Ron Black

Mark Shannon and I worked together at the station formerly known as “SuperTalk 930, WKY.” He was the morning drive guru; I handled the back of the bus in the afternoon slot. Shannon’s death as a result of his long and arduous fight against leukemia May 8 most assuredly taught all of us that life […]

A movement is afoot within the Republican Party in Oklahoma to create an invisible force field around the state. That force field would mean we in Oklahoma could pretty much snub our nose at anything we find distasteful oozing from the cesspool that is our nation’s capital. The Oklahoma Legislature has drifted hard to the […]

They are good enough, they are smart enough, and gosh-darn it “¦ people like them!It’s the new breed, the new face of my beloved Republican Party, and they are ready to lead us into battle against the evil hordes of those “doggone Democrats” who are bound and determined to turn us into a socialist country. […]

My son looked at me with a furrowed brow as we heard the news on the radio that, once again, “Nick’s Law” was killed in committee. He asked, “When conservatives say they don’t like mandates, why is it we have to wear seatbelts and you are required to carry auto insurance?” I didn’t have an […]

Everyone is doing it and it feels really good. We all love to peer into the crystal ball and attempt to predict what will happen politically in the upcoming year. Your not-so-humble commentator is no different, so let’s get started and have some fun while we’re at it. Prediction 1: Congresswoman Mary Fallin will announce […]

Oklahoma City has a great deal for which to be proud. Virtually recession-proof, economically stable and culturally diverse, we are certainly a city on the move and our commitment to the new NBA franchise is evidence of our strength as a community. While other cities are struggling to sell tickets, the Oklahoma City Thunder occasionally […]

No one would argue that homelessness is a problem, but can the problem be resolved? Jesus said, “the poor you will have with you always,” so there is the theological argument the problem will never cease to exist completely. But how many of us in Oklahoma City are willing to take the leap of faith […]

Mason was, and is, very much like every other 12-year-old. He thinks Tony Hawk invented the Internet, that PlayStation is a portal to another dimension and that his parents were created by God for the express purpose of dreaming up chores that keep him from that precious PlayStation. When the autism bill came to a […]

Politicos are salivating after the first round of the 2008 elections, but judging by voter turnout statewide, they are the only ones. According to the Oklahoma State Election Board, voter turnout for the recent July primary capped at a whopping 18 percent ” not exactly record breaking. But, there is change in the air ” […]

The legislative session is behind us and sadly, the Oklahoma Legislature failed to pass meaningful ethics reform. Regardless of what you may have heard, the so-called ethics reform that passed and received the autograph of the governor was little more than window dressing. It failed to accomplish that which Oklahomans deserve and demand. The constitutionally […]