Newspaper ownership should exhibit transparency
The New York Times offered a great headline on Dec. 14: Reporters in Las Vegas try to crack case of who owns their newspaper.
I...
Gary Jones: Many politicians have ‘inflated’ self image
The people of Oklahoma elect a "State Auditor & Inspector" as one of 11 statewide offices. Gary Jones was elected to the position in 2010...
In Trump, Republican Party gets the savior it has sought
(Editor’s Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though contributions...
Ted Cruz said his presidency will make me enter therapy
When I arrived at Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz's scheduled stump speech Wednesday in southwest OKC, I had already missed the Texas senator's impromptu press...
State leaders seek alternative to Boren education tax
In the face of a one-cent sales tax increase proposed by dozens of Oklahoma education, business and philanthropic leaders, members of Oklahoma's executive and legislative branches...
Small miracles: One lawmaker’s Christmas wish list
Well, 2015 has come and is nearly gone. Here, at the end, it's a mixed bag of curses and blessings. Our budget deficit seems...
Rebuttal: Why I’m NOT a conservative Republican
This could take a while.
You might want to get a sandwich.
While I could probably fill a tome with my reasons for being neither conservative...
Filter: medical marijuana, junk food, smog and guns
Last week contained a great deal of important headlines, for both Oklahoma and the nation. OKC was profiled on Politico, the Tulsa Frontier found some sticky...
Immigration limbo: Battles create struggle for identity
AUSTIN, Texas — Ana Flores was 11 years old when she moved from Mexico to Texas. Her older sister had come to America to study and...
Oklahoma revenue failure: ‘There you have it, folks’
"So there you have it, folks."
Oklahoma Secretary of Finance Preston Doerflinger opened his remarks at a Thursday press conference by letting the enormity of...
