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The Kochs Are Coming!

Arnold Hamilton - February 2, 2011 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER The multibillionaire Koch brothers are used to running their nefarious network of political front groups from behind closed doors, keeping their identities and self-serving involvement secret from the media and us hoi polloi. For more than three decades, Charles and David Koch have been quietly funneling tens of millions of dollars from […]

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The Lineup

Arnold Hamilton - February 2, 2011 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH I was talking to a friend who was recently diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma – a young guy [by my lights], in his early 40s, if that; a jock, former varsity athlete, devoted husband and father. By all logic, of the three of us standing around talking, he should have been the most […]

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Common Sense, RIP

Arnold Hamilton - February 2, 2011 5

BY EDWIN E. VINEYARD As an observer of the Oklahoma Legislature for more than 40 years, this writer cannot claim to penetrate the darkness of...

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Oklahoma Wish List

Arnold Hamilton - February 1, 2011 1

BY RICHARD L. FRICKER With the Republican-dominated Legislature set to descend on the state Capitol with stars in their eyes and budget knives drawn, it...

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From Psycho To Tourist Draw

Arnold Hamilton - February 1, 2011 0

BY FROMA HARROP Billy the Kid was a psycho. It took the balm of time and multiple retelling of Old West sagas to turn this killing machine into a folk figure. You may recall former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s causing a fuss when he considered granting the little monster a posthumous pardon. Among the […]