The defeat of the special interests
Throughout the past few weeks I have described the successful passage of Senate Bill 630 to stop governments such as cities and school districts from…
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Ask Dr. Anna: Oh Christmas Tree, Why Do You Make My Cat Pee?
I believe that stress is a major factor in feline cystitis and I certainly see an increase of these cases around the holidays. Feline cystitis…
Chamber Chat: Join a club in 2014
Happy New Year! December 28th the Territorial Square Dance Club invites you to join them at 601 N. Pine, in the old girl scout cabin….
Community Garden: Elves partying in the Community Garden
It’s Christmas time in the Garden. The weather is cold. The skies are clear and the animals are all huddled by the building to keep…
The dark strategies of the most powerful lobbyists
This year Governor Fallin signed SB 630 to close down the wasteful practice of sole specing. Those who make money from sole specing didn’t appear…
Chamber Chat: Upcoming events planned for the week
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas! The Cimarron Casino is having a New Year’s Party plus live music from Suborbon Swayed from 9 p.m….
Community Garden: Winter ice and planning the future
This week started out great. Ice on the pond kept the geese out of the area and maybe they have flown south for a while. …
Ask Dr. Anna: Hip dysplasia prominent in large dogs
For all columns with Dr. Anna visit her blog here. Hip dysplasia is abnormal growth of the hip that occurs during a puppy’s growing phase. Hip…
“Thank You”
I would like to begin by complementing the District 1 employees on this last snow storm. We had members of the crew working 24hrs and the…
Superintendent: Bluejays and Blueberries
How about those Bluejays??? Congratulations to our football team for closing out the season in grand fashion; undefeated and clearly the best team in class…
The most unscrupulous lobbying technique
Last week I described the abuse by which various area government entities have been designing construction specifications so as to limit competition and award a…
Mark Sharpton: CEO? I think not!
CEO? I think not! Problems I see with a CEO/Manager type of County Government. It grows government and is cost more money. After reading a…
Ask Dr. Anna: Pay attention to the amount of water your pet drinks
For all columns with Dr. Anna visit her blog here. It’s important to pay attention to the amount of water your pet drinks on a daily…
Community Garden: Snow helping protect young plants
The garden is looking real good. It is solid white and smooth and well balanced and manicured so well. That is hard to do! It…
Ask Dr. Anna: Be aware of potential poisons for your pets
For all columns with Dr. Anna visit her blog here. With the holiday season quickly approaching, we are all busy decorating, cooking, and gathering gifts that…
An example of legalized corruption
Almost one year ago, Senator Clark Jolley asked me to assist him in bringing an end to what appeared to be a practice of legalized…
Chamber Chat: Christmas Concert celebrates 20 years
The Guthrie High School Choir will host their 18th annual joint Christmas Concert with Fogarty, GUES, and the Junior High. This concert will feature a…
Beware — An update alert from Commissioner Mark Sharpton
This week I am warning folks about a couple of things that have surfaced in the last few weeks. One issue was brought to my…
Community Garden: Worthless bird talk
All the collars have been removed from the visiting and fugitive turkeys. They have blended in well with the garden turkeys. All of them seem…
The Parallel Counterpart to HealthCare.gov
This year I have witnessed the quickest deployment and implementation of a major state governmental process that I have ever seen. I think this success…