Walter Cronkite — known as “the most trusted man in America” — broadcast from a bomber in WWII on a mission over Germany. Edward R. Murrow changed investigative reporting forever with a 1960 documentary that is still taught in journalism schools today.

Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5% in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $50 per month starting in January.

The political frenzy needle continues to crawl into the RED ZONE as our entire nation goes through the knucklebiting period of time during which we select the next leader of the free world.Our country has had many such elections.

Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn. com If there has ever been a time in my life when I feel like crawling under the bed with a blankie and lying there whimpering –– it just might be now.

Letter to the Editor: Having an independent court system that is fair for all citizens is not a partisan issue. Our court system is the anchor of our democracy.

Oklahoma State Department of Education spokesman Dan Isett probably had a tough day on Friday. His phone rang a lot.

to point Publisher Many American citizens in Western North Carolina and throughout the Southeast, have watched the politicization of government aid and assistance this past week in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector [SA&I] Cindy Byrd released her forensic audit report for the Town of Red Rock in Kay County. Auditor Byrd launched the investigation after receiving a request from District Attorney Brian Hermanson.

American citizens in all 50 states will soon begin to feel the impact of Tuesday’s national strike of the International Longshoremen’s Association and Union.

Credited by many as saving the American Ideal of “freedom of speech,” Elon Musk, who is said to be among the richest men in the world, has recently issued a number of warnings about government interference in the mass media... to the point that it issued edicts of control over several social media...