Oklahoma Observer

My sadly departed friend, Frank, was a unicorn. He lived 89 years in the town he grew up in, a village on the Connecticut shore. A reporter at his local newspaper for over half a century, he had turned down offers to work for more glamorous publications, among them Sports Illustrated and The New York Times. Frank had considered the priesthood in his youth.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt slipped into Duncan on Friday and proclaimed, “Well, first off, we live in the greatest country in the world and I think we live in the best state in that country and that’s Oklahoma.” Stitt bragged, “We get government out of our lives and we allow the private sector, we allow people to chase their American Dream how they want to,” according to Lawton’s KSWO TV.

He still hasn’t given up. In the wake of the 6-3 decision of the Supreme Court tossing out his Executive Order abolishing birthright citizenship, President Donald Trump was back at it, insisting that Congress should act. He cared enough about the case that he took the unprecedented step of attending the oral argument. But he brushed off the historic loss in the Court.

“Bob’s efforts on our website have been herculean. He’s at the ready, 24/7, for whatever crops up and he’s always on the lookout for ways to refine and improve our site. He has just the right touch to make it more eye-catching, user-friendly and accessible. He was especially invaluable when the theme developer suddenly dropped support, requiring creative patching to keep it going.

America is at its best when it is confident enough to be generous. The FIFA World Cup is one of the rare moments when nations set aside conflict to compete under shared rules and celebrate our common humanity. It is a reminder that people are more than their governments. That’s why Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s boast that he did a “happy dance” when Iran was eliminated was so disappointing.

“Bob’s efforts on our website have been herculean. He’s at the ready, 24/7, for whatever crops up and he’s always on the lookout for ways to refine and improve our site. He has just the right touch to make it more eye-catching, user-friendly and accessible. He was especially invaluable when the theme developer suddenly dropped support, requiring creative patching to keep it going.

“Bob’s efforts on our website have been herculean. He’s at the ready, 24/7, for whatever crops up and he’s always on the lookout for ways to refine and improve our site. He has just the right touch to make it more eye-catching, user-friendly and accessible. He was especially invaluable when the theme developer suddenly dropped support, requiring creative patching to keep it going.

June was a rumbling time on planet Earth. On June 7, a 7.8 magnitude quake off Philippines’ Mindanao resulted in 82 deaths. On the 16th, Indonesia experienced a 6.7 tremor that killed one and injured dozens more. The 6.1 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on the 27th reportedly injured no one.

“Bob’s efforts on our website have been herculean. He’s at the ready, 24/7, for whatever crops up and he’s always on the lookout for ways to refine and improve our site. He has just the right touch to make it more eye-catching, user-friendly and accessible. He was especially invaluable when the theme developer suddenly dropped support, requiring creative patching to keep it going.

In his clueless and clumsy style, JD Vance has unmasked the cynical corruption at the core of Donald Trump’s White House. Speaking at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum on June 25, the vice president said, “As I joked … backstage, if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy.” Was Vance joking?