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BY BRIAN RENEGAR ‘Twas the night before sine die and all through my apartment, not a creature was stirring, not even my grandsons, Reece and Carsen, who will serve as my personal pages on the last day of session. As I awoke at 2:30 in the morning, I pondered over an hour what had gone [...]

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Oklahoma!

May 23, 2013 | No Comments

BY FROMA HARROP The world looked upon the tornado-flattened landscape of Moore, OK, with awe. The destruction was shocking, as were the personal losses. Many Americans in the audience also felt – and this must be said – some comfort. Here was a country of strong people rolling with some very serious punches. It still [...]

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‘Great Job, Teach’

May 21, 2013 | 2 Comments

BY LARRY STEELE He walked by the camera in his red OU t-shirt, splattered with dirt, hair disheveled, and cuts on his face. He told the reporter about helping rescue people from the rubble of the tornado. He spoke of his experience at an elementary school. He told of removing a car from the hallway [...]

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The Healthcare Con

May 21, 2013 | No Comments

BY SHARON MARTIN Why are so many so-called conservatives trying to sabotage ObamaCare? They’ve wasted money on useless repeal votes, legal challenges, and distortion campaigns. Voters have been lied to and manipulated. Governors and attorneys general have done everything possible to stall reform at the state level. Congress has refused to fund reform, even after [...]

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Becoming A Texan Ain’t Easy!

May 16, 2013 | 6 Comments

BY NORM ROURKE Winners of the Red River Rivalry change from year-to-year. But Oklahoma is the hands down winner when it comes to registering a vehicle or getting a driver’s license if you’re from out-of-state. “Everything is BIG in Texas!” And they are right when it comes to the state’s awkward bureaucratic paper shuffling Texas [...]

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Global Pandemics: Not If, But When

May 15, 2013 | No Comments

BY RALPH NADER The deadly influenza virus H7N9 was first detected in China this March. “When we look at influenza viruses, this is an unusually dangerous virus for humans,” said Keiji Fukuda, the World Health Organization’s [WHO] assistant director-general for health security. The new H7N9 avian influenza has infected more than 120 Chinese and taken [...]

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