http://www.edmondsun.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_310201948.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_310201948.html Another view of the public optionTo the Editor:This is in reply to Sen. Tom Coburn’s piece (“Health care reform bills will hurt Oklahoma’s seniors, families,” Nov. 5, 2009, The Edmond Sun). Although the senator makes a number of factually incorrect or misleading statements, one in particular requires special attention. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:18:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_310201914.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_310201914.html Edmond voters will go the polls Tuesday and almost certainly approve a $36.12 million bond issue to fund improvements throughout the Edmond school district. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_310201821.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_310201821.html It seems unfair somehow that by the time we are older and wiser our capacity to physically act upon what we’ve learned is diminished. However, seniors at the state Capitol Wednesday lived up to their “older and wiser” moniker and with dignity and strength blasted policies and policymakers responsible for leaving many of them, literally, out in the cold. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_310201745.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_310201745.html When it comes to education reforms, few topics generate as much passion, debate and disagreement as the topic of school choice. Naturally, I couldn’t resist diving into the debate. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:44:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_309194445.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_309194445.html This November is Native American month. It is the good time to remember alegacy of Oklahoma as “Indian Territory,” but more importantly to acknowledge the contributions native tribes have made to the fabric of our state. The leaders of state government in Oklahoma still struggle to recognize the unequivocal importance of tribal governments and minority small businesses to the success of the economy of Oklahoma. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:43:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_309194400.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_309194400.html The current debate about developer Derek Turner’s wish to complete the Planned Unit Development at Coffee Creek with a 345-unit apartment complex is really about more than just building apartments. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:34:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_308183456.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_308183456.html In the past few months I’ve visited with thousands of Oklahomans who are concerned about how the health-care reform bills moving through Congress will affect their lives and their families’ lives. Politicians in Washington have talked a good game about pursuing common reform goals, such as reducing costs and improving access and quality. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:33:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_308183412.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_308183412.html Let’s call her Beatrice. By the time I got there, Beatrice had sucker-punched one of my bartenders and knocked a fella named Gary out cold. She had Gary’s date by her long blond hair and was dragging her toward the door. No doubt, she had some things to say to the lady in private. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_307203656.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_307203656.html The Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Ind., on flu shot hysteriaIn spite of an overwhelming endorsement from medical experts, some folks continue to be skeptical about the flu vaccine. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:35:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_307203601.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_307203601.html No matter how many different ways she scores it, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s health care legislation will cost the American taxpayers about $1 trillion. Right now, the federal government is running a deficit — fiscal year 2009 ended with the government more than $1.42 trillion in debt — and our national debt continues to climb every day. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:34:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_307203534.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_307203534.html Reader wants to limit chocolate worshipTo the Editor:Obesity is a dark cloud in America’s bright future. But we can win the battle of the bulge. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_306205458.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_306205458.html British author Elspeth Huxley chose to title her memoir of growing up in what was then the British Colony of Kenya “The Flame Trees of Thika” in recognition of the bright red leaves that covered the trees that filled the Rift Valley where her family’s farm was located. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:53:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_306205420.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_306205420.html Last year as part of the House Modernization agenda, House Bill 1170 introduced the important step of requiring the state chief information officer to consider the incorporation of innovative and low-cost technology components in Oklahoma’s IT strategy. The bill seeks to recognize the fact that the days of state government being forced to expend millions on expensive licensing agreements are in fact limited. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:53:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_306205350.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_306205350.html We are fortunate to live in the freest country in the world. Those liberties, spelled out in our Bill of Rights, are central to the American identity and pivotal to our democracy. Over the generations, men and women in uniform have stepped up time and time again to defend those precious freedoms. For that they deserve our thanks, our honor and our admiration. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:42:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_303194259.html http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_303194259.html Reader takes Edmond pastor to taskTo the Editor:The Rev. Paul Blair of Edmond’s Fairview Baptist Church said on FOX-25 news that the expansion of America’s hate crime laws to include protections on account of gender, disability and sexual orientation is “open season on Christians.”