by Jamison Faught | Jul 5, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Back to the ‘70sBy Jonathan SmallThe surge of inflation under President Joe Biden has given many people flashbacks to the 1970s. Sadly, the latest data released by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) evokes a similar sense of déjà vu.The National...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 29, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots
Ouch. This audit is pretty bad. State Auditor Cindy Byrd has released an audit of federally-funded grants (mainly COVID relief/stimulus money), finding about $30,000,000 in "questioned costs". This audit is federally-mandated, and could end up with the State...
by R3publicans | Jun 27, 2023 | Deep State, OKGrassroots, R3publicans
The deep state pursues its own agenda regardless of the wishes of the people. A lesson of this history is that people who desire liberty should not trust the US government to advance liberty. Image Credit:JIM WATSON,SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images President Donald...
by Michael Bates | Jun 15, 2023 | History, Music, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
An apt remark by P. Andrew Sandlin: Church leaders: if your praise band plays songs 90% of your congregation can’t sing easily or enthusiastically, you don’t have a church music program; you have a musical performance program. Let me urge you to start a...
by Michael Bates | Jun 15, 2023 | History, Music, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
An apt remark by P. Andrew Sandlin: Church leaders: if your praise band plays songs 90% of your congregation can’t sing easily or enthusiastically, you don’t have a church music program; you have a musical performance program. Let me urge you to start a...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 8, 2023 | History, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots
Measure to create Oklahoma Civil Rights Trail signed into lawOKLAHOMA CITY (June 8th) – A bill highlighting Oklahoma’s contributions to the Civil Rights Movement has been signed into law. Sen. Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, and Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, [pictured...