Vince Orza

At a time when many Americans are mad at big business, perhaps it’s time to take a step back and get a longer view of what made our nation the only superpower on earth.  Capitalism is now a dirty word. No doubt there’s a role for government to play in our economy. We want our […]

At a time when many Americans are mad at big business, perhaps it’s time to take a step back and get a longer view of what made our nation the only superpower on earth.  Capitalism is now a dirty word. No doubt there’s a role for government to play in our economy. We want our […]

Have you noticed the ever-increasing visibility of elected officials using taxpayer dollars to tell you all the great things they are doing for us? Drive down a county road, and you’ll likely see a sign telling you County Commissioner So-and-So was responsible for the new road or bridge. Oh really? I have always assumed those […]

A decade ago, Oklahoma decided to create a biotech industry. The area south of the Capitol has become home to a nationally recognized group of scientists who are finding cures for diseases, solutions to health problems and doing collaborative research with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and a […]

Virtually everyone seems to agree earmarks are part of the problem with the out-of-control spending in Washington. Yet, Oklahoma’s lawmakers tucked $68 million worth of earmarks into the recently approved $410 billion spending package. In total, the package contained nearly 9,000 earmarks worth more than nearly $8 billion. The United States Office of Management and […]

At Channel 5 in the 1980s, I interviewed Roger Dale Stafford, one of Oklahoma’s most notorious serial killers. Like almost everyone on death row, Roger proclaimed his innocence until his execution. Years later, I was asked about the death sentence and my response was that people like Roger could go to heaven or go to […]

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 Wall Street Journal and USA Today have all shrunk. Worse yet, the stories are shorter and there are fewer […]

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 favorable. Being named the most “recession-proof” city in America by Forbes magazine is no small feat. We’ll likely test that accolade as the recession settles in, but the […]