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The Oklahoman - Chris Casteel
Sen. Jim Inhofe, of Tulsa, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the air strikes were a good first step but inadequate beside the need for an overall strategy for Iraq, Syria and the broader Middle East.
As we navigate the waters of a still-struggling economy, the impact of potential solutions upon job creators and providers should be carefully considered. Whether in the short-term or long-term, any solutions should obviously help rather than hurt hardworking Americans. When the economic environment allows business owners and workers to thrive, the whole country feels the benefit.
Roll Call - Meredith Drake
This is a state that knows what it’s like to recover from a disaster.
From the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, to the destruction wreaked by two of the largest tornadoes ever recorded tearing through its suburbs, there has been a thread running through the tragedies: Oklahomans pull together.
Washington Post - Paul Kane
Before the U.S. military attacked Saddam Hussein’s forces in 1991, Congress spent months considering its approval of the war. Twelve years later, another attack on Iraq came after three weeks of debate and intensive negotiations.
Native American Times
NEW YORK – On Sunday, September 21, 2014, the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, the National Congress of American Indians, United Methodist Women, Intersections International, Gray Panthers, and the Indian Law Resource Center will present a reading of Sliver of a Full Moon, a powerful play by Cherokee playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle.
Last week, President Barack Obama addressed the nation and offered his plan for combating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). During his speech, the president asked Congress to authorize training of Syrian rebels and recommended further air strikes in the region for diffusing the threat of this dangerous enemy.