Commentary
Chris Smith
The Oklahoma Legislature is poised to once again address a number of abortion-related issues this spring. And, while no issue has defined the two major political parties in this country over the last ...

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Mark Hanebutt
The news business in Oklahoma is committing suicide. The journalistic bloodletting that is leaving a trail of dead and dying newspapers and anemic broadcast stations across the country continued last...

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Steve Fair
In May 2008, Sen. John Ford, R-Bartlesville, authored a bill that would have required anyone who voted in Oklahoma have proper identification. Ford's bill did not even require a photo ID " a utility b...

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Kurt Hochenauer
Now is exactly the time for state government to invest more in higher education, but don't count on a majority of Oklahoma leaders to see it this way. Faced with projections of declining state revenu...

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Keith Gaddie
Michael Tomasky, American editor of London's The Guardian newspaper's U.S.-centered Web site, made a set of three suggestions to guide the Obama administration's effort to broaden its support. The fir...

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Ron Black
Everyone is doing it and it feels really good. We all love to peer into the crystal ball and attempt to predict what will happen politically in the upcoming year. Your not-so-humble commentator is no ...

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Scott Jones
Some Oklahoma legislators seem to have fantasies of the Wild West.  On Wednesday, Dec. 17, Rep. Eric Proctor, D-Tulsa, and Sen. Kenneth Corn, D-Poteau, announced they would be introducing legis...

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Judith Murphy
I am a reasonable person. I wait patiently for the outcome of things I cannot control. I understand that major changes take time. That said, I have begun to see red at the sight of orange " the orange...

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Jason Reese
As we approach the end of a year, it is perfectly natural to look back on the year behind us. Some people make lists of the best or worst things, such as movies and songs. This year, I would like to l...

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Ron Black
Oklahoma City has a great deal for which to be proud. Virtually recession-proof, economically stable and culturally diverse, we are certainly a city on the move and our commitment to the new NBA franc...

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Kurt Hochenauer
State Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, has wasted no time pushing her religious agenda since her re-election to the Oklahoma House last month. Kern, along with state Rep. Mike Reynolds, another Okla...

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Laura Boyd
With the holidays now upon us, many thoughts turn to our children. What do they want for Christmas? Can we find a babysitter? How to maintain some semblance of schedule? And yes, our hearts go out to ...

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Keith Gaddie
The Oklahoma Sooners made the BCS title game. The path was criticized by sports writers, who think OU going to the Big 12 championship is nothing less than a Red River sellout. Lord knows what they'll...

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Vince Orza
Anybody out there fed up with the lack of news in the newspapers and on news programs? Have you noticed all our newspapers have gotten smaller? It's not just The Oklahoman; The New York Times, The Wal...

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Hailey Branson
Editor's note: Reposted with permission from The Oklahoma Daily. I locked myself in my bedroom and cried the first time I read the memo. It was January 2008. Two weeks before, I had sent a text mes...