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Trump, Polluters Ignore Evidence
Growing up in Indiana, I pedaled fast with pals as we positioned our bikes as close as we could to the fogging machines spewing clouds of DDT up and…
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Gary Edmondson
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A Generous And Unexpected Gift
Here's what happened.
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Cal Hobson
Revenge Is Lousy Public Policy
Oklahoma carried out its fourth execution of the year last week and Sooners collectively … what?
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Arnold Hamilton, Editor
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Vulgar Behavior Not Just Roman
A familiar topic propounded by pulpit pounders has been to decry any change in American culture as a sign that we are heading down the path of the Roman…
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Gary Edmondson
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Crackpot Kennedy
Just call me Canary Cal in response to this article about vaccines, especially for polio.
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Cal Hobson
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Oops, Pardon Me – And Everyone Else
President Joe Biden gave son Hunter an early Christmas present Dec 1.
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Gary Edmondson
An Alternative To Book Bans
When I taught in a school without an up-to-date library, the English teacher across the hall and I stocked our own shelves.
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Sharon Martin
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An Electoral Silver Bullet?
It’s official: Oklahoma recorded the nation’s lowest age-eligible voter turnout in the November general election – a Code Red warning that our body…
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Arnold Hamilton, Editor
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MaryAnn Martin, Ph.D.
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Oklahoma's Chief Troller
The Oxford Dictionary’s 2024 Word of the Year actually is two – brain rot – which it defines as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or…
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Arnold Hamilton, Editor
1
Religious Bullies Reveal Their Doubts
Last month the Tulsa City Council opened proceedings with a prayer exhorting the council to “find within themselves the embodied divine, the sacred…
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Gary Edmondson
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Buy! Buy! Buy! Hello, Big Debt
Well, two months of Black Friday sales finally came to an end Friday – followed by Small Business Saturday and yesterday’s Cyber Monday.
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Gary Edmondson
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A Mirage In Elon's Mind
What a hoax being played on us common folks.
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Cal Hobson
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