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(A column of opinion by Gary Reid, Publisher Emeritus)
Read moreDeroy Murdock, a Manhattan- based Fox News contributor and a contributing editor with National Review Online, recently hit the nail on the head in a column on Senate President Charles Schumer, D-New York, destroying the Senate’s traditional dress code.
Read moreJoe Biden defenders have been on a wild ride this past year. It began with them arguing that the president knew absolutely nothing about his family’s influence-peddling business to arguing that it’s no big deal that Chicom wire payoffs happen to have Biden’s home address listed on them.
Read more[ Tyler O’Neil is managing editor of The Daily Signal and the author of “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center.”] JPMorgan Chase admitted to pressuring the financial software company Intuit into preventing gun sellers from using the company’s payment processing services, according to a letter Sen. Ted Cruz sent after looking into the policy. Bank of America, meanwhile, denied pressuring Intuit into banning gun manufacturers from using its famous Quick-Books software.
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Between legislative sessions, we hold interim studies to evaluate issues affecting Oklahomans. I have requested two myself, which will look into issues affecting our agricultural producers and public schools. The first study will be heard by the Finance Committee and will seek to understand the issues and inconsistencies those with an agricultural sales tax exemption are experiencing at retailers. The Retirement and Insurance Committee will hear a study on school insurance rates. Many districts are dealing with rising costs across the table and insurance is taking up a large portion of their budget. We want as much money going into the classroom as possible, so I am looking forward to hearing from industry experts and school officials on how we can mitigate these costs.
Read moreIf Biden wants to keep government open, he needs to close the border, McCarthy says
Read moreFor Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. — 1 Peter 3:18 Thoughts on Today’s Verse It sounds so simple and straightforward, doesn’t it? Kinda like the newspaper headline about someone dying that we don’t know. Just cold, hard facts! But we know differently. Underneath this statement of grace lies the broken heart of God, the sacrifice of heaven, the brutality of supposedly religious men, and the searching love of our Father who would not abandon us to the cruel “Deathmaster” — Satan, the murderer from the beginning (John 8:44-45) For those who had once experienced animal sacrifice with its high personal cost and animal sacrifices, this verse is more than a headline: it is a “graceline.” Jesus’ “once for all” sacrifice meant that no more animal sacrifices would ever be needed (Hebrews 7:25-27, 9:11-14). It came with the promise that Jesus would! “bring” all to “to God” who relied on Jesus’ sacrifice — no more distance between God and us, no intermediaries between God and us. Jesus is heaven’s open door and God’s open heart saying, “Come home; I’ve been waiting for you.”
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