District 71 – Republican primary runoff The Tulsa Beacon endorses Beverly Atteberry. District 74 – Republican primary runoff Sheila Vancuren would most likely be a moderate Republican like her husband Mark. Kevin Norwood looks to be a great Christian man, however there is not much to look at politically and his materials do not…
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s (OSDE) budget and how much it will cost to update the state’s social studies standards for the 2026 school year. Some news reports have claimed it will cost taxpayers $33 million for new textbooks, but I want to clear up the…
[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] Time. What is it? Can you give a simple one sentence definition? For an idea which constrains us all, it is a nebulous concept. One of the common associated phrases is “I do not have time for that.” What does that mean or…
Candidates for Oklahoma’s statewide offices, such as governor, attorney general, and lieutenant governor, are kicking off their campaigns. While candidates and campaigns are very important, equally if not more important is what those candidates would accomplish—and how they would accomplish it—if elected. Oklahoma has great opportunities and significant challenges. To address both requires candidates to…
When an organization only achieves a 20% success rate, drastic change has to happen. Trinity Strategic Wealth would be out of business if only 20% of our clients were satisfied with their financial progress. Yet, for our shared Oklahoma enterprise of 500+ schools districts, where only 20% of 8th graders can read proficiently, there is…
A key plank of Obamacare (the federal “Affordable Care Act”) allowed states to expand Medicaid programs to include able-bodied adults and not just the medically needy. When expansion was narrowly approved by a public vote in Oklahoma in 2020, everyone knew it would require the diversion of millions of dollars annually in state tax money….
This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity. Beginning with Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and…
He carried his cross up to Calvary, embraced it. Already flogged by the Romans, he allowed himself to be nailed, hung on this cross. His loved ones fled, abandoned him in the hour of trial, the enemies mocked where he bleeding, suffering looked down on them and said “Father, forgive them!”. What is this, how…
The tariff battles are on. Storm clouds seem to hover over the global economy. There is great wailing and gnashing of teeth. The left-leaning Big Media are stoking the flames of fear by saying a recession is imminent, and short-term investors are selling shares in the stock market. As usual, the Big Media has it…
Generally speaking, conservative individuals base their lives off a standard of rules which stay the same and don’t change. Where as Liberals tend to base their lives off the concept known as “Situational Ethics,” which are subject to change at any time for Any Reason. Even more Bizarre is the Fact that the everchanging laws…