Opinion

Legislative Showmanship held at Oklahoma Youth Expo

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March 18, the Legislative Showmanship was held at the Oklahoma Youth Expo. Legislators from every corner of the state joined Oklahoma’s future farmers and ranchers for the Oklahoma Youth Expo, the world’s largest junior livestock show. It was an excellent opportunity to meet with the future agriculture industry leaders.

PI-STEM Academy at Southeastern applications now open

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Registration is now open for the 2024 PI-STEM Academy, which will be hosted by Southeastern Oklahoma State University on June 3-7. The event is free of charge and is open to upcoming 8th and 9th graders who reside in Oklahoma.

Disabled veterans sales tax exemption

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We had a productive week recently finishing the passage of bills out of committee. Of the 2,600 House bills eligible to be heard in committees before the deadline, 505 House Bills and House Joint Resolutions successfully passed committee.

African American contributions made America

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Even a half-honest account of American history must admit that the land stolen from the First Nations was made to produce and prosper through the sweat and blood of men, women, and children kidnapped from the west coast of Africa.

Cat’s scratching may be allergies, or something more

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My cat, Buster, has been scratching under his chin for days, and the skin underneath the fur there is getting raw. What is causing this, and how do I stop the scratching and treat the injured skin? — David G., Buffalo, New York DEAR DAVID: It’s clear that something is aggravating your cat and causing him to scratch in just one spot.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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Have you seen the new viral video, “So God made Trump”? Even the Evangelicals are calling it blasphemous. If God gave us Trump, it must have been Yahweh (Jehovah), the jealous God of wrath and vengeance of the ancient Israelites.