Category Archives: State

Corrections Officer Rescues Officer

Oklahoma Department of Corrections Sgt. Tyler Gaines is being recognized as a hero after his brave intervention during a tense incident in Hominy. While off duty, Gaines saw a Hominy police officer having difficulty arresting a suspect who was allegedly “terrorizing the city.”

As Hominy Police Officer George Calkins struggled with the suspect, Gaines happened to be driving by on his way to meet up with family the Department detailed in a release Thursday. A video of the encounter is included below.

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Walters Joins Teacher Freedom Alliance

After resigning his position as Oklahoma State Superintendent, Ryan Walters has been named incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a new national organization founded by the Freedom Foundation that provides educators professional support services and resources as an alternative to traditional union membership.

While conservatives supported many of Walter’s anti-woke initiatives, they frequently acknowledged that, during his term as State Superintendent, the most dangerous place any Oklahoman could stand was between Ryan Walters and a television camera. What Oklahomans demand is quality K-12 instruction in phonics, mathematics, and personal economics. Less dramatic leadership would also be appreciated.

Ryan Walters
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Mazzei Minute: OK Newspapers

I guess it’s time to dump The Oklahoman Newspaper.  I have been reading it and the local Tulsa paper for three decades to stay abreast of news across the state.  The Oklahoman, under the ownership of the Gaylord family, used to be a reliable conservative-leaning newspaper.  Now part of the USA Today network, The Oklahoman has gone the way of radical left wokeism.

The day after 90,000 people packed a stadium to honor the life and Christian message of martyr Charlie Kirk, The Oklahoman headline read – “Kirk was a top conservative provocateur.”  How disappointing and disgusting.  Not once does the journalist, Zac Anderson, address the vile hatred and intolerance of Charlie’s murderer.  Rather, he paints Charlie’s ideas and comments as over-the-line, contentious dialogue.  

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Policy Noise Obstructs Stewardship

Employees and parents across Oklahoma have spent years dutifully contributing to retirement accounts and the state’s 529 college savings program. Their hope is that the contributions invested grow to ensure a stable financial future for this generation and the next. However, many lawmakers across the country are continuing to inexplicably fight odd battles crusading against certain types of investing when in reality all we want as taxpayers is for our monies to grow.

The latest example is Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ, whose op-ed titled, “The Public Front and Private Fight for Neutral Education and Investments,” details his effort to fight multinational corporations’ practices—at the expense of securing seniors’ retirement accounts and students’ college funds.

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