Sharon Martin

Educator, reading specialist and writer Sharon Martin's latest book, I've Got the Blues: Looking for Justice in a Red State, is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble or, by sending $20 to PO Box 458, Oilton, OK 74052.

She also is the author of Not A Prodigal, a poetry collection and 2019 Oklahoma Book Award finalist available through Barnes and Noble, and Froggy Bottom Blues, a children's picture book available through Doodle And Peck or Amazon.

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Same War, New Front

Sharon Martin - March 16, 2020 0

Once again, the whole world is at war. It’s hard to fight an enemy you can’t see, whether it’s a virus or misinformation. Truth is...

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Rise Up!

Sharon Martin - March 7, 2020 0

I’m obsessed with politics. My husband sometimes bemoans the fact. My aunt tells me that proper people don’t discuss politics or religion. Politics happens whether...

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Come Together!

Sharon Martin - March 4, 2020 0

Bots and trolls, data mining, strategic drops of stolen emails, gerrymandering, voter suppression, and the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act all conspired...

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How Is Your Economy?

Sharon Martin - February 10, 2020 0

Just over half of Americans are invested in stocks or mutual funds. When the market is posting record highs, that’s great, but here are...

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Who’s Minding The Children?

Sharon Martin - January 20, 2020 0

It is no accident that the politicians most maligned by the right are those who seek to take care of all the people, including...

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An Open Letter To Sen. Inhofe

Sharon Martin - January 13, 2020 0

Senator: I read your Jan. 7 editorial in The Washington Post with something close to despair. Do you really believe your talking points, or do...

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Conspiracy Theories

Sharon Martin - December 31, 2019 0

I never thought I’d live in a country whose president is so cozy with the Russian mob. There, I said it. And I know...

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Facing Facts

Sharon Martin - December 5, 2019 0

To Republicans who think all Democrats are going to hell: I’m through arguing with you. I like a good debate, and I’m willing to...

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Call Me Jeremiah

Sharon Martin - November 12, 2019 0

Only God can judge the content of his heart. All I can see are his actions. From where I stand, I see a dangerous man, a man...

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