Chamber Chat: plenty more activities once again this week
We have a great week of activities planned for you. Tuesday the Chamber will have its monthly Educational Series. Dutch Hinkle is an experienced International Certified…
We have a great week of activities planned for you. Tuesday the Chamber will have its monthly Educational Series. Dutch Hinkle is an experienced International Certified…
On November 14, I will take the oath of office for the next term of the Legislature. I have now served six years as your…
Hello! Guthrie has lots of exciting things going on this weekend! The Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival begins Thursday and ends with a 9p.m. concert Saturday…
Since my last article, I’ve seen the best and worst education has to offer. Let me start with the best, which is the Guthrie homecoming. …
When a lawmaker decides to accept lobbyist gifts, he enters into a type of welfare system. Like all welfare systems, this tends to destroy the…
This update has two items that citizens may find of interest: a solid waste grant and an upcoming I-35 detour at Seward Rd.
The Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation Expo is this weekend at the Lazy E Arena. It’s Free for the whole family, with over 150 hands…
We frequently receive calls at the commissioners’ office about whether there are zoning regulations, building codes and occupancy permits required within Logan County.
Once upon a time, I worked at a place where the computers didn’t work very well. Max, the computer network engineer, was every bit of…
Back in February I wrote an article describing the influence of certain lobbyists over the legislative process. I wrote that lobbyists, ” . . ….
We get some pretty interesting calls at the District 1 shop, including one I received this week. It was about a turkey with its head…
While a primary role of the Board of County Commissioners is to serve as the main administrative body for the county, setting policies and making…
I believe our nation’s founding fathers designed Congress to be made up of citizens from varied professions and occupations. This concept was applied to the…
Last month I pledged to you to identify in this column what I’ve found to be items valued by our community. With that in mind,…
The issue of pork earmarks or legislative pass-throughs has received a bit of public scrutiny within the past few weeks after the Oklahoma Council on Public…
Imagine the challenge faced by the citizen who feels the call to become civically involved and hold government accountable only to be denied access to…
KOCO TV wanted to know what makes our town so special so we told them. Last month I submitted five pages full of things that make…
Oklahoma taxpayers received some great news as part of a recently released report from Oklahoma State Chief Information Officer Alex Pettit. During the last legislative…
Last week I described the future model of higher education as being mostly free to use. This begs the obvious question. Who will pay for…
It is a practice in the District 1 office that employees document their activities each day as they return from various work sites. Not only…