Gundy and the Oklahoma State football team. They were within a whisker of a Big 12 Championship and they pulled off a stunning upset victory over storied Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day. And thanks to legendary coach Bob Stoops, who stepped in as an interim head…

Editorial: No apologies for liberal lies

January 13, 2022

People want Rachel Maddow of MSNBC to apologize for the lies she told about the vaccine for the Chinese coronarvirus. Maddow has insisted that the COVID-19 stops the virus completely and stops transmission of the deadly disease. On March 29, 2021, Maddow said on the air, “Now we know that the vaccines work well enough…

Editorial: Liberals getting fed up with crime

January 13, 2022

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

January 13, 2022 Cliff R. Hjelm

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

January 6, 2022

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

January 6, 2022

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

January 6, 2022

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

December 23, 2021

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…