Just don’t argue and try to prove your fellow businesspeople wrong. According to Carl Van, president and CEO of an international training company, the keys to persuading others are remembering that: • great negotiators argue the facts, not argue with reasons; • you only have to prove yourself right, not prove others wrong; and • […]
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In the Army now
When all the elements of a play work in sync, the result can be a satisfying evening of theater, which is what you have in Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre’s current production of Neil Simon’s autobiographical “Biloxi Blues.” The show’s a rewarding pleasure. “Biloxi Blues” is the second play of Simon’s so-called “Brighton Beach” trilogy. We […]
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For medicinal purposes
It is time to stop the scare tactics and lies spread by others. I think that prescription pills are more dangerous and addicting than alternatives. I think this bill will save billions of dollars by not persecuting “nonviolent offenders” and patients in pain. There are so many more positive benefits to medical marijuana than negatives. […]
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Questions for Kern
If we take the good pastor at his word, this means that the institution of slavery, already well-established within the colonies at the time of the Constitution’s ratification, would have been an integral part of this “Christian social order” he praises so highly. I want to know just what precisely is so “Christian” about the […]
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Motor vehicle insurance shows year-over-year raise
As reported Feb. 18 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its most recent Consumer Price Index report, insurance policies for drivers rose slightly between December and January, with a 0.2 percent uptick. That reflects a continuing trend of steady increases throughout 2010; the only dip came between November and December, but by only 0.3 […]
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Why new plays aren’t being presented
Larry Laneer asks in a recent review (Theater, “Enter stage left,” Jan. 19, Gazette) why new works aren’t being presented at theaters. As production director of the Jewel Box Theatre, I would like to respond. Since 1986, our theater has held a playwrighting competition. There have been eight world premieres over the years. Two years […]
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Kung Fu Dunk
Roughly (read: unofficially) based on the “Slam Dunk” manga and anime series, the Hong Kong flick finds its center in Fang Shijie, orphaned as an infant and raised in a martial arts school where he is taught the “Altering Universe” fighting style. This allows for the disassembly and reshaping of atomic particles at will, giving […]