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Bill John Baker taking the oath of office for Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation

Baker sworn in as Cherokee Nation Principal Chief, Inauguration Nov. 6 TAHLEQUAH, Okla.— The Cherokee Nation held a brief ceremony Wednesday evening for the swearing in of Bill John Baker as the next Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. An inauguration ceremony is scheduled in the coming weeks. “It is time to bring our Cherokee

A Case of Selective Outrage: An Open Letter to The Oklahoman

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?”

Shadid wins OKC Ward 2 runoff in blowout

OKLAHOMA CITY – Voters in Ward 2 sent as clear a message as is possible to the backers of Charlie Swinton by electing his opponent, Dr. Ed Shadid, by over 62%. And that message was: we don’t want big money from secret sources deciding our elections by running smear campaigns. Dr. Shadid will be sworn in

Transparency Message

Send a message that Oklahoma City should have transparent elections by voting for Dr. Ed Shadid in today’s Ward 2 council election.Shadid, a local physician, faces Charlie Swinton, a banking lobbyist, in what is supposed to be a nonpartisan and a fairly simple runoff election for city council, but the race has become both highly

A Poem for Ward 2

‘Twas the Night Before Election Dayby Sarah Taylor, with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore ‘Twas the night ‘fore Election Day, and all through the City, voters were pondering the “Momentum Committee.” Their mailings received and their robo-calls gotten, and the feelings they left, they were something quite rotten. Hundreds of thousands of dollars they paid,

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