For its 19th annual celebration of local, regional, national and world film June 6-9 in downtown Oklahoma City, deadCenter Film Festival selected 140 features and short films. Among the final films announced for this year’s event include director Danny Boyle’s musical fantasy Yesterday, about a world in which the Beatles never existed, and Growing Up […]
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Commentary: Prayer vigilant
The inauguration of Oklahoma’s new governor, Kevin Stitt, was a series of celebratory events around the state. It ended with a prayer service the day after the inauguration that was timed as a way to symbolize how Stitt will put God first in his new administration. As a preacher, I applaud the effort of the […]
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Legislative malpractice
One might think that legislation to end a program that provides vital services to thousands of Oklahoma’s poorest women and children would deserve the utmost care and discernment. But with all the assiduity of a third-grader the day before summer break, Sen. Paul Scott, R-Duncan, threw together Senate Bill 40, which cuts the safety net […]
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Armed with compassion, locals are keeping watch over their immigrant neighbors
Armed with compassion, locals are keeping watch over their immigrant neighbors.
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Sen. James Lankford asserts nonprofit organizations are unfairly prevented from engaging in political activity
His Free Speech Fairness Act would allow nonprofit organizations to speak freely about politics and candidates.
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Local leaders call for immigration law changes
Immigrants trying to become U.S. citizens face unknown hurdles that take years and thousands of dollars to cross.