Dispelling assumptions – Commissioner Mark Sharpton
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…
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District 1: frequently asked questions
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…
Disqualifying candidates based on occupation
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…
From the Desk: Guthrie Superintendent of Schools
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,…
It is time to end pork earmarks
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…
When the government refuses to follow the law
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…
Chamber Chat: television stations coming to Guthrie
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…
40 million dollars of savings and counting
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…
Who will pay for higher education in the future?
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…
District 1: What have we been up to?
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…
Chamber Chat: Chamber spreading the word about Guthrie
Here are a few highlights of what we are doing to promote Guthrie for the rest of the year and into 2013. We have a …
Hardening
You have heard of “hardening of the arteries”. It is deadly. The body no longer functions properly, the walls of the arteries thicken, harden. They…
Chamber Chat: educational series continues on
Our Educational Series is next Tuesday, Aug. 14th from 1p.m. to 3p.m. at the OSU extension office. Cathy James will be teaching this program.
From the desk: Guthrie Superintendent of Schools
Officially, I started with GPS on July 1st but my work here started shortly after the Board of Education meeting on March 29th. During this…
Logan County District 2 Update: Great County to Write About
Most of our updates have centered around paving roads, strategizing on how to get funding for infrastructure improvements, rehabilitating county roads with shale, building bridges,…
Popping the Higher Ed Bubble
I have found it interesting that it has taken so long for technology to bend the cost curve for Oklahoma higher education entities. Just as…
Suggestions For Lowering Tuition Costs
There were some positive outcomes from this year’s legislative session. This includes the scheduled closure of two high profile state government corporate welfare funds. Closing…
Chamber chat: Children’s Festival a success
The Children’s Festival went off very well considering the heat. It was hard to tell how many children attended this year since they didn’t require…
Commitment to excellence should be expected with the people’s money
Matt Mueller Guthrie City Manager This is the time of year that money is at the forefront of our minds at the City of Guthrie. …
Chamber Chat: triathlon, children’s festival and noodling
Wow, what a great event we had last weekend at the Guthrie Lake! The First Capital Triathlon was a huge success! We had 197 people…