Then the dead child gets her name put on a piece of meaningless legislation. It is all too common for the children of Oklahoma. A few years ago, my wife and I attended a DHS-sponsored forum on how to become foster parents. One of the first slides explained the main problem with DHS: “The central […]
Kyle D. Loveless
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End of session grades
Let’s get to my end-of-session grades: —State Senate Pro Tem Brian Bingman (Republican leader): B-plus. It is hard to steer entire pieces of legislation and issues when you are one third of the process (House, Senate and governor), but Sen. Bingman held true to his convictions. Despite going against House Speaker Kris Steele and Gov. […]
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Mid-session legislative awards
The Legislature is getting close to the halfway point, and before you know it, lawmakers will be adjourning for the year. Have they fulfilled promises, or are they just playing the political version of the four-corners offense? Most Frustrated Representative This is a tie between state Reps. Randy Terrill and Paul Wesselhöft. The two Moore […]
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Don’t count out the tea party
Don’t rush to judgment. There are several factors why these City Council races were not a good indicator of the strengths or weaknesses of the tea party. First, municipal elections are nonpartisan. (I don’t want to debate the merit of such a system. I’m just stating a fact). Picking up the trash, fixing potholes, and […]
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Point: Sometimes you get what you need
Well, the confetti has been cleaned up, the banners removed, and the signs all across the state will slowly be coming down. Election Day came and went. In our 103 years of statehood, the GOP has never had a night like Nov. 2. Every statewide Republican candidate won, and none of those races were even […]
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Why good people don’t run for office
Last month, candidates trekked down to the state Capitol, stood in line, got their picture taken by reporters, filed all the necessary paperwork and suddenly, they were a name on a ballot. Money spent, signs made and commercials bought. Campaign season is upon us, but by the attention the elections are getting, you might not […]
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Remember when
Is something inherently wrong with the state of Oklahoma’s economic experts? Why is it everyone in the entire civilized world understands we’re going through a downturn in the economy and that unemployment is at 10 percent nationwide? In our state, those in charge of putting together the budget missed the boat. Why are they calling […]
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Patchwork problems
Unemployment at 25 percent, businesses going broke, banks not able to cash paychecks, farm prices plummeting to half of what they were the year before, foreclosures at an all time high ” it was the Great Depression. FDR presented the New Deal, World War II broke out, and our country rebounded stronger than ever. The […]
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Patchwork problems
Unemployment at 25 percent, businesses going broke, banks not able to cash paychecks, farm prices plummeting to half of what they were the year before, foreclosures at an all time high ” it was the Great Depression. FDR presented the New Deal, World War II broke out, and our country rebounded stronger than ever. The […]
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Counterpoint: Leaner with leadership
In a budget year that is going to end up having a shortfall of close to $400 million after federal assistance, the conventional wisdom says there are two options: raise taxes or cut budgets. I believe that real leadership is needed to not go down the same path of the past. There are two areas […]