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.

A Bubble Off Plumb

I get it. You are all mad, perched there on your keyboards, mad at the idea that the city is no longer willing to pay to keep the lights on at the Ferguson Home Museum. The city has just barely gotten started on its work to run like a business, which cities should.

To Stop the Fentanyl Crisis, Secure the Border

The current fentanyl crisis in America is directly tied to the Biden administration’s unwillingness to secure our southern border. Over the past three years, over 8.8 million illegal migrants have crossed the southern border. That is more than twice the population of Oklahoma.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Generosity throughout Watonga contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected 10 million shoebox gifts in 2023.

A Bubble Off Plumb

This should probably be a paid advertisement. Don’t let the office manager know, or I will be on the hook for it. She runs a pretty tight ship here. I don’t make resolutions, but I do have a goal for this year. I am going to start a farmer’s market.

Invest in Long-Term Care, Invest in Oklahoma

I was born in Mangum and spent my formative years in Altus. Although I live in Oklahoma City today, I feel a deep connection to Oklahoma’s rural communities.

Ferguson Features

TB Ferguson as U.S. Postmaster One of the institutions of these United State for which I have a high regard is the United States Postal System.

A Bubble Off Plumb

Sometimes we decide to change things up at the New Year and sometimes life changes things for us. That happened to me recently. I am not a sports fan unless you count rodeo. But since we don’t have a designated sportswriter, I do my best to cover them.