Commentary
Vince Orza
Anybody out there fed up with the lack of news in the newspapers and on news programs? Have you noticed all our newspapers have gotten smaller? It's not just The Oklahoman; The New York Times, The Wal...

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Hailey Branson
Editor's note: Reposted with permission from The Oklahoma Daily. I locked myself in my bedroom and cried the first time I read the memo. It was January 2008. Two weeks before, I had sent a text mes...

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Keith Hazelton
As gasoline prices plunge to near record lows, only a few months after reaching record highs above $4 a gallon, an unintended casualty regrettably may be the nascent enthusiasm for alternative and ren...

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Robin Meyers
By the time readers pick this up, the worst Black Friday will have come and gone. Retailers in Oklahoma will be looking at their worst Christmas ever, and the depth and severity of the recession will ...

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Jason Reese
With the national economy in the tank, the residents of Central Oklahoma are experiencing cautious optimism. Noted Oklahoma State University economist Mark Snead has projected a relatively rosy outloo...

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Eric Groves
One of the finest city councilmen ever to serve Oklahoma City died on Nov. 13. Mark Schwartz strived tirelessly from 1987 to 1998 to prepare our city for the 21st century. We are all rewarded by his e...

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Joey Senat
Perhaps more Oklahomans want their government conducted in the open than the politicians realized. Voters on Nov. 4 elected 13 of the 25 candidates for statewide, legislative or county offices who h...

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Steve Fair
On Nov. 4, the Republican Party nationally didn't fare very well, but Oklahoma Republicans had reason to celebrate. For the first time in state history, the GOP controls both chambers of the Legisla...

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Kurt Hochenauer
Earth to disappointed Oklahoma Democrats: It's all good. Put those recriminations away. No one person or event can be blamed for the poor showing of Democratic state candidates in the Nov. 4 election...

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Vince Orza
Oklahoma has enjoyed a pretty good string of successes over the last few years. Economic growth, cultural enhancements, community improvements, educational gains and corporate developments have been f...

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Robin Meyers
The world wept for joy; Oklahoma spat defiantly. The glory train of history pulled out of the station; Oklahoma waved goodbye and said "good riddance." Dr. King's dream came true; Oklahoma slumbered o...

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Laura Boyd
I have several themes on my mind today that are pertinent to the season. What a thrill we have in Central Oklahoma with the successes of University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University football, ...

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Jason Reese
Oklahoma's distinct populist identity served as a role model in the past when we led the way in the early Nineties by passing term limits for our state legislators. As is so often the case when a need...

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Keith Gaddie
One of my favorite motion pictures is "Gattaca," an Andrew Niccol vehicle for Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law. This dystopian vision of a genetically engineered future has as its central premise...

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Robin Meyers
If the definition of political leadership in Oklahoma means doing things the same old crude, shallow, sickening way, then James Inhofe should get the Nobel Prize for Pathetic. His television ads again...