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Keith Gaddie
Mary Fallin is running for governor, and the 5th Congressional District is once again open. The consequences are many, as political ambitions again get released and posturing starts. The fires of ...

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Robert 'Bud' Scott
Prior to the onset of the legislative session in Oklahoma, the buzz was all about our potential to lead the nation in renewable energy development and its economic impact on our state. Capacity cro...

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Scott Peterson
Tremendous potential exists for rebuilding the U.S. economy on green jobs, particularly as energy companies gear up to meet rising electricity demand. Nuclear energy is one of the few bright spots in ...

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Chris Smith
This year marked the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln. Considered by many to be America's greatest president, he will forever be remembered for his mastery of the English language and his a...

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Steve Fair
Tyson Foods recently announced it is shifting production from its Ponca City processed meat plant to three plants outside the state. Production will be moved to plants in Buffalo, N.Y., Cherokee, Iowa...

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Joey Senat
American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma. United Way of Central Oklahoma. Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. OPUBCO Communications Group? Would the parent company of The Oklahoman, the state's largest-c...

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Kyle Loveless
Using gaming revenues to prop up a fundamental tenet of state government is foolish. I voted against the lottery. With that said, we need to change the way the lottery operates both to get our money's...

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Scott Jones
Anything can have happened in Oklahoma. Practically everything has. I underlined those sentences when I read them because this is the state I know, love and have such hopes for. Not because it's...

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Kurt Hochenauer
A GOP-sponsored bill deregulating schools is a dangerous measure that could lower academic standards and increase class sizes in the state's schools. Its stated intent is to empower school district...

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Chris Smith
Senate Bill 834, currently pending in the Oklahoma Legislature, would gradually exempt Oklahoma school districts from state mandates and allow local districts to manage, develop and take responsibilit...

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Vince Orza
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 appr...

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Steve Fair
The Legislature is considering a joint resolution authored in the House by Rep. Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie, that would limit the terms of lieutenant governor, state auditor and inspector, attorney gener...

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Scott Jones
A few years ago, France decided to ban the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, in its public schools. This set off a wave of protests by the country's Muslim population. In recent years, religion has once a...

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Kurt Hochenauer
One part of the solution to Oklahoma's budget dilemma is simple: The state government should raise taxes on the state's wealthiest income earners. Obviously, this won't happen for a variety of poli...

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Ron Black
My son looked at me with a furrowed brow as we heard the news on the radio that, once again, "Nick's Law" was killed in committee. He asked, "When conservatives say they don't like mandates, why is it...