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erence than had seen the original flyer. Only the day before, prospective jurors, residents of OklahomaCounty, filed into the county building for the week’s court docket. Bates was present on the sidewalk, passing out his Wes Watch newsletter critical of Lane. Laid out in a manner similar to national tabloids, the newsletter featured criticism…
Counterpoint: Song infested with clich
The lyrics of “Oklahoma Rising,” the state’s centennial anthem, are infested with clichés, insensitive to contributions made by American Indians to the state and filled with hokey banalities that should embarrass anyone who lives here. The lyrics should make Oklahomans extremely suspect about the tone of the official centennial celebration in 2007. Will it be…
