Opinion

Letter to the Editor: We don’t judge those with heart disease, why do we condemn those with mental illness?

February 18, 2018

We don’t judge those with Diabetes or heart disease. Even having cancer will get you…

OPINION: Surprising absolutely no one, an official survey finds low pay is the main reason teachers are leaving Oklahoma classrooms

February 10, 2018

Almost 7 out of 10 of teachers asked said they wouldn’t be coming back, even…

Opinion: What do I hate more than taxes? Taxes that get passed under the radar.

December 6, 2017

There’s a lot of talk going on right now about the state of our taxes.…

Letter to the Editor: Removal of Advantage Program will cost increase state budget for decades to come.

November 5, 2017

Elimination of the Advantage program will increase Oklahoma’s state budget for decades to come. Several…

Letter to the Editor: Congressman Lucas is in the pocket of “the sugar cartels”

September 21, 2017

In Rep. Lucas’ 24 years in office, he repeatedly voted against sugar reform costing each…

Editorial: The ONG franchise vote passes, but that’s not the real story

September 13, 2017

One of the lowest-recorded voter turnouts is the real story behind this new 25-year commitment…

Dr. Kenneth Gibson: The federal 340B Prescription Drug Discount Program and its importance to Oklahoma

September 1, 2017

Just last year in Eufaula, the Epic Medical Center shut down, making it the 3rd…

J.E. Williams: What to do about the old Wickham plant?

August 10, 2017

Read this short letter to the editor on one person’s thoughts on what to do…

Jamie Arnett: Unfair court proceedings?

July 31, 2017

Editor’s Note: Just moments after we published this letter, someone wrote in to tell us that…

Lauren McDonald: Nose ring, tattoos, flannel shirt? You must be getting foreclosed on.

July 21, 2017

He stereotyped me and judged me solely based on my appearance. Is it because I…