Preserving Hafer Park memories: Welcome to paradise
Edmond is talking about Hafer Park again, which always grabs my attention for one reason. Growing up near there, I knew Hafer Park as...
Oklahoma’s Broadband Office and the mystery of missing meeting minutes
Among the many technologies we enjoy in the modern world, and perhaps take for granted, I think broadband internet access may be the most...
March Madness 2023: So your bracket is in shambles
How is your bracket holding up this March Madness?
I haven't filled one out in years, but if I had done so this go-round, "busted"...
For Sunshine Week, support journalists in the fight for open government
When I took a State Capitol reporting class at the University of Oklahoma in 1977, I was assigned to write a weekly news report for...
SB 7: Will the Okla. House lock in Daylight Saving Time?
Well, here we are again. Daylight Saving Time has us adjusting our daily lives, sleep schedules and probably eating habits. You could almost say...
Letter: Support the Veterans Community Project
To the editors:
What does it mean to be an Oklahoman? Oklahomans take care of our own, and we see this each year as the...
SQ 820: We’ve got another election on our hands
March is upon us, and things are looking a bit green for the state of Oklahoma this month. It's the time of year when...
Cockfighting fight turns back time at Oklahoma Capitol
Feathers are flying in the Oklahoma Legislature again, and this time it's over an old topic — cockfighting — that has been born anew...
The awkward family affair of Gov. E.W. Marland
When it comes to politicians, voters seldom ever know what they might be getting. Not so in Oklahoma.
Consider the example of E.W. Marland (1874-1941),...
In the face of mass migration, we can learn from Oklahoma’s young people
It has been estimated that up to 1.2 billion people will be displaced by climate change worldwide by 2050. That means the number of...


















