Articles Tagged “Hurricane Sandy”
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Rookie Mistakes
BY RICHARD L. FRICKER It’s hard to describe the warm glow that emerges when a freshman Congressman slits his own political throat before his first session is a month old. Thus it is with Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Tulsa. He has shown Tea Party and evangelical ideology is more important than his fellow [...]
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Oklahoma’s Turgid Tea Party Twins
BY RICHARD L. FRICKER The swearing in is over, the ball gowns have been put away into the trunk of yesterday, it is time to look forward. While what’s left of the Republican Party tries to find its footing on a runway of Tea Bag grease and Democrats attempt to move forward on finances, immigration [...]
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Heroes, Cowards, Loons And Solutions
BY RICHARD L. FRICKER There is a dynamic with such events as Friday’s massacre in Newtown, CT. We as a nation have been imprinted with the heroism of ordinary teachers willing to pay the ultimate price to protect our children. We have also been imprinted with the cowardice of 31 pro-gun Republican senators feasting at [...]
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Teach The Children
BY VERN TURNER My friends ask me why so many of my articles are so negative. I’m forced to admit that there are so many things wrong and they are worsened by people and organizations fighting for selfish interests. The topic closest to my heart is the education of our children. Recent conversations with high [...]
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Feds Subsidize Risk On Farms As Well As Beaches
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