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Editorial: Why is TPS closing some schools?

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In January, the Tulsa Public School Board will likely vote on a recommendation by Superintendent Deborah Gist to close or merge four schools due to a $20,000,000.00 budget shortfall. Gist wants to close Jones, Wright and Grimes elementaries in 2020 and possibly merge Mark Twain Elementary into the Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy. Another part…

Editorial: More persecution of Christianity

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An effort to outlaw a student piano performance of Joy to the World has been thwarted in Northern California. The Benzel family reached out to Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) after their 13-year-old daughter Brooklyn’s musical choice was rejected by her Education Specialist at South Sutter Charter School. The specialist, who oversees independent-study charter school students,…

Editorial: Pelosi really does hate Trump

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she doesn’t “hate” President Donald Trump. She said she doesn’t “hate” anyone. Yet, Pelosi has been relentless in not only her pursuit to drive Trump from office but also to kill any legislation that might be seen as a victory for Trump’s conservative policies. Pelosi is the poster child for an…

Letter: No Democrat presidential hopeful can match Trump’s success

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As in all former presidential elections, the left still has no credible scandal-free frontrunner again this time. Not one such candidate yet stands up to Trump’s pristine honesty and proven progress now strategically unmatchable. Honestly, today’s best left frontrunner actually thought she was an Indian for 30 years until recently disproven. The laughable debates though…

Letter: Let’s all pray for Nancy Pelosi

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At the end of November 2019, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 28,051 (up 11% from November 2018).  The S&P 500 closed at 3,141 (up 15% from November 2018).  Black Friday retail sales reached $7.4 billion and Cyber Monday online sales reached $9.4 billion, breaking all previous records.  Wages and salaries were up 3.1%…

Letter: Check on the elderly this Christmas

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During the holiday season, many will struggle with increased feelings of loneliness – especially seniors, who spend more time alone than the average adult. According to Meals on Wheels America, one in four U.S. seniors live alone. Isolation can cause detrimental health issues, including heightened risk of heart disease, dementia and premature death. The holidays…

Letter: Donkey or ‘kangaroo’ party symbol?

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A question – What ever happened to the Demo Donkey symbol for the Democrat Party? It looks like a kangaroo needs to be the new party symbol. That matches the “kangaroo court hearings” they held to impeach President Trump. Trump was looking into an agreement that Nancy Pelosi and her gang wanted in the Middle…

Editorial: Why are so many schools failing?

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According to the latest education “report card,” academic achievement is stagnant. It’s actually worse than that. Children in public schools in Oklahoma – and more specifically in the Tulsa School District – are not learning as they should. Why? In the past two years, Oklahoma voters have elected so-called “pro-education” legislators who have pushed for…

Editorial: Keep the National Guard home

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Until recently, the Oklahoma National Guard was not deployed overseas in combat zones. During the Vietnam War, the Guard was stationed only stateside. Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed legislation to ensure men and women serving in the Oklahoma National Guard are only deployed as directed by the U.S. Constitution. Known as the “Defend…

Editorial: Free college tuition is a scheme

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Democrats want free college tuition for everyone. Apart from this enormous cost, there is a sinister hidden agenda in these appeals to government funded higher education. Free speech is being denied at varying levels at most colleges and universities. Liberal professor foster progressive thought and discourage or even ban conservatism. Democrats want impressionable high school…