The Edmond Sun, Edmond, OK

Thu, May 15 2008

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Racial insults are like spitting upwind

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Would Marcus Garvey recognize today’s America?
In 1922 a group of African Americans from Okmulgee made their way to the office of the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Harlem seeking to book passage on a vessel that would take them to Liberia in West Africa. The United Negro Improvement Association was headed by a charismatic immigrant from Jamaica, Marcus Garvey, and it published a newspaper, the Negro World, that championed the “back to Africa” movement. This movement encouraged people of African descent in the Americas to emigrate to Liberia.
Oklahoma earns national praise
Business and community leaders in Oklahoma City and throughout the state received some good news recently when Forbes Magazine named Oklahoma City the most “recession-proof” metropolitan area in the country.
Will the Legislature spend us into deeper debt?
One of the biggest remaining issues yet to be settled by Oklahoma legislators concerns whether or not they will issue millions of dollars of new debt.
Mayor says yes to Tinker, other bond issues
As a former U.S. Army captain and Vietnam War veteran, I know first-hand the commitment the men and women of our armed forces have to serving and protecting our country. During my 34 years as a civilian employee working in the Civilian Personnel Office at Tinker Air Force Base, I also saw first-hand how important the Tinker maintenance facility is to supporting those men and women who fight to protect our nation.
Farm bill should be plowed under
It now appears that Congress is ready to move forward on a new farm bill soon. Unfortunately, this final bill is indicative of all that is wrong with Washington.
Commissioner seeks bond support
On Tuesday, Oklahoma County residents will decide whether to preserve and protect their leading economic engine: Tinker Air Force Base.
Pinching rebate pennies makes them stretch
The mailman is getting lots of friendly waves these days as we haunt our mailboxes, looking for our rebate checks from the Great Money-Sucking Beast in Washington.
Celebrating motherhood
Considering all that moms do for us, 365 days a year, it seems to me that one day of recognition is not enough. So much of who we are and what we aspire to be finds its beginning with our mothers, and there’s no way one day can adequately thank them for all they give and sacrifice for their children.
OKC Muslim community continues to grow
In the 7th century A.D. a young merchant in the Arabian peninsula who would be known to his followers as the Prophet Mohammed began to preach about the revelations he had received about the existence of one God and a life after death. His preaching did not sit well with the religous establishment of that time, which believed in many gods.

Letters to the Editor

• Organ donors should come first
• Does downtown need saving?
• Report cites factory farms’ toll
• Wright needs to expand his repertoire
• Attorney: Board’s complaint policy on target

Our View

• Tinker bond really a benefit
• Deer Creek needs county bond
• Term limits compromise a good start
• ODOT needs a fix now
• Give parents some respect

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Sports

• Wolves look to bounce back in '08
• Edmond seniors ready for all-star game
• Roberts selected to All-America team
• Cascia Hall tops Saints in title game
• Lady Wolves take silver

Features

• Scouts, dogs evoke memories of Rockwell’s paintings
• C-H-E-E-R for Edmond youth sports teams
• Stillwater’s Woodland Park Vineyards and Winery a site to see
• Time to pressure down, have a muffin
• Never doubt the significance of fashion

Education

• Edmond students named to dean’s list at Washington University
• Edmond students achieve perfect grade-point average at OU
• UCO interior design students fashion furniture from trash
• Oklahoma Christian University receives grant
• Kreth joins Sigma Theta Tau International

Opinion

• Racial insults are like spitting upwind
• Would Marcus Garvey recognize today’s America?
• Oklahoma earns national praise
• Will the Legislature spend us into deeper debt?
• Mayor says yes to Tinker, other bond issues

Business

• Coffee stand brings double drive-through concept to Edmond
• 5-11 Business Briefs
• XetaComp receives second ONAP award
• Edmond Chamber graduates 42 juniors in Youth Leadership Edmond Class
• Making a backyard takes a lot of research

Photo — Multimedia

• Opening Night
• FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• Adventure Guides Spring Campout
• Pieces of Edmond
• The long journey home

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