Opinion

A Bubble Off Plumb

Because ranching was our life and livelihood for many years, both the Red-headed Stranger and I experience disrupted sleep patterns at this time of year.

Get Ready to Vote in Presidential Primary

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 for the presidential preferential primary election. County election board secretaries offer these important tips to voters— especially those who will be casting a ballot for the first time.

What You Avoid Could Be a Source of Strength

People avoid certain things for a variety of reasons. Fear is a significant cause of avoidance. Fear of failure, fear of criticism, or fear of hurt. Difficulty is another reason. It’s much more appealing to take the path of least resistance than to struggle.

Children of Incarcerated Need More Support

OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, I toured Mabel Bassett Correctional Facility led by my former legislative colleague Kris Steele, now the director of The Education and Employment Ministry in Oklahoma City.

A Bubble Off Plumb

Well, slap me naked and hide my clothes. I was wrong and I have seldom been so pleased to admit it. Watonga City Council last night determined that there was a path forward for the partnership between the city and the Friends of the Ferguson Home Museum.

Ferguson Features

Editor’s note: the language in this article is drawn directly from a 1907 newspaper ad and reflects the terminology of that era, not the standing of this newspaper or the Ferguson Home Museum of today. The Town of Salton in Blaine County was founded in 1901.

Ferguson Features

Editor’s note: the language in this article is drawn directly from a 1966 thesis and reflects the terminology of that era, not the standing of this newspaper or the Ferguson Home Museum of today. From TOLSON, Arthur Lincoln, 1924—2015.

A Bubble Off Plumb

I made a blooper in last week’s edition concerning the ring of champions. That event, where FFA or 4H stock show kids assist special needs students show borrowed livestock, will be held in conjunction with the local stock show this Sunday Feb. 11, not the county show, as the article indicated.

What is In the Border Bill Proposal

From the first week they came into office, the Biden Administration invited the world to cross our border, and the world came—not just from Mexico, Guatemala, or El Salvador, but from China, Russia, Mauritania, Iran, Syria, Pakistan, and more.

Ferguson Features

February is African American Heritage month. One African American in particular, Edward P. McCabe, figures prominently with T.B. Ferguson. McCabe, born in 1850 in New York, was trained as a lawyer in Chicago. He moved to Topeka, Kansas in 1878. In Kansas, he was twice elected as state auditor.