The partial shutdown of the government that began in January should be blamed on Democrats in the U.S. Senate. President Trump, responding to the will of the people in the 2016 election, promised a secure border and part of that is a wall along our border with Mexico. The continuing resolution passed before Christmas included…
What will happen in 2019? It’s hard to predict the future but there are some positive and negative trends that have emerged. On a national level, the progress made by President Donald Trump will hit a brick wall with the Democrat control of the House of Representatives. Their obstruction of his policies has already begun….
In totalitarian governments, high-ranking officials try to control every aspect of peoples’ lives. That was the case for eight years in America when ex-President Obama and his wife Michelle tried to mandate changes in the diets of school children. Through presidential mandates, the Obamas forced public schools to offer the food they chose. Any variance…
Finally we can put to bed and in the files of history the year 2018. It was a very wild and difficult year indeed. However, as it has been covered extensively and to many of us our dismay and disgust. So it seems to me to be time to look ahead to the future and…
The U.S. House on December 12 passed The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 conference report, also known as the 2018 farm bill. “Oklahoma family farmers and ranchers today rest a little easier thanks to Congress’ action in passing the 2018 farm bill this week, even as our state’s agricultural producers face the constant threats of…
It seems that even on a week where the attention of our nation should have been totally focused on the departure of PRESGB-41 to a better life and reunion with his FLOTUS in Heaven (especially since PRESDT-45 had declared December 6 as a national holiday with banks, government offices and USPS closed in observance of…
The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and allies want the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion. According to a brief filed November 15, the Supreme Court could review a lower court ruling that banned discrimination against certain classes of unborn children according to sex, race,…
As a Summit Financial employee, I worked with Daniel Keating for the last 17 years as his secretary. My first thought about Mr. Keating is he was a true gentleman in every way. He was with Summit for 20-plus years and was dedicated to this company. He shared the importance of having insurance with many…
President Trump is levying tariffs on several major trading partners. And they’re striking back. China says it’s prepared for “the biggest trade war in economic history” and promises to impose retaliatory tariffs of “equal scale and equal strength” on U.S. goods. The European Union has slapped tariffs on U.S. products ranging from bourbon to motorcycles….
This week becomes the final week leading up to the 2018 Mid-Term Election on November 6, which many have stated is “the most important in my lifetime.” Well, maybe not in mine, as the last presidential election was one of the most, if not the most, critical elections in my nine-decade memory. That includes those…