Opinion

Key to Building, Preserving Trust in Government

Oklahoma means business when it comes to transparency in government. We must uphold strong and transparent government practices to allow Oklahomans to clearly see the work of their public servants and to have the power to hold them accountable.

The Compound Effect of Good Policy

The combination of good government policies, over time, has a compounding effect that reaps growing benefit for a state. The same is true of bad government policies.

Ferguson Features

Fourth in this series of women who had a major impact on the Ferguson Home Museum is Edna Ferber. Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1885 to a Hungarian Jewish immigrant father and U.S.-born mother. She graduated from high school in Appleton, Wisconsin.

What is Safe to Read? A Pastor’s View from the Library Aisle

The question echoing through Oklahoma’s debates over school libraries sounds simple: What is safe for children to read? It’s a question that feels protective, even responsible. But the more I listen, the more I realize we are asking the wrong question — and risking the wrong kind of safety.

House Bills Advance to Senate

In the state Legislature, we are pressing toward the third-reading deadline for bills to be heard in their chamber of origin. March 26 is the date by which all House bills must be advanced to the Senate and all Senate bills to the House.

A Bubble Off Plumb

Spring is when things get geared up all over America and Oklahoma and Watonga are no different.There are cleanups and similar events going on all over. In Canton, it is called Make a Difference Day, spearheaded by the school. It is set for April 29, but don’t feel like you must wait.

Advocacy Continues on Children’s Bills

OKLAHOMA CITY – As we discussed recently, the Oklahoma Legislature continues to move several potential laws forward for the 2026 session over the past month. Lawmakers have held committee meetings to initially consider the bills filed for 2026.

Ferguson Features

The Friends of the Ferguson Home will celebrate the 169th birthday of Thompson Benton (T.B.) Ferguson at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday March 17 at the Watonga City Hall. Ferguson, along with his wife, Elva, was a pioneering Republican publicist and governor of Oklahoma Territory.

The Lankford Letter

Dear Oklahoma friends and neighbors: February went by fast, didn’t it?

A Bubble Off Plumb

I saw somewhere that it is time for that wretched spring ahead, fall behind nonsense again.