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July’19 Newsmakers
State Rep. Forrest Bennett, left, and UCO Political Science Professor John Wood, right, join Observer Editor Arnold Hamilton to discuss big money’s impact on state policymaking and potential ethics reforms at July 8’s Oklahoma Observer Newsmakers at Full Circle Books in OKC.
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Promises Made, Promises Broken
BY BOB BEARDEN The bottom-line always trumps [no pun intended] the employee human factor. Walgreen eviscerates its agreement to pay a part of the healthcare costs with their longtime loyal employees who are now retired because they care more about pacifying their stockholders than they do about longtime loyal employees. Employees whom they required loyalty…
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Native Americans In Oklahoma Climbing Socio-Economic Ladder, Study Shows
BY BILL JOHN BAKER Social scientists have long understood that a child’s environment, in particular growing up in poverty, can have a long-lasting effect on their success later in life. Harvard University has released a study, called the Opportunity Atlas, that explores which neighborhoods and communities in America offer children the best chance to rise out…
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They Could Be Statesmen
BY KEN NEAL Oklahoma’s senators have the opportunity to hold an honored place in U.S. history. They simply have to oppose a deranged president. Tulsa’s Sen. Jim Inhofe has the most to gain and the least to lose by simply speaking the truth about Donald J. Trump: The president has repeatedly obstructed justice during the…
