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I’ve always loved being able to identify things. Whether it was guessing state license plates from afar, parts of dead frogs in zoology, breeds of dogs, Democrats or Republicans, makes of cars, kinds of cattle or cats, and crops growing along the road. It’s one reason why I enjoy grocery shopping so much which I’ve done religiously with my wife for 46 years. We’re lucky to live in an area where hundreds of crops are grown and I love being able to identify all the different fruits and vegetables, as well as the cuts of meat. From yards away I can identify Chinese artichokes, bok choy, white asparagus, purple sweet potatoes, purple carrots, kumquats, calabash, fiddleheads, daikon radishes, rutabagas, Hass avocados, kohlrabi, jackfruit, star fruit, tomatillo, tripe, top sirloins and tiger nuts (Insert snarky comment here).
Read moreSocial justice education is taking over America’s colleges and universities.
Read moreBrexit leader of England Nigel Farage predicted last week that if other nations don’t join American President Donald Trump in shaking off their dependence on cheap Chinese made goods, China will rule the world in 10 to 15 years.
Read moreVarious special-interest groups have declared their favored government agency should be protected from budget cuts, and some legislators have said they oppose any spending cuts.
Read moreDr. Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, a military historian and a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno. He has written two articles relevant to today’s society. Last October he published, “Members of Previous Generations Now Seem Like Giants,” and he recently wrote, “Is America a Roaring Giant or Crying Baby?”
Read moreAlthough Gov. Kevin Stitt has authorized hospitals to again perform “elective” surgeries by May 1, regulations released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) severely restrict the ability of many facilities to treat patients in a timely manner.
Read moreThe coronavirus pandemic is certainly real and appropriate actions were probably taken to level out the spread of the disease so that hospitals and emergency treatment equipment in hospitals wouldn’t be overextended.
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