At the June 8, 2017 Newsmakers event, Observer Editor Arnold Hamilton [left] reviews the 2017 legislative session and discusses the 2017-18 state budget with state Treasurer Ken Miller and state Rep. Emily Virgin.
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Oklahoma Observer Newsmakers On Immigration
At the April 27, 2017 Newsmakers event, Oklahoma Observer Editor Arnold Hamilton discusses the challenges facing immigrants, social service agencies that help them and public policymakers in the age of Trump with [from left] state Rep. Forrest Bennett and immigration law attorneys Paola M. Alvarez de Bennett and Michael Brooks-Jiminez.
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‘Our Past Is Weighing Us Down’
BY BOB BEARDEN Racism in America struck another blow for their cause when some dumb gob shite trashed LeBron James home in Los Angeles. Fortunately, neither LeBron nor none of his family were home at the time. But the incident points up that no matter who you are in America, if you are black, you…
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All My Ex’s Teach In Texas
Editor’s Note: In the April Observer and on his blog, former Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Shawn Sheehan openly wrestled with whether to remain in Oklahoma or head to Texas. Here is his answer: BY SHAWN P. SHEEHAN “All my ex’s teach in Texas. And Texas is the place our teachers love to be.” That’s…
