OKLAHOMA CITY – A memorial for OKC-native Anthony Shadid, who died last week while serving as a correspondent for the New York Times in Syria, will be held here on March 3. Shadid, who earned two Pulitzer Prizes for his work, was set to receive an honorary degree from OU this May. OU President David
The Oklahoman published a disingenuous, unsigned editorial Friday about taxes that deserves a response because of a misleading statement that reflects right-wing, clichéd dogma but simply isn’t true. The editorial (“Searching for ways to make tax policy more ‘fair,’” Sept. 30, 2011) makes some superficial observations about the issue of fairness in the country’s
Save Affirmative Action in Oklahoma. Vote NO on SQ 759! Normally I don’t pay much attention to “open letters”–open letters to the President, open letters to legislators, etc. I always question the motives of the writer and ask, “Why didn’t they just send their letter directly to the addressee?” So, I’m certain that someone is asking, “Why?”
Anthony Shadid, Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist, was born and raised in Oklahoma City. The world has watched breathlessly for six long days, after Shadid and three other journalists were captured by forces loyal to Gaddafi at a checkpoint in Libya. Mr. Shadid was handcuffed and blindfolded, hit in the head with the butt of a gun,
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