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.

A Bubble Off Plumb

Something that came to me recently in the early hours was – we need a makerspace in Watonga.Makespace is a collaborative community driven workspace where people can go to create, learn and share ideas and use shared tools.

Lankford Letter

Dear Oklahoma friends and neighbors: I hope everyone is finally thawed out around our state. The cold was brutal in Oklahoma and in Washington DC. Based on the shelves in the grocery stores, it looked like some families also had fun cooking together.

Ferguson Features

Edwin P. McCabe died on March 12, 1920. At his funeral, only his wife and the undertaker were present. One wonders how such an important figure in Governor Thompson B. Ferguson’s administration could die in relative obscurity. National Park Service.