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Original Americana and Red Dirt Music

By Staff Report

The Arcadia Historical & Preservation Society invites music lovers to enjoy an afternoon of original Oklahoma music when The Variables perform in the Elm Tree Concert Series on Sunday, August 23, at 1:00 p.m. at the historic Arcadia Round Barn.

Hailing from Tulsa, The Variables are an original multi-genre acoustic Americana and Red Dirt band known for their engaging performances and uplifting Oklahoma sound. Fronted by vocalists Amy Carlin Lee and Austin K. Haworth, the group blends rich harmonies, heartfelt songwriting, and acoustic instrumentation to create what they describe as “Original, Americana, Oklahoma Feel Good Music.”

The Variables
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Today is 811 Day

By David Arnett

Today, (8/11) is National 811 Day, a nationwide reminder that every digging project, large or small, should begin with a free call to 811. In cities and in unincorporated areas of Oklahoma, know what is below.

Late summer is one of the busiest seasons for outdoor projects across Oklahoma. Whether installing a fence or mailbox, planting trees and shrubs, preparing a fall garden, or tackling landscaping improvements, any project that disturbs the ground has the potential to strike an underground utility line or pipeline. Digging without first contacting 811 can result in serious injuries, utility service interruptions, environmental damage, and costly repairs.

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Is Bitcoin Dead?

By Matthew J. Moore

A man who was once one of its strongest champions now says yes.

Jeffrey Tucker recently published “The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin” in The Epoch Times. After sixteen years following the space, he argues Bitcoin is down by half over the last year, lower than five years ago, and that the dream is finished. He claims HODL was terrible advice and, most of all, that Bitcoin has become one of the most powerful tools for government surveillance ever created, delivering the abolition of financial privacy instead of freedom.

Coming from someone who once believed as strongly as I do, those are heavy words. Tucker raises legitimate concerns. But I believe he is jumping to the wrong conclusion.

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Targeting Cuban Arms, Foreign Military

By David Arnett

The Cuban Communist regime is a state sponsor of terrorism that uses its military and intelligence apparatus to spy on the United States, provide material support to violent radicals and terrorist groups, and spread poisonous Marxist ideology within our borders and polity, all while serving as a staging ground for other U.S. adversaries such as Russia, China and Iran to conduct operations against the United States.  

Cuba’s military and intelligence institutions are also the key enforcers of domestic repression and nodes of kleptocracy, notably through the military-run conglomerate Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA).  Today, the Trump Administration is taking further action to protect our national security by sanctioning entities and individuals who facilitate Havana’s military relationships and the shipments of arms to the Cuban regime. 

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IAEA’s Maritime Nuclear Initiative

By Staff Report

The United States will host the International High-level Forum of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) groundbreaking Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) initiative at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, August 26-27, 2026.  

This landmark event will bring together ministers, policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders from around the world to chart a bold path toward the deployment of safe and secure civil applications for nuclear energy at sea. 

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