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Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced Sunday that his office will assume responsibility working with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) in the probe of potential wrongdoing involving the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation and Swadley’s Bar-B-Q.
Read moreDowns Family Christmas and its visitors donated $25,097 and 5,019 pounds of food to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma during its 2022 season. The donations will help provide 104,571 meals for residents living with hunger across central and western Oklahoma.
Read moreAs the soon-to-be owners of an accessible modified new home built by Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity (COHFH), Darin and Alyson Smith, say they are thrilled to participate in their home’s dedication at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26th at 504 NW 88th Street in Oklahoma City.
Read moreSen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, and Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, have filed universal school choice legislation to benefit children in all corners of the state. Daniels’ Education Freedom Act, Senate Bill 822, provides parents the option of tapping into a portion of their child’s education dollars to pay for a variety of education services, including tuition.
Read moreTwitter has been an ongoing story since the Trump presidency and ramped up even more when Twitter suspended Trump’s account after the events of Jan 6, 2021. Many felt Twitter was wrong in suspending Trump’s account, citing free speech. Of course, Twitter is not the only social media platform that has come under attack for limiting free speech, as Facebook has had similar issues and has been accused of limiting conservative speech. The argument seems to stem from the questions: What is free speech? Does social media constitute a public space? Historically speaking, the argument between public and private is not new and maybe a case from the Gilded Age about trains can shed some light.
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