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Ryan Walters’ McCarthyism is destroying Okla public education

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George Lang takes on Republican state supt candidate Ryan Walters' threats to take away teaching certificates of teachers he doesn't like.

Sen. Lindsey Graham yelled ‘riot!’ Was it a prediction or a threat?

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George Lang asks what could happen next after Senator Lindsay Graham predicted riots if former Pres Donald Trump is indicted.
Liz Cheney

Despite loss, Liz Cheney taking fight to Republican authoritarians

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In this opinion piece, George Lang points to Liz Cheney's fight against the rising authoritarianism in the GOP as necessary for democracy.
Open Skies

Espionage Act violators must be punished, including ex-presidents

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Former President Donald Trump must be punished, no differently than anyone else who mishandles secret documents.
Starbucks

Starbucks’s abortion promises for workers are PR stunts. We want a union contract.

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Alisha Humphrey is a barista at the 63rd and Grand Starbucks in OKC and argues a contract with Starbucks as the only way to insure benefits.

Okla delegation rending its garments over Inflation Reduction Act

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Conservative lawmakers are engaged in a tearful and untruthful jeremiad this week, over passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Chat Pile tells the truth about Oklahoma

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George Lang says that Chat Pile band writes/sings the truth about Oklahoma's problems which are no small thing but could be fixed.
Lankford

Lankford goes fully Orwellian in new border rant

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George Lang questions Sen. James Lankford's latest efforts to frighten his constituents with talk about drugs and the border with Mexico.
COVID-19

We are swamped by people who actively and hatefully do not care

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With the B.A.5 variant roaring full speed ahead, George Lang is literally, personally feeling the effects of the persistence of COVID-19.
AR-15

Stop setting off explosions until gun violence is ended

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George Lang argues that, after this year's deadly 4th of July, perhaps we should stop celebrating and start taking action on assault weapons.

Don’t leave — Oklahoma is worth saving

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Opinion columnist George Lang encourages those who are discouraged by the recent actions of Oklahoma's governor and legislature to stay.
Douglass High School

The decline of indoctrination in Oklahoma public school classrooms

In this community voices opinion piece, Aaron Baker argues that there is not indoctrination in public school classrooms.
Congresswoman Stephanie Bice

Oklahoma’s Republican delegation has a gas problem

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George Lang criticizes our Oklahoma delegation in Washington for simply aping the dumbest of their national colleagues" in the GOP.
Paula Sophia

Manhood — from the inside out — confronting an old nemesis

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Paula Sophia Schonauer continues a serial memoir. To read the earlier parts of this series, follow the links at the end of each episode.
Stillwater Health Lab

Okla Pandemic Center should be audited for rapidly spreading corruption

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George Lang argues support for Dr. George Monks' call for a forensic audit of the Oklahoma Pandemic Center costing millions with few results.