Opinion

Editorial: Curtaining gun rights in Missouri

July 8, 2021

Joe Biden’s Justice Department doesn’t want the people of Missouri to exercise their full 2nd Amendment rights to bear arms. Biden is issuing questionable executive orders to curtail gun rights. Biden thinks his authority supercedes the State of Missouri, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Constitution. The Justice Department has warned…

Editorial: Normalizing homosexual choice

July 8, 2021

There is a lot of effort in trying to force acceptance of homosexuality on our culture, including changing our language and connecting “homophobia” with “racism.” Liberal religious leaders want to combine the concept of racial harmony with an acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle. It is couched in the idea that people who choose to pursue…

Editorial: Native Americans and pipelines

July 8, 2021

If your only source of news was the mainstream media, you would think that all Native Americans are opposed to oil and natural gas pipelines. Gordon Construction of Mahnomen, Minnesota, is owned by Matt Gordon, a member of the White Earth Nation tribe. His company is working on Line 3, a pipeline carrying oil from…

Letter: Catholic bishops move to deny President Joe Biden communion

July 8, 2021 Duane Collins

Roman Catholic bishops of the United States overwhelmingly voted to draft guidance on the sacrament of the Eucharist, thereby advancing the growing demand that President Biden be denied communion because of his public support for abortion. The measure was approved by a vote of 73% in favor and 24% opposed. Some say communion is a…

Editorial: The facts about the United States

July 1, 2021

Here are the facts. The United States of America was founded by men and women who were devout Christians who wanted the free exercise of their faith and freedoms that were granted by God, not by man. There is no other nation on Earth like America. Even the early Americans who did not have faith…

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…