Credit: Brad Gregg As it turns out, too much sunlight can also be a bad thing for, if not government officials, at least for their captured images. Portraits and murals on the fourth floor of the state Capitol building are slowly degrading due to the light slipping in under the dome and striking the paintings. […]
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‘Fiscal folly’
Twenty-two million jobs were created during that time under reasonable fiscal policies that did not require a single increase in the national debt ceiling while also balancing the budget and actually resulting in a budgetary surplus. The Clinton fiscal policies, if left in place, would have eliminated the national debt in 2009. The Bush administration […]
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Leap into action
Every four years, February earns an extra day on the calendar due to the moon cycles or black magic or something — we’re not sure. But we do know this gives you 24 extra hours to get out and do something different in this great state of ours. Whether today or sometime before New Year’s […]
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God beats labor
As if the Capitol crowd can’t get enough of that old-time religion during the springtime revival known as the legislative session — what with legislative prayer breakfasts, a newly formed prayer caucus and efforts to promulgate Christian creed — some fervent wordsmiths have constructed a state motto to help clarify our identity: “Oklahoma — In […]
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A senator’s parting thoughts
To the Republicans at the Capitol: Being entirely dismissive of the minority party’s views is just as toxic to good government as it was when the ruling Democrats did it. Little good comes from single-party rule — regardless of which party is in charge. Don’t become what you used to abhor. To Republican voters in […]
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Sweet ‘Serendipity’
A Transylvania native currently has her artwork hanging in the Governor’s Gallery of the Oklahoma state Capitol, but don’t get your hopes up, “Twilight” fans: You won’t find a single vampire in her pieces. Tunde Darvay’s exhibit, “Serendipity in Color,” remains on display through Dec. 11. Capitol galleries’ curator Alyson Moses saw Darvay’s paintings in […]
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Sweet ‘Serendipity’
A Transylvania native currently has her artwork hanging in the Governor’s Gallery of the Oklahoma state Capitol, but don’t get your hopes up, “Twilight” fans: You won’t find a single vampire in her pieces. Tunde Darvay’s exhibit, “Serendipity in Color,” remains on display through Dec. 11. Capitol galleries’ curator Alyson Moses saw Darvay’s paintings in […]
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Sweet ‘Serendipity’
A Transylvania native currently has her artwork hanging in the Governor’s Gallery of the Oklahoma state Capitol, but don’t get your hopes up, “Twilight” fans: You won’t find a single vampire in her pieces. Tunde Darvay’s exhibit, “Serendipity in Color,” remains on display through Dec. 11. Capitol galleries’ curator Alyson Moses saw Darvay’s paintings in […]
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Youth Art Month stresses importance of art education
Schools from across the state are participating in events such as art shows and contests to emphasize the importance of art education, said Lisa Taulman, Oklahoma Art Educators Association chair and art teacher at Crooked Oak Public Schools. “Art education is important for many reasons,” she said. “Studies have shown that if a student participates […]
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“Whole” lotta love
Oklahoma City-based artist Don Narcomey’s newest exhibit of wall hangings, “Whole,” is currently on display in the Oklahoma state Capitol. The exhibit is one of the more unique ones that the Governor’s Gallery has hosted, said Alyson Atchison, curator of education and Capitol galleries for the Oklahoma Arts Council. “Narcomey is a meticulous craftsman who […]