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The Ripon Advance

Rep. Tom Cole, (R-Okla.) has been instrumental in several bills during the 113th Congress that were signed into law, including the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act and the Wage Grade Employee Parity Act.

“I am proud to have co-authored, along with Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.), the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, which redirects taxpayer dollars wasted on political party conventions to instead fund valuable pediatric disease research,” Cole said.

Pauls Valley Daily Democrat - Barry Porterfield

A serious discussion on some issues of national interest took center stage during a U.S. congressman’s visit to Pauls Valley recently.

Comments from Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, were direct but still provided a lighter, more non-partisan flavor during the town hall update Thursday afternoon.

Meeting at the offices of the local chamber of commerce, Cole addressed a variety of issues with the handful of residents coming to the informal gathering.

More than 238 years ago, brave Americans understood the value of a democracy marked by unique freedoms and liberties for its people. Less than a hundred years later in the midst of a civil war that threatened to dissolve the Union, President Abraham Lincoln again inspired our nation to preserve government “of the people, for the people and by the people.” And we did.

Over the last several months, we have all kept a close watch over the alarming outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa. Primarily impacting the countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, our concern is certainly shared with those who have lost loved ones to this disease. As Americans, our first inclination in the midst of suffering is to lend a helping hand and prevent a situation from growing from bad to worse.

The Oklahoman - Chris Casteel

Rep. Tom Cole, the Moore Republican who helps set U.S. military spending, says there’s no way of knowing how much it will cost to destroy the Islamic State and that money isn’t the primary concern now.

“I think you have to decide that this isn’t a matter of dollars and cents, it’s a matter of how great the risk is,” Cole said in an interview.

“And look, these people are busy establishing a terrorist state in the heart of the Middle East. This is like watching al Qaeda working with the Taliban in Afghanistan in the 1990s.”

The Ada News - Eric Swanson

A combination of prosperity and strategic planning allowed the Chickasaw Nation to support more than 200 programs serving tribal members this year, Chickasaw Gov. Bill Anoatubby said Saturday.

“The Nation is doing very well, and we have a lot to be thankful for,” he said.

He said officials are always reviewing the tribe’s mission and looking for ways to improve operations.

The Oklahoman - Brian Johnson

Tiffany Postoak has the heart, desire and passion to help foster children, particularly those within her own tribe of the Chickasaw Nation.

The East Central University legal studies and political science major from Tupelo High School, a resident of Allen, traveled to Washington, D.C., last month as a National Child Awareness Month Ambassador.

Norman Transcript - Sarah Kirby

Boeing will bring approximately 900 new jobs to Oklahoma City as part of ongoing plan to remain competitive in the aerospace industry.

On Wednesday, the company formally announced the decision to shift its defense- and support-related positions away from Washington state to Oklahoma City and St. Louis, as well as Jacksonville, Fla., and Patuxent River, Md.