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April 15, 2025

2025 Decoration Days

May 4

Cottonwood Cemetery

Liberty Cemetery

Muldrow Cemetery

Peters Cemetery

May 11

Brent Cemetery

Belfonte Cemetery

Buffington Cemetery

Copeland Cemetery

Dwight Mission Cemetery

Fleetwood Cemetery

Lessley Cemetery

Long Cemetery

Macedonia Cemetery

McCoy Cemetery

Mitchell Cemetery

Paw Paw Cemetery

Roland Cemetery

Round Mt. Cemetery

Upper Camp Creek

White Chapel Cemetery

May 18

Box Cemetery

Brushy Cemetery

Czarnikow Cemetery

Lee’s Chapel Cemetery

Maple Cemetery

Marble City Cemetery

McEver Family Cemetery

Redland Cemetery

Sanders Cemetery

Seabolt Cemetery

Vaught Cemetery

Vian Cemetery

May 25

Akins Cemetery

Blackjack Cemetery

Drakestand Cemetery

Gans Cemetery

Rocky Point Cemetery

Center Point Cemetery

Gore Cemetery

May 26

Duncan Cemetery

Roselawn Cemetery

Sallisaw Cemetery

Shady Grove Cemetery

Webber Cemetery

June 1

Northview Cemetery

Public outcry may be only savior for public broadcasting

Columns & Opinions

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Public outcry may be only savior for public broadcasting

By TED STREULI | OKLAHOMA WATCH

April 17, 2025

OETA aired “The Corridors of Power” on Monday night. The two-hour documentary examines how the United States has responded to genocide around the world since the United Nations was formed to ensure ev...

Civics education has long been neglected in Oklahoma schools to the detriment of our society

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COMMENTARY

Civics education has long been neglected in Oklahoma schools to the detriment of our society

By JOHN THOMPSON | FOR OKLAHOMA VOICE

April 17, 2025

Ever since I was a child, Oklahoma schools have struggled in terms of teaching history and civics. Even when I was too young to understand what Joseph McCarthy’s “Red Scare” was, I could sense that ed...

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Blue Cross Blue Shield now requires Oklahomans receive prior approval for severe asthma drugs

By NADA HASSANEIN | FOR OKLAHOMA VOICE

April 16, 2025

Patients in five states who have severe asthma and are covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield are facing a new obstacle to getting treatment. On April 15, BCBS began mandating that severe asthma patients s...

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Oklahoma lawmakers consider requiring ‘scientific evidence’ to close businesses in a pandemic

By EMMA MURPHY OKLAHOMA VOICE

April 16, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill headed to the House floor that limits the governor’s ability to close businesses during a pandemic is “irresponsible” and puts Oklahomans’ safety at risk, one lawmaker said. Sup...

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In Oklahoma, there’s a growing trend of anti-homeless legislation

By MADDY KEYES | THE FRONTIER

April 16, 2025

Service providers are celebrating after a bill to restrict the locations of homeless shelters in Oklahoma failed. But they are nervous about a growing trend of legislation that criminalizes homelessne...

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Polly proclamation presented

April 15, 2025

Sallisaw Mayor Ernie Martens on Monday presented a proclamation to Polly Lackey, celebrating her “remarkable milestone and honoring a century of life lived with meaningful experiences, service and lov...