The wind devastated three-fourths of the city of Joplin, Mo., and the two major papers in Oklahoma had the following banner headlines: —Tulsa World: “Deadly twister hits Joplin” —The Oklahoman: “Fans go the distance for OKC” I remember the good old days when The Oklahoman printed the news and put their editorials on the front […]
P.T. Henley
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‘Recession-proof’ and ‘big league’
In the past, the editorial staff of The Oklahoman has proclaimed that Oklahoma City is “recession-proof” and “big league.” If we are, indeed, recession proof, why are they eliminating 57 positions in their organization? Why wouldn’t they just raise the price of the paper (again) and save these jobs? But, on the bright side, Oklahoma […]
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Paraphrasing Cheney
The Jan. 21 Oklahoman has an editorial (“Cap and tirade: Benge is right in urging caution”) that basically tells state Rep. David Dank, R-Oklahoma City, to sit down and shut up. As I understand it, Rep. Dank wants to bring a couple of property tax issues to a vote of the people, and the good […]