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Jason Reese
In no other area is the need for a John McCain presidency (and the risks of a Barack Obama presidency) more apparent than the war in Iraq. As the Donald Rumsfeld "small footprint" strategy became an o...

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Kurt Hochenauer
Oklahoma should be trying to make college affordable for as many of its residents as possible, yet the state continues to drastically raise tuition rates.  Virtually every leader in the state p...

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Judith Murphy
Will common sense prevail in state government? It seems we have a good start. Rep. Mike Shelton, D-Oklahoma City, held a public hearing July 9 to discuss the possibility of flexible or compressed wo...

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Alex S. Corbitt Sr.
If you've ever had the fleeting thought that child abuse doesn't affect you, then you may want to consider some eye-opening statistics: Children who suffer abuse or neglect are 59 percent more likely ...

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Keith Hazelton
T. Boone Pickens, legendary oilman and Oklahoma university benefactor, has a plan to relieve our oil addiction, that pesky substance abuse problem first identified by President Bush in January 2006. ...

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Robin Meyers
It is difficult to imagine being a supporter of Sen. John McCain with an economy like this. The defining difference between Democrats and Republicans is that the latter believes that the marketplace c...

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Jason Reese
The question of inequality, both social and economic, is typical of how liberals " and Barack Obama specifically " just don't get it. They focus on the extremes of rich and poor and ignore the great A...

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Vince Orza
Some of you may be old enough to have experienced the moment you realized you were becoming your parents. We find ourselves saying to our kids the things our parents said to us. Here's where I reall...

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Ron Black
Politicos are salivating after the first round of the 2008 elections, but judging by voter turnout statewide, they are the only ones. According to the Oklahoma State Election Board, voter turnout for ...

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Kurt Hochenauer
There's been a lot of talk recently about wind turbines and natural gas and how they fit into Oklahoma's future. T. Boone Pickens, a political conservative and one of Oklahoma State University's impo...