Category Archives: Op-Ed

The Way People Treat Animals Is The Way They Treat Everyone

You’ve probably heard the quote, “Never trust anyone who isn’t kind to animals.” Some people attribute it to Oscar Wilde, but through my research, I don’t know if he actually said it. Writer Anthony Douglas Williams did say, “How one treats other animals often reflects how one treats other humans.” Recently, South Dakota Gov. KristiContinue reading “The Way People Treat Animals Is The Way They Treat Everyone”

Red Fern Festival This Weekend

The last weekend in April means it’s time for the Red Fern Festival in Tahlequah, Okla. The morning rains didn’t cancel the events as vendors got their booths set up along Muskogee Avenue. The event is held each year in honor of Wilson Rawls, who lived in the Tahlequah area. He famously wrote the novelContinue reading “Red Fern Festival This Weekend”

‘The Truth vs. Alex Jones’ Sets The Story Straight As An Arrow

I was at the news company’s Christmas luncheon when word spread of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. I was sitting in the lobby of the dorm at Georgia Southern University when I heard of the massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. These two incidents alone should’ve caused aContinue reading “‘The Truth vs. Alex Jones’ Sets The Story Straight As An Arrow”

‘Erasure’ Is A Good Work Of American Fiction That Seems Too Real

Percival Everett published the dark comedy satire Erasure in 2001. A year prior, Spike Lee released his satire Bamboozled. Both seem to be about a black male protagonist who doesn’t fit what most think of as black men. They’re both highly educated, sophisticated intellectuals. Yet they are constantly criticized by those around them for howContinue reading “‘Erasure’ Is A Good Work Of American Fiction That Seems Too Real”

Some People Must Really Want To Watch The World Burn

We’re not even a third of the way through 2024 and I didn’t have heavy flooding in Dubai on my Bingo Card. If you haven’t heard and you just read that previous sentence, I didn’t mean Dublin, Ireland which has about 26-27 inches of rain recorded a year. No, I mean, Dubai the capital ofContinue reading “Some People Must Really Want To Watch The World Burn”

Fort Gibson Celebrates Bicentennial

On Saturday, April 20, Fort Gibson, the oldest town in Oklahoma celebrated its bicentennial with a parade, live entertainment and vendors and activities in the downtown section of the town. People also went to the Historic Site as Fort Gibson was once the westernmost U.S. Military fort as well as one of the locations onContinue reading “Fort Gibson Celebrates Bicentennial”

Why We Love Dystopia Entertainment

What is it about dystopia that fascinates us? Why do we like stories portraying the end of civilization as we know and even the end of the world. Even The Bible ends with the world coming to an end? It’s like we’re too busy worried about showing how much of an awful future we’ll haveContinue reading “Why We Love Dystopia Entertainment”

‘Tulsa King’ Allegations Represent A Universal Workplace Issue

This past week, the production of the TV show Tulsa King, which is filming in Georgia instead of Oklahoma, has faced allegations that its star Sylvester Stallone and director Craig Zisk were upset over the appearance of the background extras. Reportedly, they didn’t like that one actor was using a cane. And Stallone has beenContinue reading “‘Tulsa King’ Allegations Represent A Universal Workplace Issue”