Oklahoma has emerged as one of the most aggressive adopters of federal immigration enforcement agreements in the country, and the financial architecture behind that system could funnel more than $175 million annually into state and local agencies.

President Trump said Monday he is keeping a close watch on which countries help the U.S. break Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and reopen the critical passage to oil traffic.

I suppose there are many definitions to explain the concept of “insanity,” and it seems that most focus on something going wrong with human behavior. There is one definition that has been floating around in recent years that seems to have become popular: “doing the same thing over and over...

The Mountain of Fear and the Mountain of Joy 18 You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; 19 to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, 20 because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.” c 21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.” d 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, a the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com Ten-year-old Billy and his dad were going to eat at Billy’s favorite buffet-style restaurant.

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2025 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December.

Chaney Ray Williams earned a 4.0 GPA in the fall 2025 semester, securing a reputable position on Southern Arkansas University’s President’s List. Williams is a junior Computer Science: Gaming & Animation major with a minor in Mathematics from Ringold, OK.

William King of Hugo, Okla., was recently named to the Dean’s List of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo., for the fall 2025 semester. The Lincoln University of Missouri Dean’s List comprises full-time undergraduate students earning a minimum term GPA of 3.00, excluding grades in courses that do not carry credit toward graduation..

Funeral services for Vernon Dewane Thomas, of Moyers, Okla., were held March 15, 2026 at Rocky Point Cemetery. Vernon passed away March 11, 2026, at the age of 81.