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Editorial: Online teaching prompts failure

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More than 12 months of lockdowns due to the Chinese coronavirus have taken their toll on Americans, especially school-age children. A study published by Tulsa Public Schools showed that nearly half of the students in that district are failing in at least one class.  That’s about 14,000 Tulsa students are aren’t making their grades. At…

Editorial: Culture attacks Coach Les Miles

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People are out to destroy Kansas football coach Les Miles. Last week, Kansas placed Miles on administrative leave while it investigates charges of inappropriate conduct while he was coach at LSU in 2013. Then he quit. An LSU report based on 2013 accused Miles of “inappropriate behavior” toward female students. They claim he contacted some…

Editorial: President Biden and the button

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Democrat and Republicans in the U.S. Senate want to minimize the military decisions by President Joe Biden. Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, and Todd Young, R-Indiana, introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal decades-old authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East as tensions heat up in that part of the world. Senators are frustrated…

Letter: World government is on the horizon

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Recently, Pope Francis made a visit to Iraq and traveled to the ancient city of Ur, which is traditionally held to be the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham.  The pope’s visit was meant to convey images of religious unity and tolerance between Christians, Jews, and Muslims. On March 6, Pope Francis had a private meeting…

Letter: What book do they read?

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The term “liberal” is derived from the word “liberty.” This implies that liberals are supportive of liberty. Yet all of the liberal institutions in our society are being controlled from the top down in a cult-like chain of command which has eclipsed any amount of power held by the so-called “right wing” institutions. At the…

Editorial: Oklahoma needs to open back up

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Here’s the truth about the Chinese coronavirus pandemic in long-term care facilities in Oklahoma. According to  the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), there were 39 new cases statewide during February 11-18. During the last week of December, there were 443 new cases. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in December listed 29 counties…

Editorial: Let girls compete against girls

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This is a sad situation. The Biden Administration is pushing for public schools, colleges and universities to allow boys who want to be girls to compete in school-sponsored sporting events. This is bad policy. First, you can’t change your sex. You are born either a boy or a girl. You can alter your appearance with…

Editorial: The dangerous ‘Equality Act’

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Democrats want to turn America away from the traditional morality that this nation was founded on. A case in point in the so-called “Equality Act.” This is a direct assault on Christianity, the Bible and anyone who holds to those values. The Equality Act would designate schools, churches and health organizations as “public accommodations.” Schools,…

Editorial: City of Tulsa budgetary crunch

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Here’s a  rock and a hard place” situation for the City of Tulsa. The two weeks of below-freezing temperatures in February wrecked havoc with the city’s infrastructure, particularly waterlines and potholes in city streets. Add to that the overtime caused by the storms and the need to replace aging snow equipment and supplies of salt…

Editorial: Biden and the Middle East

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Elections have consequences. President Joe Biden is reopening negotiations with Iran concerning its nuclear weapons program. This is bad for the Middle East and bad for America. “The Biden Administration’s decision to reopen nuclear talks with Iran while turning our back on traditional American allies in the Middle East like Israel and Saudi Arabia is…