Not afraid to thrive

By Jonathan Small, OCPA

Most parents want their children to not only survive but thrive. Sadly, among some school-choice opponents, that is apparently viewed as a controversial statement.

Oklahomans from across the state recently rallied at the state Capitol, urging lawmakers to pass a robust school-choice tax credit that will allow them to use their tax dollars for the education setting that best serves each individual child, including private school and homeschooling.

But one lawmaker dismissed many of them—based, it appears, on skin color.

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Inquiring minds go “Hmmmm’

By Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel

A five-item ‘Review of the The News’ about That Big Bad Balloon from Communist China.

Oklahoma City — In reverse chronological here are five items about A Big Bad Balloon that make an inquiring mind go ‘HMMMM.”

And so: First, from NBC a powerful national news organization, even in the age of declining “mainstream” news organization resources.

Chinese spy balloon gathered intel from sensitive military sites and had a self-destruct mechanism

A brief summary, in case you are too busy (and who’s not busy, in the era of cell-neck and 24/7 sensationalism posing as news?): “The Chinese spy balloon that flew across the U.S. was able to gather intelligence from several sensitive American military sites. …”

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Global Currency Breaking, Thanks Joe

By Parker Thompson & Stevie Leff

India switches to Rupees rather than U.S. Dollars for International Trade – 18 Countries Agree to Trade in Rupees

Joe Biden’s poor economic policies have prompted concerted efforts to reduce the world’s dependency on the dollar.

According to Reuters, India’s new foreign trade policy became effective on April 1.  Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal stated during a news conference in the nation’s capital, New Delhi, that the South Asian country is prepared to trade in rupees with countries lacking in dollars in order to “disaster-proof” them and essentially increase its exports.

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Tulsa School Board election tomorrow

By David Arnett

Editorial: Are you happy with the highest cost and lowest preforming public education district in Oklahoma? Asking for a friend who pays taxes. Do you like highly paid administrators dictating programs and spending your taxes without public oversight?

How bad does the Tulsa Public School System have to get before we begin to object to unionized workers indoctrinating children? Can we ever return to the basics of education, common cultural normality, and honoring individual student merit? Tulsa’s School Board District 1 (West Tulsa) voters will decide Tuesday.

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Bartlesville Citizens Alert

By David Arnett

It is apparent in a story from V1Sut that citizens of Oklahoma must act locally to save our communities from those that deny God by claiming they are God. Ignoring objective reality and science, Self-Gods cannot tolerate faith in anything other than themselves. Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faithful may disagree on a great deal, but all believe in a higher power. No faith believes God makes mistakes including gender creation. From this story, we know there can be no common ground with Self-Gods. Will citizens of Bartlesville, Oklahoma stand to be heard or cower to immorality? What is Bartlesville’s community standard? We will know Monday night. Tulsa may take a bit longer.

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