Vince Orza

As America and the world struggle with an economy sliding toward recession, the threat of an awakening Russian bear and an expanding list of economic competitors, it’s important for Oklahoma to have a strong bench of leaders to represent our interests. In years past, Oklahoma had people of enormous stature on Wall Street such as […]

The speculation has begun for the open governor position in 2010. Be it a Republican or Democrat, the next governor will face many of the same obstacles Oklahoma governors have battled for decades.  Our education system’s performance has never been rated anything better than poor to, at best, mediocre. Despite the efforts of Gov. Henry […]

Some of you may be old enough to have experienced the moment you realized you were becoming your parents. We find ourselves saying to our kids the things our parents said to us. Here’s where I really start sounding like my parents: They have never had to sacrifice or do without. Most prefer to use […]

I’ve spent more than 30 years of my life in the public eye ” on television, as a candidate for governor, and as CEO and now dean of the Meinders School of Business at Oklahoma City University. When it comes to business attire, I’m old-fashioned. I believe clothes can make the man (or woman). Like […]

Things are good in Oklahoma City. Forbes ranks us the most recession-proof city in the country. Executive Traveler magazine has a story about what a great city we live in. The New York Times had a front-page story about the Oklahoma River. This is a new Oklahoma City. Certainly some of the success can be […]

You can always tell an election year. Whether it’s in the state capital or Washington, politicians find someone to blame for whatever the current crisis is. Nationally, Republicans and Democrats up for re-election are criticizing America’s oil and gas companies because they are profitable, or ” more correctly ” too profitable! Call me crazy, but […]

The Legislature has been back in town for about a month, facing a different set of circumstances than in recent years. Money is a little tighter, meaning the recent windfall of energy-generated taxes from businesses and individuals will have to be spread a little thinner.   The good news is new Speaker Chris Benge, R-Tulsa, […]

Don’t you just love it when elected officials see themselves as so much better than the rest of us? The latest example of this is five “lawmakers/breakers” who are too busy to file their income taxes. Republican former Speaker of the House Lance Cargill owned up to the violation by blaming his accountant! It’s always […]

I sat down to write a list of famous and distinguished people who have ties to Oklahoma. The list turned out to be too long to print.   The state has been a leader in energy for more than a century. Robert S. Kerr, Dean A. McGee, Frank Phillips and T. Boone Pickens have made […]

Send them all back, let them stay, amnesty, prison, give them driver’s licenses or don’t, build a wall “¦ this is about as deep as the discussion on illegal immigration gets. Politicians have managed to confuse voters into believing the war on terror is the same thing as illegal immigration. America doesn’t have a coherent […]