Tens of thousands of Russians flee Putin’s oppression

Body Vladimir Putin waxed nostalgic for the days of the Soviet Union, and appears poised to deliver Russia back to the heady days of bread lines and forced service. Russians have responded by taking a page out of the old Soviet playbook, too — fleeing across the border.

Rural school vouchers a hot issue in Oklahoma...

Body American Farmers and Ranchers, formerly the Oklahoma Farmers Union, weighed in against Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat’s Oklahoma Empowerment Act, which would essentially give every family of school children in the state a check to spend however they want on education...

A real fight... with consequences

Body Back in the sixth grade, I remember Robert E. Lee (Third Ward) Principal Raymond Stewart telling the sixth-grade class a joke on a cold winter day. He told of the farmer’s dog that took up chasing a rabbit and returned a bit later empty handed.
A real fight... with consequences

Energy prices to get painful?

Body One of the facts being laid bare by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is that Europe has become highly dependent on Russian oil and natural gas for its economy, largely owing to green energy policies that have shut down coal and nuclear electricity generation in countries like...

Senate Review

Body We’ve officially hit our first deadline of this legislative session. Of the nearly 800 Senate bills that were filed this session for consideration by our chamber, we approved about 400 of them.
Senate Review

to the point

Body The world scene on this day in history is pretty messy, with Russia attempting an outright takeover of Ukraine. There are always a good number of Americans who are passive by nature, and they fundamentally don’t believe in any type of confrontation.
to the point

U.S. boots 12 Russian ‘spies’

Body The Biden administration on Monday announced it would be revoking diplomatic privileges for a dozen Russian spies accused of carrying out espionage under the cover of diplomacy. “The U.S.

Russia turns up threats against NATO

Body The Epoch Times has reported that Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday issued an apparent warning to European Union countries providing weapons to Ukrainian defense forces after Russia’s invasion last week.

Senate Review

Body The Second Session of the 58th Legislature convened this month, and we’ve been off to the races since the very first day.
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