Confederate flag rally touts heritage, ignores reality
SHAWNEE, Oklahoma — I have more than a half-dozen direct ancestors who lived in Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi and fought for the South....
Even as minority populations grow, representation lags
Minorities make up a small fraction of every level of government. According to a 2014 study by Women Donors Network, "Just 10 percent of...
What if every Oklahoman bought a Powerball ticket?
With Oklahoma's current leadership declaring 2016 a revenue failure and facing a nearly $900 million shortfall for next year's budget, it's time to look somewhere else to fund...
Rev. Walke’s ‘Pocket Guide to Christian Lawmaking’
On Nov. 17, 2016, I was in the gallery of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives to watch my husband, along with 100 other...
ACLU at Patrick Wyrick hearing: ‘There is a wrong here’
Referencing the dust bowl, Robert Redford and Leonardo DiCaprio, special assistant attorney general Neal Leader argued vociferously this morning that Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice...
Early education? Great! After that, not so much
Oklahoma has always had a surplus of weird paradoxes. We exhibit so many contradictions that even the most important of them can get overlooked.
For...
Oklahoma seeking Obamacare innovation waiver despite ACA uncertainty
While the exact future of the Affordable Care Act remains in doubt, bureaucrats in even the nation's most conservative states are pushing forward policy...
Citing safety, OMES prohibits projecting artwork on Capitol tarps
(Editor's note: This post has been updated to include comment from Jack Fowler.)
The Office of Management and Enterprise Services released a statement this afternoon...
Giant Woody Guthrie projected onto Oklahoma Capitol
This Capitol is your Capitol, this Capitol is my Capitol.
That's the bastardized ditty I hum to myself every time I experience plumbing problems and drive two miles...
Engineer: Education must be about more than grades
Recently, I responded to a student who had a question about his grade. He indicated a hesitation to remain in my class because he runs...
