Campaigns are built on momentum. Candidates spend months traveling the state, meeting voters, earning endorsements, and building coalitions. Every endorsement is another signal that respected voices believe a candidate is prepared to lead. While endorsements alone do not decide elections, they often provide a snapshot of where a campaign stands. That dynamic was on full […]
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Is Mike Mazzei’s Tax Plan Built On Sand?
The fastest way to win a Republican’s heart is usually through a big tax cut, and that rings particularly true when it pertains to Oklahoma’s GOP Gubernatorial primary election. Mike Mazzei seems to be attempting to take this path via “A Plan” being pitched to Oklahoma voters, promising to eliminate our state income tax and […]
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THIS Show Must NOT Go On …
Special thanks to President Donald J. Trump for recently sending J. Kevin Stitt back from D.C. with his tail between his legs. By refusing to endorse Stitt for the upcoming Senate election to replace MarkWayne Mullin, in favor of Representative Kevin Hern, Trump may have finally done what Oklahoma’s Republican legislators, donor class and establishment […]
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Oklahoma Should Give Todd Russ The Byrd
If Oklahomans are serious about competence, credibility and basic fiduciary responsibility, then the choice for State Treasurer in June’s Republican primary shouldn’t be close. It’s time to de-elect Todd Russ and replace him with someone who understands stewardship of public funds: Cindy Byrd. Let’s be blunt: Todd Russ has turned what should be a nuts-and-bolts […]
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Wait: Who’s Paying for the New Arena?
Last October, Oklahoma City voters overwhelmingly passed all 11 propositions tied to a $2.7 billion bond election––the largest in state history. The 2025 general obligation bond was designed to address growing infrastructure needs, maintain past investments, and enhance residents’ quality of life. Among the 547 itemized bond projects is $25 million for the buildout of […]
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Gentner Done
Few figures in modern Oklahoma politics have followed a path quite like Gentner Drummond. A rancher, attorney, fighter pilot in the Iraq War, and successful businessman, Drummond had built a reputation for independence that defines his tenure as attorney general of Oklahoma and his campaign for governor in 2026. While the republican primary field is […]
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Wait: who’s paying for the new arena?
Last October, Oklahoma City voters overwhelmingly passed all 11 propositions tied to a $2.7 billion bond election––the largest in state history. The 2025 general obligation bond was designed to address growing infrastructure needs, maintain past investments, and enhance residents’ quality of life. Among the 547 itemized bond projects is $25 million for the buildout of […]
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Can SQ 836 Save a Politically Bankrupt State?
I registered as a Republican at the age of 18. Since then, I have watched the political trajectory of Oklahoma ebb and flow. I admit to being initially skeptical about State Question 836. The concept of “open primaries” felt foreign to me. Shouldn’t Republicans and Democrats vet their own candidates, preserving the sanctity of their […]
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Letter to the Editor:
Drew Williamson’s Dec. 8 Op Ed, “Debacle on 23rd St.” describes the successes of my father, Jerald C. Walker, as 14th President of Oklahoma City University during a time of economic duress for OCU, remembering the time as captured in a long-ago article entitled, “Miracle on 23rd St.” Indeed, my father did incredible things to […]
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Debacle on 23rd Street?
In 1979, Oklahoma City University was in crisis, facing extinction as an institution. As a United Methodist University, the church conference decided to name a young and upcoming minister to lead OCU back, and Dr. Jerald Walker became OCU’s fourteenth President, presiding over an unpredictable and improbable comeback that occurred during a difficult economic era […]