Businessman-turned-politician Kevin Stitt might have parlayed some of the same energy that elected businessman-turned-politician Donald Trump to the White House to become Oklahoma’s governor, but he’s not exactly falling in lockstep with the president on every decision. At the urging of Oklahoma faith leaders, Stitt sent a memo to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
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Local groups react to recent executive orders
Groups continue to promote diversity, unity and progress in the face of the recent political and community climate.
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Child’s Cup Full offers job skills, global marketplace for West Bank refugees
“We started as an effort by students to fundraise for after-school programs for the refugees,” Habashi said.
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This issue of refugees in OK was met with mixed reactions
News that the U.S. might take in refugees sparked debate among Oklahomans.
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Chicken-Fried News: Thanks, Obama!
This meme will never end. Ever. And as long as the blame train is chugging ahead at dangerously high speeds, let’s all get on like bunch of freight hoppers. Watch your arms and legs, people. Recently, U.S. Republican Senator Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, told MSNBC that he visited the U.S.-Mexico border and interviewed Central American youth. […]
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Taking refuge
Yassir Kori Credit: Mark Hancock She spent years in a Thai refugee camp. He was tortured by Myanmar police for a crime he did not commit. These aren’t headlines scrolling across a ticker; they are the stories of three Oklahoma City residents, and they are just a small sample of a larger population. A substantial […]