Opinion

The Art of Decision Making

We’ve been married a really, really, really long time, maybe too long. The reason I say this is because we’ve been married 48 years and still can’t make a simple decision. The following conversation between David and myself comes up almost every year. It started around our 30th anniversary.

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Do you love cheese? All kinds of cheese well then January 20th is your day. January 20th is national cheese lover day. Use this day to savor and enjoy any of the hundreds of varieties of cheese.

Dear Oklahoma Friends and Neighbors...

After the unthinkable and horrific attack on the United States Capitol happened on January 6, rumors are flying on social media right now making many people even more worried and fearful.

Editor’s Corner

My mother was a cigarette smoker, and it killed her. Oh, the official cause of death was any number of manners: multiple organ failure, obesity and congestive heart failure to name a few. But it was her life-long love affair with unfiltered Lucky Strikes that did her in.

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January the 20th is always World Penguin Awareness Day. World Penguin Day coincides with the annual northward migration of penguins. This happens each year on or around April 25th. Penguins do not fly, Rather they walk or waddle their way to and from.

Which Year Should I Review? (Pt 2)

Last week I reviewed the first six months of 2017 because I decided the years between then and now are best left to a bad memory. So let us get started with the month of... July.

A Lamp to My Feet

I hope this has been a good week for all of you. Many believers have been taught to fast. Fasting means: Eating sparingly or abstaining from food altogether, either from necessity or desire.

House Organizational Day

Tuesday, Jan. 5, was Organizational Day at the Oklahoma Capitol, marking the official start to the 58th Legislature. This day is required in the state Constitution and is set for the Tuesday following the first Monday in January every other year following the statewide election.

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Staying with our odd holidays in January. We have National Rubber Duckie Day which is always January 13th. Who doesn't love rubber duckies but did you know that Ernie on Sesame Street first sang the Rubber Duckie Song. Making it an famous childhood song.

First Things First

As I begin my journey representing House District 59 at the state Capitol, I would like to acknowledge the outstanding and tireless efforts of Representative Mike Sanders for the last 12 years. He has set a very high standard of service that I intend to maintain in the months and years to come.