Recently, the Journal editorial board endorsed the decision of the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors to use $15.6 million dollars in federal COVID relief funds to cover the higher than expected cost to construct a new jail. I strongly disagree with both the endorsement and the use of thos…
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A very Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.
It’s not just Tulsa.
Through the long Memorial Day weekend, anyone who read the newspapers or watched television could not miss or be unmoved by it: Story after story after story of the fallen, of those who had given the "last full measure of devotion" to their country.
Editor's note: This Jim Rixner column for Mother's Day was originally published on May 14, 2017.
I wasn’t going to write a second column on the passing of Rush Limbaugh but given the reaction from hostile and snarky individuals — even from a few self-styled conservatives — explaining his influence is key to understanding him and more importantly the movement for which he was such a powe…
The man who picked me up at an airport too many years ago to recall the date asked if I had ever heard of a guy named Rush Limbaugh. When I said I had not, he turned on the car radio and said, “listen.” After 15 minutes I was hooked.
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