Lee Guthrie

6 days ago | tahlequahdailypress.com | Lee Guthrie

The Social Security trust fund is projected to run out of funds in 2034, a year earlier than U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen predicted with his charts during a town hall in Tahlequah Aug. 14, 2024. His talk centered centered on the deficit and his graph showed that in 2000, the interest cost on the nation’s debt was $200 billion, and by 2050 that is projected to be $4.2 trillion. Brecheen said if Congress does not act by 2034, the trustees will issue an automatic “revenue to outlay cut” of 24%.

1 week ago | tahlequahdailypress.com | Lee Guthrie

People who abandon their pets often find long, lonely roads to dump them on, like areas around Sizemore Landing on Lake Tenkiller. Joan Forsyth, director of the nonprofit Waymaker, said all of her five dogs are rescues except one. The nonprofit status was achieved in September, but Joan has been working at placing dogs in foster homes and for adoption for a year and four months. kAmy@2?VD 9FD32?5[ #@3 u@CDJE9[ D2:5 96 92D 8@?6 7C@> @77:46C 2E p%U2>Aj% E@ 5@8\A@@A6C\D4@@A6C\FAA6C[ 2?5 96 D2:5 y@2?

1 week ago | enidnews.com | Lee Guthrie

People who abandon their pets often find long, lonely roads to dump them on, like areas around Sizemore Landing on Lake Tenkiller. Joan Forsyth, director of the nonprofit Waymaker, said all of her five dogs are rescues except one. The nonprofit status was achieved in September, but Joan has been working at placing dogs in foster homes and for adoption for a year and four months. kAmy@2?’D 9FD32?5[ #@3 u@CDJE9[ D2:5 96 92D 8@?6 7C@> @77:46C 2E p%U2>Aj% E@ 5@8\A@@A6C\D4@@A6C\FAA6C[ 2?5 96 D2:5 y@2?

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lee Guthrie

On June 12, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, was removed from a press conference being held by the Secretary of Homeland Security, forced to the floor and handcuffed after he interrupted to ask a question. On June 17, Padilla spoke on the Senate floor about what happened, and expressed his fears for Americans and their freedoms. The video of that speech was aired on ABCnews.com and other media outlets.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lee Guthrie

No berry left behind, the motto for a local blueberry farmer, means each berry is allowed to ripen, greens ones left on the vine for the next rotation of picking. Johnny Horn owns a farm, which he refers to as "No Berry Left Behind Farm." He hopes his newest berry variety, Chandler, encourages more pickers because the size of the berry is of a quarter and it won't take as long to fill up a bucket. "This new berry is called Chandler and get as big as a quarter and holds their flavor," Horn said.