the point Publisher As the U.S. was cleaning up the damage from the 911 terrorist attacks and American banks were pulling out all the political stops to absorb hundreds of billions in bad investments they conveniently called “the housing bubble,” American citizens were in the early stages of spooling up their computers and smart phones so they could take advantage of all the new communications outlets that the new technologies would provide.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oklahoma’s two United States Senators voted on different sides of last week’s measure to raise the national debt ceiling, after a number of conservative members of Congress opposed the measure.

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has discovered that an overactive gene appears to play a role in the development of ovarian cancer and that it can be targeted to kill the cancer cells the gene is connected to.

Funeral services for Lillian Ann (Pitts) Stroder, of Powderly, Texas, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home Chapel. Lillian passed away May 28, 2023, at the age of 92.

Funeral services for Carolyn Ann (Wood) Burkett, of Bogata, Texas, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services for Robert “Bob” Thornburgh, of Valliant, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. June 4, 2023 at Watermill Freewill Baptist Church.

Bradley Maxwell of Hugo recently graduated from University of the Cumberlands. Congratulations, Bradley! It was another joyful graduation weekend at University of the Cumberlands as the campus hosted annual commencement ceremonies.

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OU Daily OKLAHOMA CITY — After Stanford starter Alana Vawter allowed a leadoff base hit to right fielder Rylie Boone in the fifth inning, a familiar face replaced her in the pitchers’ circle. It was NiJaree Canady, the nation’s leader in ERA (0.57), who held the Sooners to two runs on six hits in six innings during their first matchup on Thursday.