Poor service should never be rewarded with more money
For several months, one of Guthrie’s foremost fast food restaurants experienced a tremendous drop-off in the quality of service. Long lines of customers found themselves…
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County Treasurers: Duties and responsibilities
The County Treasurer serves as the chief financial officer for the county and administers all county monies. All the revenues received by the county from…
Special session and stand your ground
The Oklahoma Legislature will likely convene in the next few weeks for a special session. A recent ruling of the State Supreme Court invalidated the…
Court Clerks: Duties and responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the Court Clerk are to record, file, and maintain the proceedings of the District Court and to maintain books such as…
Ask Dr. Anna: Pet flipping?
Have you heard of pet flipping? Pet flipping is a new trend where people are stealing dogs and selling them on the internet or using them…
Chamber Chat: Difference between Chamber and the Convention and Visitors Bureau
Do you know the difference between the Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Visitors Bureau?
Ask Dr. Anna: “Petiquette” rules for your pet
Pet ownership has changed over the last 20 years. Not only has the number of dogs and cats in the United States increased, but pets…
Sensing the coming storm
Many Oklahomans have learned over the years to predict stormy spring weather. During the early afternoon hours prior to an evening outbreak, we can sense…
Chamber Chat: Pollard Theatre presents Passing Strange
Come out at support the Make Guthrie Weird Block Party this Friday, August 2 at 7 p.m. on 2nd Street between Oklahoma and Harrison Avenue….
County Clerks: Duties and responsibilities
The County Clerk is the principal record keeper for the county and preserves all legal instruments filed by private citizens and public officials within the…
The State did not steal the pot of gold
Last week I wrote about my desire to help local school boards save money for infrastructure needs while avoiding debt and property tax increases. House…
Ask Dr. Anna: Why pets are always happy
I have discovered the secret to why pets are always happy. I watch an inspiring video by Shawn Achor and he said that success does…
Balancing expense accounts for greatest effectiveness
Near the middle of each month, commissioner districts are notified about how much they will receive from the Tax Commission for the following month. We…
County Commissioner Mark Sharpton: General Duties
Each county in Oklahoma has three County Commissioner districts, which are approximately equal in population and are numbered as districts one, two, and three. One…
Chamber Chat: Triathlon a success; Pet Palooza upcoming
Our second First Capital Triathlon went off very well this year. Two hundred twenty participants and lots of fans descended upon Guthrie Lake very early Saturday…
There is no pot of gold at the end of this rainbow
Guthrie and all of Logan County are in the midst of growth from a population and residential building boom. Representative Jason Murphey recently opined an…
Ask Dr. Anna: complete and balance pet diet
Several people have asked me to comment on a recent article circulating on the internet titled Top 7 worst bad food brands. All pet food…
A Solution to the Property Tax Increase Problem
A month ago I wrote about this area’s rapid growth and described local tax collections continue to grow as formerly empty fields fill up with…
Safeguarding your data
If you’ve read my previous articles, you probably already know about Oklahoma’s wasteful and segmented system of governance. A 2007 study showed that Oklahoma has…
Update from Logan County Commissioner Mark Sharpton
The Charter Oak bridge project is moving along a little slower than anticipated but the bridge company is now installing guardrail and applying TBSC, (Traffic Bound…