A Bubble Off Plumb

As some of you know and most do not care, I have been traveling lately.

Ferguson Features

Mrs. T.B. Ferguson (Elva) served as one of two Oklahoma members on the National Advisory Commission for the 1926 Philadelphia Sesquicentennial OK History Elva Ferguson.

Working to Preserve the Social Safety Net

OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, I traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with members of our federal delegation regarding issues created by federal mandates placed upon states to reduce error rates in the social safety net.This “anti-hunger” gathering was organized by Hunger Free Oklahoma and included...

A Bubble Off Plumb

Like there isn’t enough for us to worry about in the larger world, other nations wanting to end America and all it stands for, whether they will successfully cyber attack our power grid, water supplies, hospitals, there are also plenty of issues on our own back forty to concern ourselves with.Right...

A Bubble Off Plumb

Yes, it is still hot, miserably hot. The longed-for September rains are nowhere to be seen, or they stay over in the Panhandle. The fire danger is real all over the state.Yet, somehow, the air is different. Something clicked at the new moon, and it feels like summer is losing its grip on us.

Mr. Dorman Goes to Washington

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is continuing to work with Oklahoma Human Services (DHS) to shed light on how to help those in our state who qualify for services to be able to retain them or apply due to economic situations.I have been helping my mother navigate...

Ferguson Features

Recently, Todd Lafferty loaned me a book about Earnest Hoberecht of Watonga. “Earnie” was a foreign correspondent and executive with United Press International (UPI) for twenty years before returning to Watonga. Mr. Hoberecht has many tie-ins with the Ferguson Home Museum.

A Bubble Off Plumb

I have to say there were some surprises in the August 25 runoff, at least for me. I am still shocked that the Oklahoma Attorney General isn’t the Republican nominee for governor. I’m not saying he was the better choice, or my choice.

With Primaries Over, It’s Time to Present Solutions

OKLAHOMA CITY – For those who follow Oklahoma politics actively, the photo of me and former United States Sen. Jim Inhofe might surprise many of you.The late senator, a staunch Republican, often was not publicly known to work with those across the aisle.

A Bubble Off Plumb

We currently live with what we describe as our first last dog. He is a mostly Corgi mixed breed, which translates to a giant pain in the butt, wrapped in a very hairy 25 pound hide.There is the constant consideration of what to do with the dog if we go anywhere he is not welcome.