Opinion

Letter: Diversity nonsense in California

February 14, 2019 Duane Collins

The University of California (UC) now requires faculty to adhere to a new creed – diversity. Every applicant for a position must write a diversity statement that tells the university how, in the past, the applicant has promoted diversity — and how the applicant will promote diversity in the future. Diversity is defined by UC…

Editorial: Stitt fulfills campaign promises

February 7, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt hit the ground running in his first month in office and like President Trump, Stitt seems committed to keeping his campaign promises. Stitt has ordered the state plane used by former governors to be sold. That will save a cool million a year. If he needs to go somewhere, there are military…

Editorial: Coach Haith’s character lessons

February 7, 2019

Tulsa basketball coach Frank Haith builds character in the young men he coaches. And he does it by word and by example. In January, TU hosted their annual Coaches vs. Cancer game. Coaches wore sneakers for the fight against cancer. Many schools, including Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, take part in this noble cause. Without much…

Editorial: Socialist predicts Earth’s demise

February 7, 2019

The world will end in 12 years. That’s the message from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York. At a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, Ocasio-Cortez, made that grim statement about global warming. “Millennials and people, you know, Gen Z and all these folks that will come after us are looking up and we’re like:…

Letter: 8.8 million children got Operation Christmas Child boxes

February 7, 2019 Dana Williams

I am writing to thank Tulsa residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Tulsa and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.8 million shoeboxes in 2018. Combined with those collected…

Letter: Leaders must change their ways

February 7, 2019 Manuel Ybarra, Jr.

Many in the House and Senate need to realize this is about America, not about them, and their morally corrupt political parties. They are paid high wages to work for America in a fair, sensible and Godly way. That is not what we are getting for our money now. The safety of America should be…

Letter: The cure for Oklahoma education

February 7, 2019 Byron Schlomach

Governor Kevin Stitt has made it his goal to move Oklahoma toward Top 10 status among the states. Exactly how he would measure this is unclear, but education is obviously targeted, given its prominence in his inaugural speech. This much is clear, though; Oklahoma will not become a top-ten state in education just by spending…

Editorial: South Tulsa’s political malaise

January 31, 2019

Why is South Tulsa not a factor in city politics? People who live and work in Midtown and Downtown dominate Tulsa policies and spending. Yet much of Tulsa’s retail business is outside those areas and they produce much of the funding for city government. Not too long ago, Woodland Hills Mall at 71st Street and…

Editorial: Abortion abolition in Oklahoma

January 31, 2019

If American Christians were serious about stopping the murder of unborn children, abortion would be abolished in this nation. The first step could be stopping abortion in Oklahoma. This is the United States of America. The founders, in their wisdom, put in checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution. That has been diluted through the…

Editorial: Trump is keeping his promises

January 31, 2019

Unlike so many politicians, President Trump is determined to keep his campaign promises. That’s refreshing. Past presidents compromised at the drop of a hat. The late George H.W. Bush famously promised no new taxes (“Read my lips – no new taxes”) and then made a deal with the Democrats to raise taxes if they cut…