Vern Turner

Denver resident Vern Turner is a regular contributor to The Oklahoma Observer. His latest book, Why Angels Weep: America and Donald Trump, is available through Amazon.

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A Sense Of Being Cleansed

Vern Turner - January 22, 2021 0

The reason I haven't written much political commentary over the last few years is for the simple reason that it made me feel unclean. Writing...

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Inspired To Rebuild Our Nation

Vern Turner - August 14, 2020 0

Of course Joe Biden picked the absolutely correct person to be his running mate. With the cast of candidates he had available to consider...

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The Elephant In The Room Finally Trumpets

Vern Turner - July 10, 2020 0

Mary Trump's new book, according to a clinical psychologist interviewed on Lawrence O'Donnell's MSNBC show this week, describes the standard, textbook characteristics of a...

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Preserving Our Dignity

Vern Turner - May 20, 2020 0

After watching Michelle Obama’s Becoming and President Obama's brief address to all our graduating high school seniors, I was moved and encouraged to feel and...

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A Flailing, Failing Presidency

Vern Turner - April 7, 2020 0

Events keep outrunning the media's, or my attempts to keep up with the soap opera-cum-governmental disaster that is the Trump presidency. Even the great journalists...

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Why Republicans Fail

Vern Turner - April 3, 2020 0

Sometimes it just comes at you as so obvious that it can be comical. What motivated me to write this piece are the simple...

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Shipping Clerks And Other Insults

Vern Turner - March 22, 2020 0

What will it be next? Will it take thousands of dead bodies stinking in the streets? Or will it just be an insurrection that...

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I Choose To Fight

Vern Turner - February 16, 2020 0

The recent displays of childish pique by what passes as president of our great country has triggered something in me that I thought was...

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A Republic At Risk

Vern Turner - February 5, 2020 0

As I write, it's the day after the Super Bowl. The “president” congratulated the Chiefs of Kansas City, er, Kansas. Too bad the Chiefs...

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The Oklahoma Observer

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Gayla Machell

2020-02-19T16:54:22+0000

Undoubtedly. The only publication of its kind in Oklahoma. We need to support the few forums for progressive discussion... in our state.read more

David Perryman

2019-02-16T14:14:01+0000

Excellent perspective, insight and commentary to balance the rhetoric produced by corporate controlled media in our... state and nationally.read more

Jay Keller

2019-01-25T16:39:00+0000

Great independent progressive resource!

Bill Housden

2018-12-12T20:30:46+0000

Common-sense discussion of Oklahoma politics.

Francie Conway

2018-09-05T18:39:49+0000

Enjoy for years��

Mary Francis

2018-02-12T20:24:01+0000

Frosty couldn't have found a better publisher and journalist than Arnold Hamilton to continue his superb legacy of... interesting, often funny and always outstanding reporting of the political news.read more

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2017-12-22T01:01:57+0000

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2017-12-18T19:24:59+0000

Galeda M. Jones

2017-11-29T00:56:08+0000

Have been a reader for years. Best paper in Oklahoma.

Bette Maffucci

2017-09-09T16:26:29+0000

It's the best publication to stay up with what REALLY is going on in this state. well written, thoroughly documented,... informative stories.read more

Patricia Cook Mauldin

2017-03-15T15:40:47+0000

Richard Grayson

2017-01-25T06:33:05+0000

Was so saddened to hear of Frosty Troys passing.I know my father who passed in 2012 was eagerly awaiting his arrival... in heaven...he was his biggest fan I believe and got me reading the observer at an early age.Please keep up the good work.read more

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2017-01-21T18:19:15+0000

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2017-01-21T17:44:09+0000

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2017-01-06T22:35:28+0000

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2017-01-06T20:52:41+0000

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2017-01-06T20:50:13+0000

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2017-01-06T20:24:14+0000

Mark Davies

2017-01-06T20:01:01+0000

It is a privilege to write commentaries for this important newspaper in our state.

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2017-01-02T05:02:06+0000

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2016-09-02T14:16:09+0000

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2013-12-01T04:21:51+0000

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