Commentary
Jason Reese
You do not have look far these days to spot a political demonstration turned ugly. That is why it is so refreshing to find one focused on the very symbol of beauty. I refer to Rose Day, the day in whi...

Commentary
Vince Orza
Nearly two decades ago, President George H.W. Bush made the promise "no new taxes," which gave every other politician cover to make the same promise. Then Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick didn't follow;...

Commentary
Kurt Hochenauer
Who would have thought after all these grim years of death and destruction fighting religious extremism in the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, Americans would be fighting the same war right here ...

Commentary
Kurt Hochenauer
The nation may have veered left in the recent elections, but Oklahoma made a turn right when it voted into office an equal number of Republican and Democratic state senators. Republicans now have the ...

Commentary
Robin Meyers
Sometimes I think America has a death wish. As the national nightmare of the Bush administration enters its final months, an amazing candidate steps forward with a constellation of traits rarely seen ...

Commentary
Judith Murphy
This is the story of a 70-pound greyhound that has brought back the joy of living to an ancient, timid cat.   I've always had cats. Fourteen years ago, five cats were on hand to greet Tigger, the firs...

Commentary
Vince Orza
America is a nation of immigrants. With the exception of American Indians, all of us are from somewhere else. Many would argue (including me, the grandson of four Italians) that America's greatness co...

Commentary
Robin Meyers
In case there is anyone out there who hasn't heard yet, filmmaker James Cameron, who gave us such believable movies as "Titanic," has made a new documentary called "The Lost Tomb of Jesus." In it, he ...

Commentary
Keith Gaddie
Norman cleanly broke free of the long-term domination of local politics by developers to elect a "smart-growth" mayor, Cindy Simon Rosenthal, over local developer Trey Bates.   Why did the race turn o...

Commentary
Jason Reese
It is time for the franchise tax to go.   Interestingly, it may well be on its way out. Senate Bill 636 provides a needed first step in abolishing this pernicious levy by raising the tax's liability e...