J.D. Vance is the Future of MAGA

By Robert W. Malone MD,MS

Yeah, I watched the debate, and I am so glad I did.

Seeing the two men on stage next to each other immediately brought to mind the Nixon-Kennedy Debate. You know, where Kennedy comes across as presidential and Nixon looks brooding and dark. No one even had to watch the debate to know who won. The same thing happened in last night’s debate.

As Vance stood at the podium and the camera scrolled from one man to the other, the stark differences jumped out through the camera. Walz looked mottled and red – with a troll-like demeanor. Vance was handsome, with perfect posture, a wry smile and bright blue eyes – with a presidential appearance. Night and day.

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TPS Collaborative Problem Solving First

By Susan Phillips, Education Editor

[Updated] The Tulsa Public School District’s (TPS) functional failures and controversy has evoked paranoia, hysteria, propaganda, and scurrilous behavior from educational establishment minions, but now, after two and a half years of observation, your editor is overjoyed to report collaborative problem solving has occurred.

The Problem: Oklahoma accreditation standards require one half-time library assistant in schools with more than 500 students and one full-time library assistant in schools with more than 1,000 students. TPS does not have the staff to comply. It needs a waiver from the State Board of Education.

Further, as of that September 16, 2024, school board meeting, the position “library assistant” had not even been posted! School librarians and the Tulsa Classroom Teachers’ Association are more than annoyed.

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Compare Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump

By David Arnett

Analysis: Because Kamala Harris and Joe Biden cannot function coherently in an unscripted environment anywhere near the press or public, it begs the question of who or what is running the current administration. Even Democrat Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz told rally goers in Pennsylvania Saturday “we can’t afford four more years of this” prompting a title wave of agreement by many around kitchen tables, but what do the numbers really show?

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Zarrow Mental Health Symposium

By Staff Report

Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAOK) is nearing its 30th annual Zarrow Mental Health Symposium, a three-day virtual educational opportunity focused on new mental health across a lifetime.

Zarrow Mental Health Symposium, which begins Wednesday, September 25th features four keynote speakers, including Dr. BJ Miller, the triple amputee whose Ted Talk “What Really Matters at the End of Life” garnered more than 15 million views.

This year’s symposium, titled “Life Stages: Mental Health Across a Lifetime” will focus on mental health on all life stages from birth through death. Renown mental health professionals will offer their expertise on how everything from genetics and family history to environment and lived experience can impact our mental health. Educational sessions will offer evidence-based insight on how individuals, families, caregivers, organizations and communities can meet the needs of individuals impacted by mental illness across the lifespan, as well as valuable information on upstream prevention.