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Jason Reese

Times are tough, and it is becoming ever more apparent that Oklahoma cannot remain immune to the economic sickness that has emerged as a chronic condition for our country.

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Jason Reese
The good news: I smile every time I drive past the charter school near my house on the way to drop off my eldest child at our parochial school. The bad news: Not everyone in our state, or even our city, has the ability to choose either of those options. That is why I want to insist that our state and local governments move further and faster in expanding school choice.

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Jason Reese
Conservatives, especially those of a traditional bent like me, are often rightfully criticized for being downers. We gripe and moan about how things were better in the old days and that we don’t know where we are headed, but it sure looks like we are in a handbasket.

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Jason Reese
Last month, social mobility in Oklahoma took a serious hit: The higher-education regents of our beloved state drastically raised tuition — again — to our colleges and universities.

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Jason Reese
Over the past few weeks, we have seen unrest spread throughout the Midwest. From Ohio to Wisconsin, public employees are taking to the street to protest much-delayed belt-tightening in those cash-strapped states. As we watch these events unfold, one cannot help but wonder if the Sooner State could experience the same.

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Jason Reese
The church-state separation fetishists are at it again. Now the Oklahoma chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State are decrying efforts by the Oklahoma Legislature to teach creationism in public schools, create vouchers or other mechanisms for school choice and define the beginning of human life.

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Jason Reese
Voters are demanding more and more say in policies ranging from health care to education, and there is no reason why alcohol sales should not be included.

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Jason Reese
As we approach the end of a year, it is perfectly natural to look back on the year behind us. Some people make lists of the best or worst things, such as movies and songs. This year, I would like to l...

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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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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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Jason Reese
More than anything else, governing is about setting priorities. Oklahoma Republicans got it right in the past few years when we started pushing the state government to "Fund Education First." We recog...

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Jason Reese
I have to say I was a bit nervous. As I was packing to join the rest of the Oklahoma delegation in the Twin Cities, I wondered what the effect of Sen. John McCain's vice presidential pick would be. Jo...

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Jason Reese
In deciding between presidential candidates, we usually stop to consider the direction we want the country to go for the next four years. In this election, the stakes are much higher. The U.S. Supreme...

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Jason Reese
The question of inequality, both social and economic, is typical of how liberals " and Barack Obama specifically " just don't get it. They focus on the extremes of rich and poor and ignore the great A...

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Jason Reese
In no other area is the need for a John McCain presidency (and the risks of a Barack Obama presidency) more apparent than the war in Iraq. As the Donald Rumsfeld "small footprint" strategy became an o...