Category Archives: Tulsa Speaks

The Money Reset Every Couple Needs

By Brigette Engstrom, Blue Monarch Financial

Money is rarely the real argument in a marriage.

What looks like a disagreement about spending, saving, debt or retirement is often something deeper. It is stress. It is fear. It is control. It is silence that has gone on too long. It is one spouse feeling alone in the responsibility and the other feeling cornered by the conversation. It is two good people, often working hard and trying to do the right thing, slowly drifting onto different financial pages without realizing how far apart they have become.

That is what makes money so powerful inside a relationship. It is never just numbers. Money touches security, freedom, dignity and the future. It affects where a family lives, how they raise children, how they care for aging parents, when they can retire, and whether they feel at peace or under pressure when they look ahead.

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SQ 832: Band-Aid on a Deeper Wound

By Matthew J. Moore

Analysis: Oklahoma voters, face a choice on June 16th that goes far beyond a simple wage increase. State Question 832 promises a “modest” path to $15 per hour by 2029, then locks in automatic yearly rises forever, tied to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. This index reflects the inflated costs of New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, not Oklahoma reality.

On the surface it sounds compassionate. But look closer, and we see it moves us away from personal responsibility and voluntary agreements. Plus, it ignores two deeper truths and will only make our economic reality worse, not better.

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Easter: God’s Message of Grace and Justice

By Tim Wildmon, President, American Family Association

Several years ago, I heard a very popular Christian speaker talk to a large audience for an hour. He said nothing heretical. He said nothing controversial. He just focused on the “unconditional” love of God. Again, nothing wrong with what he did say, but it is what he did not say that bothered me. He said nothing about repentance of sin. There is a reason John the Baptist introduced Jesus to the world with the proclamation in Matthew 3:2: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

There is a popular trend in the American Christian church. The trend is to talk of the love of God without talking about the justice of God. But if you read the Bible, it is clear, there exists both the grace of God and the wrath of God, and Jesus Christ spoke of both.

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The Miracle of Easter Freedom

By Dr. Ben Carson

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Garden of Gethsemane. Even as the Son of God, Jesus understood the weight of human sorrow. In that sacred moment, He felt deep anguish and prayed that the cup might pass from Him. Yet He chose to surrender to the Father’s will—for one purpose: our freedom.

Easter reminds us that freedom is never accidental. It is secured through courage, conviction, and sacrifice.

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TPS Bonds: Children Deserve More

By Gerald McGarvin

With student proficiency at a horrific 14.7%, down 21% since 2018, it is clear that a radically different approach is needed to turn TPS around. A massive 73% increase in non-instructional costs and 21% drop in student proficiency at TPS since 2018 can lead to only one conclusion. Vote NO on this bond package. Demand accountability and a new bold vision.

First, stop the bleeding and save the patient. Then follow the best student-focused science available to rehab TPS into a world-class educational system. It will be a long difficult process, but our children believe their future is worth the effort. Do we?

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