President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been rapidly firing federal workers with little consideration for which ones are critical to government functioning. So now, the Energy Department is scrambling to rehire people abruptly let go from the National Nuclear Security Administration. The Federal Aviation Administration is struggling to explain why 400 staffers were let go mere days after one of the deadliest airplane crashes in U.S. history. And the Agriculture Department is attempting to bring back people fired despite being part of the effort to stop avian flu, which has decimated chicken farms and sent egg prices soaring.
All over America that Friday in November 1963, college football teams boarded airliners for their Saturday games. They took off in one country, where John F. Kennedy was president and where optimism and idealism were in the air, and some hours later they landed in another country, where Lyndon B. Johnson was president and the country was in a spasm of grief.
Dear Editor: The United States Constitution is as good today as it was when our founders wrote it. It just needs to be followed carefully, not changed. There are ads in the mail suggesting we need to change it.
CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL
E uropean allies knew their relationship with the second Trump Administration would be challenging. Even so, the shocks they’ve received from Washington in recent days constitute a crisis. The warning, more or less: Shape up or the Americans are shipping out.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I need help dealing with a co-worker who shares way too much about their personal life.
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CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL
One year, he used the traditional presidential Super Bowl interview to say that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was “very bad for our country.” The next year, he used the same forum to say that she was “a very confused, very nervous woman” and to make fun of former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s height. Sunday, Fox aired Donald Trump’s Super Bowl interview, conducted in advance with Bret Baier. The hits during the game could be less brutal than the president’s remarks.
Feb. 3 marked the official start of the 2025 legislative session, beginning with the governor’s annual State of the State Address. I was blessed to have Vicky join me for my 11th State of the State. Gov. Stitt shared his excitement for the upcoming session and outlined several of his executive priorities. I look forward to working alongside the governor and my colleagues to advance policy solutions to build a stronger, safer, and more prosperous Oklahoma. I’m also looking forward to collaborating with the Senate’s 14 new members throughout the process. They each bring a wide range of experience and expertise, and I’m eager to learn from their backgrounds and hear their ideas on how we can continue moving our state forward.