Opinion

Adventures with Allie

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When I was a child, my neighborhood friends and I would play outside every single day, rain sleet, or snow. Some days our parents would tell us to go outside and not to come back in unless someone was actively bleeding or there was a broken bone.

Ditching Decorum: HB 3133

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I am not the picture of poise, the essence of elegance, nor am I anyone’s defi nition of distinguished – quite the contrary in fact. On more than one occasion I have been referred to as unladylike for being a known sinner with the mouth of a sailor.

Gentner Drummond Attorney General of Oklahoma

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I had the honor of testifying recently before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security about how the nation’s border crisis is imperiling public safety in Oklahoma. The Biden Administration’s failure to secure our border is a threat to public safety in our state and throughout the country.

Bring your pets inside

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Every single year Oklahoma gets a couple weeks of brutally cold weather. Every single year I see people leaving their pets outside during these cold snaps and it absolutely breaks my heart because more often than not, pets left out in freezing temperatures don’t live to see the end of those few short weeks.

Be it enacted that…

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I had a thought recently that I would take a look at the bills proposed by the members of the 2024 Oklahoma Legislative Session. Bills that, if passed, would a ect all of us who live, work or do business here in one way or another. I have to give a trigger warning to people reading one of my columns for the fi rst time…I ooze sarcasm.

Tornado Basketball

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The Drumright Tornadoes team were supposed to play Tuesday night at Olive, but the games were moved to Wednesday afternoon. The Drumright Lady Tornadoes, Coached by Bev Robison played hared but couldn’t seem to hit shots when they needed to.

More than a problem

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Decorum I am going to prelude this column by saying I know more than a few now sober, former drug addicts — some more recent than others (if you’re reading this you are doing great and if no one has told you I am proud of where you are and where you are going), none of whom want anything to do with fentanyl. Fentanyl is a drug that has killed with a mere touch and has made decade long users walkaway — a statement I know for a fact because I’ve done the research and I know the users who cite this very reason for becoming sober.

Prepare now for a drop in temperatures

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Winter is coming. O cially, it arrived on Dec. 21, but mild temperatures and dry conditions have lulled a lot of us into forgetting just how bad an Oklahoma winter can be. Do not despair — a stark reminder awaits just around the corner.

Drumright teams split with Davenport

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The Drumright Lady Tornadoes had their . rst game of 2024 at Davenport. They lost 46-33. The ladies were ice cold. Davenport wasn’t exactly red hot and Davenport led 17-14 at the half. But in the second half, Davenport kept getting the ball inside too easy. No. 3 from Davenport couldn’t have been over 5’4” and kept scoring inside.

The Some of Life

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While I tend to avoid New Year’s Resolutions beyond resolutely deciding to go to bed before I ever see the big, shiny ball drop – this year I jumped on the bandwagon. This year my New Year’s Resolution is to enjoy the some of life.