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Kingfisher County’s 2021 wheat crop is in an historically wide range of introductory stages, but one thing is constant.
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HHS HOMECOMING - Madison Vendetti and Kaden Rapp were crowned the Hennessey High School 2020 football homecoming queen and king prior to the teams’ 15-14 victory against Chisholm last Thursday. The homecoming court included, from left, Avery Vendetti, Jay Jech, Juliana Macy, Keigen Crites, Lindsey Meek, Casyn Lott, Vendetti, Rapp, Sol Tarango, Kaden Hawk, Vanessa Alaniz, Justin Nielson, Larissa Macy and Kenny Simpson. Standing in front are flower girl Piper Zielny and crown bearer Hayes Hardison. [Photo by Beth Curran]
Read moreLess than a week remains for registered voters in Kingfisher County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Nov. 3 election, County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts said.
Read moreOklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax issued a voter alert Monday warning voters about a text message that was received by a voter last Friday, that falsely claimed the voter’s polling place had changed.
Read moreThirty-one members of the Pool-Zachgo families gathered Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Crescent Community Center for their 38th annual reunion. It was a smaller, but mighty group due to deaths in the family and COVID-19.
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Marxist Theory: Communism is simply the final stage of socialism, i.e. stateless, classless, moneyless utopia. Socialism, meanwhile, is the transition period after the revolution, during which the state’s wage, labor and monetary exchange will still be necessary. Thus, socialism and communism are not separate ideologies. In Marxist theory, they are just different stages of the same process.
Read moreState Question 805 has been described as criminal justice reform. However, this state question will allow predators, like those targeting our children with computers/ cell phones will be given a second chance to get out of prison. This state question would limit accountability for violators who try to entice, seduce, and exploit children for sex using a computer/cellular phones by eliminating sentence enhancements designed to increase the range of punishment based on the number of prior convictions an offender has. SQ805 would forever limit the penalty to that of a first-time offender, whether it was a child predator’s first felony conviction or their twentieth. It would also mean predators currently in prison for these crimes would have a constitutional right for a reduction of their sentences to the penalty range for a first time offender, undoing the sentences handed out by judges and juries.
Read moreState Question 805 will be on the Nov. 3 statewide ballot. This question asks voters to change the state Constitution to prohibit the use of prior felony convictions – except for the 52 violent crimes defined in statute as of Jan. 1, 2020 – to increase sentences for those convicted of nonviolent crimes in Oklahoma.
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