Monthly Archives: December 2011

Feeling Depressed?

I have a friend who sent me a message that he is depressed.  I know there are lots of people who get depressed this time of year.  All the corporate propaganda builds us up to think that Christmas is going to be so grand if we just go out and spend every dime we can

Fifteenth Annual Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast

In celebration of keeping the “Dream” and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King alive in our community …the 15th Annual Dr. Martin L. King Prayer Breakfast is being held, Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Sheraton Reed Conference Center, 5800 Will Rogers Road in Midwest City. This event  which is the oldest and largest

If you see Pete Delaney, would you give him a message?

If you see OG&E CEO Pete Delaney, would you give him a message from me?  Tell him I have been trying to get in touch with him, and he has himself completely insulated from having to talk to any of the senior citizens who are going to be paying through the nose for these smart

Dec 27 Deadline: Native American? USDA Settlement!

      If you are a Native American,  you may be eligible to recover for discrimination at the hands of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).      A $760 million settlement was reached  in the Keepseagle v. Vilsack class action lawsuit. The court found that the USDA discriminated against Native Americans by denying

OKC Gives $7.2 m to Fracking Co; Shadid Asks Why

OKC City Councilman Ed Shadid

It came to light in the December 20th OKC city council meeting that OKC  is giving $7,200,000 to Continental Resources, a huge company that does fracking in North Dakota, money that the city does not actually have. The CEO of Continental Resources is from Enid, and is moving the corporate headquarters to the old Devon

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