In the day that we live, there have been great advancements in technology. Those advancements have made a great many things possible, including advance warning of what nature is up to. A great many lives have been saved because of these warnings. No one can ever be completely prepared for some of the weather...
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The dust is settling, somewhat, after the Super Senate Tuesday and the subsequent runoff elections. The stage is set for a mid-term election battle in November that will determine the shape of power in Congress. Yes, we still have some primaries to go, such as in my home state of Oklahoma, but Tom Coburn...
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Here we are on the eve of Tuesday, May 18, 2010 and tomorrow could turn out to be a very important day to some of the politicians in Washington who would really like to keep their jobs. I think it is safe to say that the political landscape has changed dramatically since President Obama...
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I have to say, it’s been a few years since we have seen such a widespread and long-lasting cold spell in the Oklahoma/Arkansas area. We might have a night or two when the temperature dips into the teens every year, but we have been in a deep freeze since Christmas and it is only...
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It sounds like deja vu, but a quake deep under the South Pacific Ocean has triggered a tsunami that has swept across the Samoas. Early reports have the dead at 99 and dozens of people are missing. The quake registered at a magnitude of between 8.0 and 8.3 and the resulting waves were anywhere...
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As some of you may know, I am apt to listen to NPR’s Morning Edition on the way to work every morning. I have found them to lean a bit left, but overall to be fairly even and balanced in what they report and how they report it. I have to say however, I...
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If there are any other Sequoyah County residents reading this, let me ask you a question. Does it seem that our new jail has been in budget troubles since before it was even built? I have to say, it seems that way to me. There seems to be at least one news story every...
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For those of you who are familiar this story, (you should be if you live in the Oklahoma/Arkansas border area) let me ask this question. Does it seem that the lawsuit that seeks monetary damages for pollution to the Illinois River watershed has been going on forever? Stop and think about it for a...
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During the past several years, it has become commonplace to hear of car bombings in Iraq, Israel, Afghanistan, and other parts of the world, but this news hits a little closer to home. In West Memphis, AR yesterday, a car bomb exploded outside the home of Dr. Trent P. Pierce, who heads the panel...
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I have refrained from writing an article about Mike Huckabee and the release of his new book, “Do The Right Thing”, simply because I have yet to read the book. From the excerpts I have read, it appears Huckabee was honest in telling us about his campaign and how it all went down, from...
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