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Collateral Damage?
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is playing with fire, politically speaking. For most of his nearly 16 months in office, he built and burnished a…
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Arnold Hamilton, Editor
Whose Overreach?
An ad for Robert Keyes, a Republican running for Senate in Oklahoma’s 15th District, said his No. 1 priority, if elected, was stopping President Biden’s…
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Sharon Martin
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The Obsession With Genitalia
By singling out female athletes, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has shown that double standards are alive in well in Oklahoma…
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Gary Edmondson
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There's More To 'Big City' Than Sports
Performance Politics?
 • Arnold Hamilton, Editor
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Get Him Out: 5 Reasons To Impeach Ryan Walters
 • Kevin Acers
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Drummond Doctrine: Honesty, Forthrightness
 • Cal Hobson
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Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
 • Arnold Hamilton, Editor
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A Good, Just, And Sustainable City
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The Enduring Power Of The Patriarchy
Tax cuts, smaller government, free enterprise, quality education and other myths were discussed at the Capitol this week by the dozen disciples of White…
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Cal Hobson
Apathy Reigns
As we enter the legislative session’s final frenzied weeks, let us pause briefly to consider the health of Oklahoma’s democracy. I am not a physician…
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Arnold Hamilton, Editor
Dangerous Rhetoric
Aren’t we all children of the same creator? Some of the most dangerous words in the New Testament are, “No man cometh unto the Father but by me…
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Sharon Martin
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The Grift That Keeps On Grifting
Despite Oklahoma’s sordid history of public corruption, it’s still shocking anytime the state auditor call outs a gubernatorial administration and a…
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Arnold Hamilton, Editor
An Old Boogeyman Enters Stage Right
When in doubt, stoke fear. That’s Republican Electoral Politics 101. And it’s on full display in the GOP legislative supermajority’s xenophobic HB 4156…
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Arnold Hamilton, Editor
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Recycling Myths Promote Pollution
With April 22 as Earth Day, television network morning shows that week interspersed their Big Pharma commercial campaign with info and tips of…
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Gary Edmondson
Just The Facts, Please
Since the 2016 election, I’ve been carrying a sense of unease. How could it happen that so many voted for a man who bragged about watching teen beauty…
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Sharon Martin
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