I see that every household now owes another $13, 000 as a result of the the 2011 spending deal. Would it be fair to say that 1/2 the households do not participate in repayment of investment; therefore, most of you will be required to pull double the load, while many tout the notion they are entitled to a free ride and the rich should pay more. Continue reading
Friends of Heavener Runestone Board members Mike Kennerson and Traci Barnes with Park Manager Karry Kofr and maintenance person Fred Thompson greet Courtney Sabine, team leader for the Americorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team as they kick-off the summer assistance project at the park. The group is from Colorado and has come to help with improvement projects at Runestone Park. The team of Ten members between ages 18 and 24 will be in the area for approximately two weeks working on these projects. The members of the team are: Courtney Sabine from Chino, CA; Will Howell of Huston, TX; Jeffery Furst of Cape Cod, MA; Matt Vincis of Reno, NV; Elias Corral of Los Banos, CA; Sadie Jensen of Rockford, MI; Gina Dermigny of New York, NY; Lily Cudmore of Boston, MA; Adrienne Beck of St. Vincent, AR; and Nicholas Burnette from Southern Arizona. Continue reading
Oklahoma will become the 25th state to allow the open carrying of handguns.
Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law Tuesday a measure that allows Oklahomans to openly carry handguns.
NORMAN— Gov. Mary Fallin said Saturday she will sign a bill into law that will allow Oklahomans with concealed handgun permits to carry their weapons in the open.
There will be a public reception for House Speaker-Designate, State Representative T. W. Shannon, that will be held on Thursday, May 17, at the Days Inn & Suites in Poteau, Oklahoma.
The reception will begin at 4:30 pm and conclude at 6:00 pm and everyone is encouraged to come and meet the Speaker-Designate.
Representative Shannon is from the Lawton, Oklahoma district and is trying to make his way around the state to meet and understand better the needs of the different areas that make up our state. This is a great time to personally get acquainted with Representative Shannon and for eastern Oklahoma to build an important relationship with one of our key state leaders. If you have any questions please contact Lundy Kiger at 918-649-3142
Just returned from a Tea Party meeting and the guest was a candidate seeking to be our next State Representative. The name of the candidate is not important, but the content of intellectual discussion which emerged as a result of the frank discussion between candidate and the citizenry helped inform each of us of the issues facing our state and nation. Continue reading
Source: OMB
Absolute Government Expenditures
Expenditures As A Percentage Of GDP
What do you think? Is it Democrat or Republican irresponsibility?
I receive countless e-mails each day about our sitting President – none are positive – and the need to replace him if the country is to survive. It seems each election cycle is more pivotal than the last, but “this time” should we fail to make the necessary changes at the top, the country will almost certainly complete the task of moving away from free market solutions (capitalism) to one of expansive government management (socialism). Continue reading
Sen. Tom Coburn says Congress is failing the nation as it teeters on the brink of economic collapse because most of its members are so consumed with achieving power and control in Washington that they are willing to lie to the American people.
Read more on Newsmax.com: Sen. Coburn: Congress is Failing the American People
Well………….it looks as if a new layer of bureaucracy will be implemented as the result of Representative Lockhart’s amendment to have elected water advisory officials rather than those appointed by the Governor.
I would agree with Representative Lockhart that the Governor and Republican leadership could care less about rural Oklahoma and they would like nothing more than siphon Eastern Oklahoma water to urban centers for growth and development of Urban Oklahoma. Continue reading