Opinion

Editorial: Biden’s weak support of Israel

July 1, 2021

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a new freedom to speak his mind about Israeli-American relations In June, Netanyahu lost a 59-60 vote to a new coalition government led by Naftali Bennett. President Joe Biden, who is no great friend to Israel, was apparently happy to see Netanyahu’s defeat and Biden quickly congratulated Bennett….

Editorial: Stopping foreign ransomware

July 1, 2021

According to some projections, American companies can expect more than 65,000 ransomware attacks in 2021. Some think it could top 100,000 attacks. McDonald’s, Colonial Pipeline and even the City of Tulsa have been subjected to these attacks. The attack on Colonial Pipeline only had to overcome one password for hackers to subjugate the entire company….

Letter: What is going on in terms of worldwide ‘family planning’?

July 1, 2021 Duane Collins

According to the CDC, the birthrate in the USA is the lowest it’s been in over 40 years. We had 3,605,201 births in 2020, down 4% from the 3,747,540 in 2019. This is the sixth consecutive year that the number of births has declined, and the lowest number of births since 1979. The general fertility…

Letter: Appreciating our law enforcement

July 1, 2021 Catherine White

With all of the negativity and malice toward those who bravely serve and protect our families, it is important to support those who wear the badge as local police department and sheriff’s department peace officers. Every day, thousands of law enforcement officers across the country leave their homes and families while they faithfully protect the…

Editorial: Congratulations to OU softball

June 24, 2021

Congratulations to the Oklahoma women’s softball team who won the national championship on June 20. Everyone in Oklahoma should strive for excellence and that is especially true for young people and students. Under head coach Patty Grasso, OU has won three out of the last five national titles. That is impressive. No. 1 seeded OU…

Editorial: Gambling nun headed to jail?

June 24, 2021

Another good person’s life has been destroyed by gambling. A 79-year-old retired nun in Los Angeles pled guilty to embezzling $835,000 from the elementary school where she worked to cover her gambling losses. Mary Margaret Kreuper was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering on and has agreed to…

Editorial: We can’t trust Dr. Anthony Fauci

June 24, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci should be fired because he directly lied to the American people, according to recently released emails. Republicans, including Sens. Marsha Blackburn, Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton want Fauci to resign because they understand that the White House will not fire him because he supports Joe Biden’s disinformation campaign. Fauci’s considers himself infallible…

Letter: Trust in God, not in science

June 24, 2021 Duane Collins

In 1956, the United States of America established “In God We Trust” as our national motto. But it seems our current administration has completely forgotten that the American people still believe in God, and still trust in God. Perhaps these leaders believe they’ve become so intelligent, they no longer need God, and they’re trying to…

Letter: Thank God for resurrection

June 24, 2021 Cliff R. Hjelm

I just read of a lady passing at age 73 with celebration life services on June 12 in the sanctuary of Boston Avenue Methodist Church. She was inurned in the Columbarium at the church. A vault with niches for urns contains the ashes of cremated bodies. Many Methodist churches including Asbury Methodist are leaving the…

Editorial: Skyrocketing marijuana sales

June 17, 2021

Those who advocated for the legalization of medical marijuana were correct when they predicted a windfall in state taxes for the sale of pot. If they knew that the proliferation of the sale marijuana would be this large, they were not disclosing that. Oklahoma essentially has legalized recreational marijuana. It is very easy to get…