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Remembering Mike Barlow

Arnold Hamilton - January 12, 2016 0

BY JOHN THOMPSON Oklahoma City legend Mike Barlow died last fall at the age of 71. His funeral at the Temple B'nai Israel was attended by...

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The Lust For Power

Vern Turner - January 10, 2016 0

Editor’s Note: As you read this account of what’s happening in Texas, feel free to substitute Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt for Texas Gov....

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What Happens When Private Money Pays for Science?

Froma Harrop - January 8, 2016 0

BY FROMA HARROP As a select few accumulate massive fortunes, two schools of thought vie on how to funnel some of that money toward the public good. One school says to hike taxes on billionaires and let our elected officials spend the revenues on worthy projects. That’s involuntary giving, and the giver doesn’t have […]

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The Importance of Learning From Mistakes

Vern Turner - January 8, 2016 0

BY VERN TURNER To err is human, of course, but is not learning from mistakes also human? It seems so when it comes to economics...

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Should Big Corporations Pay The Taxes They Owe?

Jim Hightower - January 7, 2016 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER Carl Icahn, noted corporate predator and takeover specialist who made billions of dollars in corporate deals, has recently begun pushing a charitable cause involving a group of people who, through no fault of their own, are being forced out of America. Syrian migrants who’ve lost everything, you ask? Or maybe Central American […]

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