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News Release The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has selected public school foundations in Noble, Oklahoma City and Stillwater to receive its 2025 Outstanding Program Awards for Oklahoma School Foundations.
Read moreBUT BACK TO LOCAL grand jury investigations, we doubt that we will se any indictments and we will be surprised if we get any major reprimands of our county commissioner operations. The other major county officers are forced by rigid state laws and the state authorities such as the tax commission, to follow laws enacted by the legislature. So far as we can determine, we have a very sincere group of county officials trying to do a good job for Seminole county. But the count commissioners have decided, not only here in Seminole county but across most of the state, that laws requiring purchase orders aren’t going to be enforced so they do not use purchase orders. That means no one knows what a county commissioner has purchased until the bill comes into the county for payment.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt called on the Legislature to overhaul Oklahoma’s court fines and fees system this month, prompting praise from justice reform advocates and questions about how the change would be paid for and implemented.
Read moreThe nation's military is comprised of millions of brave men and women who stand for the country's freedoms by serving domestically and abroad. Whether during war or in peacetime, the military plays an important role in protecting the nation and its interests.
Read moreIn 1892, A.C. Magruder initiated a soil fertility study to evaluate Oklahoma wheat production. In 1930, H.J. Harper established 10 separate fertilization treatments on these plots. The rest is history.
Read moreWASHINGTON – Colleges and universities nationwide are outraged over a new policy from the National Institute of Health that would decrease overall grant funding nationwide.
Read moreThe death of a child is always a devastating affair. Its effect is often felt widely and can have an impact on so many people including the extended family, school friends, and their families, as well as the teachers and staff from their schools. Working through grief can be a poignant process, but it is essential to ensure future emotional and physical well-being. Parental grieving for the loss of a child of any age involves acute emotional suffering and has implications for the quality of the relationship shared by the bereaved parents, the siblings, and extended family. Bonds that hold a relationship together may be exposed to risks during the mourning process.
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