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Riding out a hurricane with ‘no idea what’s going on’
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Some years ago, I went on vacation to Bermuda. It was meant to be a week of lying on the beach,...
Letter: Anti-wind NIMBYs will soon learn their lesson
To the editors:
Before the legislative session begins and the debate over wind energy continues, the public should be clear-eyed about the motives and the...
Lessons to live by: Grad speeches apply to lawmakers
I had the pleasure of delivering two graduation speeches this year to high school students embarking on the next stage of their lives. The...
Confederate statues, monuments: Take them all down
The horrific events that occurred Aug. 12 in Charlottesville, Virginia, have spurred interest in the issue of Confederate statues, monuments and building names that honor either military...
OKC film festivals and screenings broaden perspectives
We in Oklahoma deal with a lot of reality that is hard to understand. Our history and culture pushes people to hold their pain...
Gov. Fallin’s tax plan deserves an I, for incomplete
When Gov. Mary Fallin delivered her annual State of the State address to the Oklahoma Legislature on Feb. 6, the topic on everyone’s mind was...
Football season is heating up in Oklahoma
Every year around this time, I'm excited for football season. Every year around this time, I am also not-so-subtly reminded this is Oklahoma, and...
Family, student deaths reinforce value of teaching
My mother, Betty Thompson, died last week at the age of 89.
As such, I haven’t been in the mood for analyzing education policy, but...
Editorial: Tulsa DA steps up; N.C. violence a shame
To the surprise of many of my friends, Tulsa DA Steve Kunzweiler filed a first-degree manslaughter charge against Tulsa PD officer Betty Shelby on...
OSU’s Big Data Conference revealed glimpses of future
In his 2016 book The Rise and Fall of American Growth, economic historian Robert Gordon explains how the technology-driven, rapid economic growth from 1870 to 1970...
