Chamber Chat: Peppers Ranch’s Walk for a Cause coming up
Hello! Last Thursday Lucy and I went to an Oklahoma Road Show in Norman at the NCED Conference Center and Hotel. I was told it’s…
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Amateurs need adult supervision in the garden
This rain has been great for everything that turns green this time of year. It is also the time of year that amateurs get out…
District 2 Update: Planning and construction of road projects
Spring and early summer has been a busy time for our road crew. Multiple projects are in both planning and construction stages. This update provides…
The vote on the federal government internet tax proposal
Who do you think is more likely to defend you against the overreach of the federal government? The Republicans in Congress or Oklahoma’s legislators?
Chamber Chat: Softball fans make their way to Guthrie
Saturday morning Farmer’s Market opened at 8 a.m. with five vendors. The Antique & Vintage Market vendors were setting up before 6a.m. and most of them…
Community Garden: Bugs know where the good gardens are at
Some warm weather and some rain and the seeds planted in the garden have all started reaching for the sky. The plants are nearly double…
Encouraging news about government transparency
I suspect this legislative session might have been the most successful in recent years in terms of transparency. Three key transparency bills will be going…
Buying cars for politicians
Each year legislators sponsor just over 2,000 bills. Many never receive a vote and a State Representative can expect to cast about 1000 votes during…
Community Garden: Your neighbors are jealous, right?
So now you know how it works. You may not understand it, but at least you know what to look for. Warm days, a little…
Chamber Chat: Farmers Market to begin June 7
Hello! A group met to form a Steering Committee this week to help the people who survived this month’s fire and to have a permanent…
Protecting people from themselves
Mark Cuban gave an interview to Inc. Magazine last week. The resulting article attributed to Cuban the statement, “There’s no law against stupid!”
Chamber Chat: Block party to feature Valerie June
This week The Oklahoma Travel Industry Association (OTIA) held its annual Oklahoma Convention On Tourism at the Meinders School of Business at Oklahoma City University,…
Community Garden: Best time for the garden
It is finally done! The Community Garden is in and going strong. The tomato plants and pepper plants and okra seeds and yellow crooked neck…
Superintendent: The time to act is now
Last Friday we celebrated the hard work of 213 very special people. The Guthrie High School Class of 2014 was front and center at “The…
Senate Minutes by State Senator AJ Griffin
Perhaps the most important job of the Legislature, and certainly one of the most challenging, is the Constitutional requirement to write and pass a balanced…
It is that time again
Last August, I compared the final days of legislative session to a spring storm in Oklahoma and told of the many Oklahomans who have learned…
Community Garden: What tracks are in your garden?
A little bit of rain and warm temperatures will do wonders for any garden but with the wind we have been having you need to…
Chamber Chat: Disaster Preparedness Seminar
Hi there! The OSU Extension office sends out great monthly newsletters packed full of things to do in the county! This month they are celebrating…
A not-so-hidden secret
This is the time of year when legislators start to focus on what should arguably be the most important part of their job, the development…
Aftermath of the fire
It is sad to see the devastation in people’s lives caused by the recent wildfire. While much loss is obvious, there are many things which…