Parental rights amendment –– lesson on critical thinking skills part 1 If politicians introduced a bill mandating the slaughter of all human babies under the age of two years, but called it, “The Little Babies Protection Act,” establishment conservatives and unthinking people all over the country would be clamoring for its passage. We have become a shallow and easily deceived people.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Hugo High School senior, Kayla Colbert, has completed a week of service as a page for Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant. Kayla served at the Capitol during the 12th week of session, from April 24-27.

The Choctaw County Land Judging contest was April 26. In the contest, members have to tell what type of soil the land is, the depth of the soil, slope of the land, erosion, permeability of the soil, surface runoff, give recommended land treatments in vegetable, mechanical, fertilizer and soil amendments. The 4-H members had four fields to judge.

A ground breaking ceremony was recently held at the Tribal Complex in Hugo. The 51,000-square-foot expansion will increase housing, education, Indian Child Welfare and vocational rehabilitation services in Hugo and the surrounding areas.

gathered in Idabel for the annual Tri-County Bar Association Law Day meeting and banquet. The Association consists of McCurtain County, Pushmataha County and Choctaw County attorneys. These three counties comprise the Oklahoma 17th Judicial District and the Oklahoma 17th District Attorney District. Several State dignitaries joined local attorneys, including Oklahoma Supreme Court Vice-Chief Justice Dustin Rowe, Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) President Brian Hermanson and most of the OBA Board of Governors. Attorneys and retired judges John A. Benson (McCurtain County), John DeWitt (McCurtain County) and Hack Welch (Choctaw County) were all recognized for 50 years as members of the OBA. Retired attorney Carl LeForce was recognized for having been licensed to practice law 60 years ago in 1963. Pictured are (l-r) Choctaw County Associate District Judge Bill Baze, District Judge Emily Maxwell, McCurtain County Associate District Judge Timothy Ragland, Benson, Hermanson, McCurtain County Bar Association President Don Shaw, Rowe, and LeForce (seated).

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– An Antlers, Okla., man was injured in an auto accident early Monday morning approximately seven miles from Hugo in Choctaw County. According to reports from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Edwin R.

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