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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.

As details continue to unfold about the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), we remain united in the belief that this terrorist group cannot be allowed to further expand or establish an Islamic caliphate. ISIL represents a clear and present danger to the safety and security of the United States. Knowing the violence of which this group is capable, including the brutal murders of two American journalists, the United States and our Allies understand that we must combat this enemy urgently and with resolve.

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.

“While these air strikes in Syria can begin to degrade ISIL capabilities, they certainly won’t defeat or destroy the terrorist army, just as we have seen in Iraq,” Inhofe said, using an acronym for the Islamic State militant group.