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CANADIAN OFFICIAL PROVED POLITICAL COALITIONS CAN LEAD 2011-08-25 11:00:34 Jack Layton died earlier this week after a grueling battle with cancer. I don't expect the name to b... read more |
LACK OF LEADERSHIP KEEPS OKLAHOMA ON THE SIDELINES 2011-08-23 14:53:23 The race for president, especially when it is this early in the cycle, feels like a grown-up game of... read more |
MUSTANG FIREFIGHTERS DESERVE OUR THANKS 2011-08-11 09:56:21 My Weber grill has sat eerily silent this summer. May winds kept my outdoor adventures sidelined, an... read more |
POLITICAL THEATER WAS PERFECT ... FOR MTV 2011-08-04 11:11:12 Thirty years ago Monday, a cultural phenomenon launched in what was then the upper tier of most peop... read more |
NASA'S LIGHT FADES AS LEADERSHIP FAILS 2011-07-14 15:36:32 Most of the national headlines in the last week seem born from either the verdict handed down in a F... read more |
SHELTER DECISION NEEDS INPUT, HELP FROM PUBLIC 2011-06-11 11:34:07 How do you face a monster and survive? Living in tornado alley, we d... read more |
PAY-AS-YOU-GO PLAN COULD SOLVE BALLFIELD WOES, LAGGING DEVELOPMENT 2011-05-21 13:06:20 The smell should be a punch line to a horrible practical joke. It's not though. It is just another n... read more |
JAIL INSPECTION SCORE SHOULD REOPEN DOOR FOR DORMITORY IDEA 2011-05-12 12:25:35 There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who tell you it can't be done and those who tell y... read more |
ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS FACE CUTS, BUT SHARED SACRIFICE MUST BE RULE 2011-05-07 11:37:37 In August 2008 at the height of emotional debate over health-care reform, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole held a ... read more |
JUSTICE WAS DELAYED BUT NOT DENIED IN BIN LADEN’S DEATH 2011-05-05 11:59:35 My 9-year-old daughter has never known a United States that has not been at war. She has not known a... read more |
DAVID ANDERSON’S LEADERSHIP REFRESHING CHANGE AT COUNTY 2011-04-09 11:59:11 If you throw a boomerang correctly, the curved one-time weapon will follow an elliptical path and re... read more |
TIME FOR CITY, CHAMBER TO PROMOTE MUSTANG FIRST 2011-03-24 12:22:46 City Council member Ben Green never sugar coats his feelings during meetings. Last week, Green told ... read more |
STATES MAY ONE DAY ROW DOWN THE BANKRUPTCY RIVER 2011-02-12 10:44:28 The repeated snow storms that swept across Oklahoma in the last two weeks forced me to watch far too... read more |
PROPOSED GUN LAWS MAY SIMPLY BACKFIRE 2011-01-29 11:05:48 Guns are on the table at the state Capitol. State Sen. Steve Russell will push hard in the upcoming ... read more |
EDUCATION REFORM DOESN’T NEED POPULAR NAVEL-GAZING 2011-01-08 14:17:58 What if all our school testing and moves toward merit pay for teachers are making our schools worse?... read more |
DECEMBER BRINGS SPARK OF HOPE 2010-12-24 17:39:09 Two weeks ago, I was out in the back garden digging a hole and crying — as you do. The box contain... read more |
ANDERSON’S PLAN MAY WIN SUPPORT BUT THE LONG-TERM COST MAY BE HIGH 2010-12-10 15:55:46 It looks like voters will decide sometime next year whether to pull money away from the Canadian Cou... read more |
SANTA’S TOY SHOPPE, CHARITIES OFFER TRUE MEANING OF HOLIDAY 2010-12-08 15:43:44 In the few brief excursions I have forced myself to take into area stores this Christmas season, I h... read more |
SALVATION ARMY CONCERNS RAISED AS NEED GROWS IN CITY 2010-11-24 14:48:48 This Thanksgiving, many in our community will give thanks not for the turkey and stuffing they are a... read more |
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION IS A NECESSARY REALITY IN STATE 2010-11-03 12:52:47 I have just one message for those who quake at the idea of school consolidation, fearing their commu... read more |
SQ 744 WRONG CHOICE; BUT ANSWERS STILL NEEDED 2010-10-22 13:53:17 Make no mistake — State Question 744 has support. It is backed by many voters in our state who are ... read more |
STORIES OF BATTLES WITH DRUG ADDICTIONS RESONATES 2010-10-20 13:46:11 It was hard not to think about the ongoing debate swirling around the Canadian County Juvenile Justi... read more |
STATE’S NO. 5 RANKING IN TEEN BIRTH RATE FRIGHTENING 2010-09-23 13:30:12 Oklahoma's teen birth rate is ballooning, and it shows a failure by the state and many families to e... read more |
ARMORY’S ECONOMIC IMPACT ON CITY GROWING 2010-09-17 16:12:54 A few weeks remain until the new Armed Forces Reserves Center opens officially here in Mustang and h... read more |
RISE OF SUPER CONFERENCES SHOWS MONEY CAN BE CORROSIVE 2010-09-03 12:33:20 As my wife and I left for work Thursday morning, we gave each other an inspirational thought — 10 ho... read more |
FLORIDA REFORM NO MIRACLE, BUT SUNSHINE STATE MOVING FORWARD 2010-08-18 14:37:04 Former President George W. Bush stood tall on the “Houston Miracle” in 2000, and it became a rallyin... read more |
FALLIN MAY NEED BOOST FROM THE CAMPAIGN BENCH 2010-08-04 11:30 Barry Switzer's endorsement of Jari Askins attracted plenty of attention. The state's largest newspa... read more |
SPECIES GOES TO BAT FOR OKLAHOMA FARMERS 2010-07-30 13:15:57 As chairman of the Wildlife Committee in the state House of Representatives, I have had the opportun... read more |
COMMISSIONERS ARE FAILING TO EXPLORE REAL OPTIONS FOR JAIL 2010-07-16 15:50:19 Canadian County Dist. 2 Commissioner David Anderson was quoted Thursday in the Daily Oklahoman as sa... read more |
I-DOSING LESS ABOUT INTOXICATION AND MORE ABOUT POOR DECISIONS 2010-07-14 15:18:11 The Mustang School District is finding its name being mentioned in some very odd spots lately includ... read more |
DECISIONS MUST BE MADE IN STUDENTS’ BEST INTEREST 2010-05-06 09:54:01 A few weeks remain in the state's legislative session, and our lawmakers will soon be back home full... read more |
ATTACK WAS ACTIONS OF A KILLER, NOT A PATRIOT 2010-02-24 13:09:58 Andrew Joseph Stack III was not a hero. He was simply a killer. The Austin, Texas, man, last week, f... read more |
FISCAL REALITIES OF BUDGET REQUIRES HARD CHOICES BY STATE 2010-02-10 13:46:53 The 2010 legislative session begins with an immediate focus: the budget shortfall. Lawmakers must gr... read more |
CITIES ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE ACCOUNTABILITY 2010-02-10 13:46:53 Little things can make a big difference. Printed public notices in newspapers are little things, but... read more |
CONSOLIDATION TALK NEEDS TO BE ABOUT MORE THAN WORDS 2010-02-05 16:09:16 On Monday, Gov. Brad Henry proposed in his State of the State address that Oklahoma could save $5 mi... read more |
SCENES AROUND COMMUNITY NOT VERY MERRY FOR MANY 2009-12-23 14:25:54 I have grown accustomed to just walking by, not slowing my gait for a second so I can get back to th... read more |
CITY OF MUSTANG WORKING TO LIVEN HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYSCITY OF MUSTANG WORKING TO LIVEN HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYS 2009-12-23 14:16:19 Merry Christmas Mustang. I hope this week finds you with your loved ones, joy in your heart and a ... read more |
SCHOOLS READY TO HELP IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES 2009-12-23 14:16:19 During this holiday season, I am reminded of all the blessings that I have. I could not ask for mor... read more |
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT LIVES IN ACTS OF COMMUNITY KINDNESS 2009-12-23 14:16:19 Smiles replaced worried looks on the faces of Mustang firefighters last week as residents rallied to... read more |
FEAR AND LOATHING NOT SUPERFICIAL AT TOWN HALL 2009-08-27 12:12:15 If someone believes the anger and fear expressed at the town hall meetings across the United States ... read more |
WHISPERS AND RUMORS OVER LEADERS’ DEPARTURES A DISSERVICE 2009-07-22 16:52:13 There are a lot of comments going around town about the loss of key leadership in the city. Severa... read more |
COCKRELL’S LEGACY AND ADVICE DESERVE REFLECTION WHEN CHOOSING REPLACEMENT 2009-07-09 15:13:53 We need to keep growing. That was the advice of outgoing City Manager David Cockrell last week jus... read more |
MAYOR'S CORNER: RECENT RASH OF VANDALISM NO LAUGHING MATTER FOR VICTIMS 2009-05-27 14:33:16 I hope everyone had a good holiday and took time to remember our soldiers. Mustang is very fortun... read more |
TRAILER DECISION IS NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL ANSWER 2009-04-29 12:59:59 The City Council recently modified an ordinance, which as drafted, will make changes to the number o... read more |
DISTRICT FACING ‘HISTORIC’ CHALLENGES 2009-04-15 12:23:13 Nine days after patrons voted overwhelmingly in support of school bond issues totaling an estimated ... read more |
EASTER EGGS AND OPPORTUNITIES MARK COMING DAYS FOR CITY 2009-04-02 15:22:38 Next week is exciting for voters as they will determine the future of the Ward 1 City Council post a... read more |
SPECIES GOES TO BAT FOR OKLAHOMA FARMERS |
PHIL RICHARDSON Edition:Friday, July 30, 2010 As chairman of the Wildlife Committee in the state House of Representatives, I have had the opportunity to learn of the many diverse wildlife species, which inhabit Oklahoma. |
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