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Cashion wins 2nd cheer state championship in 2 months

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The making of a ‘viral’ photo

Lomega, Dover players discuss Simon picture that has been seen by millions

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Reseacher finds few books banned

In April 2022, a national organization claimed there were more book bans implemented in Oklahoma schools than in all but three states at that time.

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OKLAHOMA NEEDS A JUDICIAL-SELECTION PLAN FOR THE PEOPLE (NOT THE LAWYERS)

[ Ed. Note: Following is a continuation of Contributor Benjamin Lepak’s column saying Oklahoma needs a new system for selecting appellate judges. See the first segment in Wednesday’s Times and Free Press] Unfortunately, such action has become all too common in Oklahoma. Rather than serving as neutral interpreters of the law, the justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court act as though they are lawmakers. The irony of the situation is striking: while lawyers in the state defend the Court from structural reforms with lectures about judicial independence from politics, the Court is busy injecting itself into the very political process it’s supposed to be removed from.

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The populist right is leading the GOP into Irrelevancy

Since the GOP’s populist turn in 2016, the party has steadily lost ground in the suburbs and among independents. They have not had a single positive election cycle since. And the electoral failures of 2023 are just another instance of the mythological populist realignment undermining their prospects.

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Gramm-Rudman: an opportunity missed

VIEW from behind the plow

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HPS 2022-23 annual audit shows big jump in income

Hennessey Public Schools started with a $6.551 million general fund carryover on June 30.

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