Tahlequah, OK – Dr. John Cox, a long-time teacher and superintendent in Oklahoma is running for the office of State Superintendent.
With multiple advanced degrees in education as well as decades of working in the Oklahoma School System, Cox represents not only the highest levels of professional competence but also a keen understanding of what is needed to fix Oklahoma’s broken school system.
On Monday, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll joined U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) on a tour of Fort Sill. Included in the tour was a visit to Joint C-sUAS University where Senator Mullin showcased how Lawton-Fort Sill is leading the way in equipping our warfighters with cutting edge technology and training.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which held that the pre-statehood reservation of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation was never formally disestablished for purposes of federal criminal law, created vast uncertainty, particularly as other “reservations” were discovered.
The question facing Oklahomans: Would McGirt provide tribal governments with civil authority over the state and non-Indians?
Last Saturday morning Oklahoma Auditor Cindy Byrd was the featured speaker at the McGraph Breakfast, an ongoing event held at various locations throughout the Tulsa metro for 35-years. The collective purpose is to break barriers and introduce leaders to each other. Invitees include elected officials, tribal leadership, and top business/community leaders.
Mike Mazzei, former Oklahoma Secretary of Finance currently running for Oklahoma Governor, introduced her and described Byrd as, “the one statewide official who is 100% doing her job effectively for the taxpayers of Oklahoma.”
Commentary: I’m reading a history of the interstate highway system, partially because I sense that the whole thing is widely overrated. Its construction massively disrupted the economics of small towns. It ruined the look and feel of large cities. The cost overruns were enormous and it took far longer to complete than anyone estimated.
One has to wonder what inspired this thing to which hardly anyone objected at the time. The United States had the world’s most marvelous system for passenger travel. It was built with treasure, blood, sweat, and tears. It was the achievement of the ages. After the Second World War, it could have been expanded. Instead it was abandoned for the car.
