OSU’s Big Data Conference revealed glimpses of future
In his 2016 book The Rise and Fall of American Growth, economic historian Robert Gordon explains how the technology-driven, rapid economic growth from 1870 to 1970...
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Media exacerbate Donald Trump’s compulsive lying
Donald Trump is a compulsive liar, and we all know that. Now, he even admits it.
Recently, Trump was recorded admitting that he lied to...
Letter: Conflicting editorials muddy #OklaEd insights
To the editors:
Did anyone see Sunday's Oklahoman? There was a great story by Ben Felder on the front page, right alongside a front-page editorial...
A serious conversation about Oklahoma education
With a teachers’ strike now looming and a state Legislature that appears incapable of figuring out how to fund a teacher pay raise, perhaps...
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Better ACEs research, terms lead to better solutions
There is a consistent pattern in the conferences sponsored by the Potts Family Foundation, such as its Raising Resilient Oklahomans! summit March 7 in Edmond. First,...
Fleeing Oklahoma, teachers could ‘Fall-in’ the Red River
The Red River Bridge Corporation wanted to keep profiting from a toll bridge that carried U.S. 75 and U.S. 69. In 1931, the Texas...
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Letter: Details of federal bank bill ‘should be noted’
To the editors:
Guy Sims conveniently leaves out the details of S.2155 in his commentary titled Dodd-Frank reform: Oklahoma bankers applaud Senate from March 15....
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Dodd-Frank reform: Oklahoma bankers applaud Senate
Amid all the noise, bickering and partisanship in Washington, D.C., something simple – and yet remarkable – just took place in the U.S. Senate....
Second Amendment: Original parity no longer exists
Another school shooting. More dead people. A troubled perpetrator with a semi-automatic weapon. Immediate political blather. Public uproar. Muscle flexing by the National Rifle...
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After gun scare, we owe OKCPS students a listen
Last week, eighth graders (yes, eighth graders!) led a walkout at John Marshall Mid-High protesting gun violence. According to NewsOK, about 200 students engaged...
