Issue No. 4
The Sunday Letter — November 8, 2026
Tsipursky on AI, Luke on campaign promises, NSU news, and more from northeastern Oklahoma.
Good Morning, from Tahlequah Thank you for reading the Northeastern Journal this week. We have a new opinion piece from Dr. Gleb Tsipursky on Oklahoma's AI workforce plan, and what it would mean for the people who actually use state services. He asks a simple question: can the plan pass a front-desk test? I also wrote about the campaign signs I kept seeing all over Oklahoma, and why big promises mean more when the person making them has already had years in office to keep them. Thank you for trusting us with your time, and for being part of a Journal that is rooted right here in northeastern Oklahoma. Luke Johnson Co-founder and Publisher
The Lead
Opinion
If You've Been There for Years, Where Is the Change?
By Luke H. Johnson · November 7, 2026 · 3 min read
For the last couple of months, I couldn't go anywhere in Oklahoma without passing the same kind of campaign sign. Big change for education, big change for jobs, big change for families, big change…
New That Week
Opinion · November 7, 2026
Oklahoma's AI workforce plan needs a front-desk test
Oklahoma is spending considerable energy preparing its government workforce for artificial intelligence. A new project will study how AI changes state jobs, while the state has already rolled out a…
Education · November 4, 2026
NSU to kick off holiday season with Lights On ceremony Dec. 1
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Northeastern State University will welcome the holiday season with its annual Lights On ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, in front of Seminary Hall on the Tahlequah campus. The…
Politics · November 4, 2026
What Oklahoma Almost Had
I was sitting in a restaurant with my family tonight when my phone started buzzing. Between bites, under the table, I kept checking. One by one, the Associated Press called Oklahoma's races: the…
Education · November 3, 2026
Deadline approaches for 2027 Northeastern State University Centurion nominations
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – There is still time to recognize someone whose contributions have made a difference at Northeastern State University (NSU). NSU will accept nominations for the 2027 Centurion honor…
Education · November 3, 2026
Northeastern State University to Share News with Northeastern Journal Readers
The Northeastern Journal is pleased to announce that Northeastern State University will begin contributing news and announcements to our pages. NSU will share releases from the university's campuses…
Faith · November 2, 2026
Leave One Chair for the Person Who Has Not Spoken
At a meeting in a small town, the people who speak first are often the ones who already know the procedure. They recognize the faces around the table and understand which words seem to carry weight.…
What Readers Were Reading
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Deadline approaches for 2027 Northeastern State University Centurion nominations
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What Oklahoma Almost Had
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Shame On You, Cornell
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Northeastern State University to Share News with Northeastern Journal Readers
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Leave One Chair for the Person Who Has Not Spoken
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By the People, for the People
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The Sunday Letter
One weekly email from the Northeastern Journal newsroom — local reporting, civic accountability, and the stories behind the headlines, delivered Sunday mornings.