Body CHARLESTON, W. Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin had just finished taking his umpteenth question about whether he would vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster and has answered for the umpteenth time that he would not do either.

Body Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe wants President Joe Biden to leave a military force of about 1,000 troops in Afghanistan until early 2022 to minimize the “chaotic transition” expected when U.S. forces fully withdraw from the country.

Body The 2021 Hugo Rodeo and Homecoming are now in the history books, and by all reports, they were both big successes. Many times we have talked about how people with vision can change and improve the quality of life for generations who follow.

Body Theodore Roosevelt Jr., who had been shot in the leg and gassed nearly to blindness in World War I, was not going to let World War II go by without his direct involvement. First wave. D-Day. He was 56 and walked with a cane when his Higgins Boat reached Utah Beach on June 6, 1944.

Body We have heard Christian people say over and over again to vote the Bible concerning our elected officials.

Body One interesting attribute of Americans is their willingness to contribute copious amounts of their time in support of some endeavor that they believe will enhance the quality of life for individual or even broad niches of their fellow man.

Body A fun quote for today: “June is bustin’ out all over, all over the meadow and the hill! Buds’re bustin’ outa bushes and the rompin’ river pushes, ev’ry little wheel that wheels beside the mill!” — Rogers and Hammerstein.

Body We’ve officially concluded the 2021 legislative session and along with it, there have been some big “wins” for the citizens of Oklahoma. Just more than 3,000 bills were filed head of the session, and at the end, more than 550 ended up being signed by the governor into law.

Body We have finished the regular legislative session for this year. I wanted to report some of the important legislation passed this session.

Body “Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us? The constitutional theory is that we the people are the sovereigns, the state and federal officials only our agents.