One is profane, the other devout. One is unpredictable, the other thoroughly predictable. One is an outsider, the other an insider. One flouts family values, the other flaunts them. One is deliberately unconventional, the other studiously conventional. Both won a New Hampshire primary. But o…
In the midst of a new wave of constitutionally illiterate politicians trying to erase the Bill of Rights, the time is now for conservatives across the country to embrace a bolder, stronger strategy to defending the Second Amendment.
Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement in response to the diversion of federal funds from military construction projects to border security needs...
Inappropriate adult behavior at high school athletic events in Oklahoma has reached epidemic proportion.
Earlier this summer, President Trump gave his 30-day notice, required by law, that he intends to submit the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade deal to Congress for ratification. USMCA rebalances the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and is, undoubtedly, a benefit for Ok…
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Oklahoma is comprised of 39 federally recognized tribes and roughly 4 million people, and I was elected to give a fresh eye to all agreements, laws, and actions by state government and to make the hard decisions that consider every individual who calls this great state home.
Have you ever thought about becoming a doctor? That’s the question more and more Native American and rural Oklahoma high school students are asking as America’s first tribally affiliated medical school is becoming a reality in northeastern Oklahoma. The innovative new medical school, located…
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recently signed the so-called “permitless carry” bill.
The recent op-ed written by my opposition candidate’s campaign about Veteran’s Court fails to tell the whole story and does so for political reasons once again.
Libraries aren’t just about books anymore.
After 30 years of imprisonment for a 1987 rape, Perry Lott walked out of the Pontotoc County Courthouse a free man on July 9. Lott, represented by the Innocence Project, requested a new trial as a result of recently tested DNA evidence. No physical evidence linked Lott to the crime scene, an…
"Protecting our farmers and ranchers is essential to the agriculture community and our nation’s economy."
This editorial first appeared in the The Arizona Republic.
One of the most unsurprising things about President Donald Trump’s first days in office is that it was full of surprises in the voices and images that consumed the national media’s attention.
Hillary Clinton is our choice for president.
Donald Trump’s impromptu comment Tuesday regarding the Second Amendment might have been a rallying cry for gun owners to vote for him, but the words carried a dangerous underlying message.
Ada and Pontotoc County received wonderful news this week.
The trying times the state of Oklahoma faces with it’s budget and a shocking $1.3 billion deficit should be a wake up call to all Oklahomans.
The trying times the state of Oklahoma faces with it’s budget and a shocking $1.3 billion deficit should be a wake up call to all Oklahomans.
Gov. Mary Fallin talked to The Ada News last week about the state budget shortfall.
State District Judge Deborah Oakes Evans got her prior-restraint priorities right Tuesday when she excluded the press from an earlier unconstitutional court order restricting news coverage of the East Texas mass murder case.
Gov. Chris Christie got the debates exactly right.
Certainly the most valuable friends in life are those who are unafraid to speak the honest, unapologetic truth when it desperately needs to be heard. Through his powerful speech before Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proved that he, and his country, remains exactly that k…
Is Social Security worth saving? Most Americans seem to think so— and most are willing to pay slightly higher taxes to keep it solvent.
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As Oklahoma legislators prepare once again to meet in open session, it seems an appropriate time to renew a fundamental reality involving the public’s right to know. It is this: Public notices printed in newspapers and published on newspaper websites are vital to maintaining transparency.
Two words that weren't spoken by Barack Obama on Monday night:
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In her book “The Forgotten Man,” Amity Shlaes does a masterful job explaining causes of the Great Depression.
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ADA [ndash] Dawana Leann Robbins, 36, of Ada passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in Ada. Arrangements are pending at this time.
ADA [ndash] Kimberly Jean Lockwood, 48, of Ada passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Durant. Graveside services are at 10 a.m. Thursday at East Hill Cemetery in Roff.
ADA [ndash] Donald Robin Murray, 65, of Ada passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in Ada. Arrangements are pending at this time.
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