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Earlier this week the Democrat reported on how Mayor [then council member] Oden Grube may have violated the Durant City Council’s code of ethics last year by leaking privileged information to …
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5/18/19 01:57 PM
According to experts, the vast majority of people in the United States will never be the victims of violent crime. It just doesn’t happen that often. In fact, when one considers the overall …
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5/18/19 11:59 AM
The Blue Zones Project gets its name from a now well-recognized National Geographic-sponsored global longevity analysis, conducted about 15 years ago.
It focused on the discovery areas across the …
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By Kara Byrd
Imagine Durant |
5/18/19 09:01 AM
I’ve heard television ads lately arguing that Oklahoma shouldn’t decide to expand Medicaid. The number of states that have taken the expansion since it began in 2014 is now 36, plus D.C. …
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By Marion Hill |
5/18/19 08:51 AM
The Webster dictionary defines “public” as “the people as a whole.” So in a government of, by, and for the people, public enterprises deserve special status. But increasingly, …
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By Jane Hicks |
5/10/19 01:57 PM
Oklahoma’s poverty rate is higher than the national average. In 2017, almost one in six Oklahomans and one in five children experienced poverty. Although Oklahoma’s unemployment rate is …
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By Daniel Huff
Oklahoma Policy Institute |
5/4/19 11:54 AM
This week Gov. Kevin Stitt signed legislation supporters say will augment free-speech rights on Oklahoma college campuses. Opponents argue the law’s unintended consequences will turn college …
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By Ray Carter
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs |
5/4/19 11:29 AM
Dear Editor,
Southeastern Oklahoma State University President Sean Burrage is taking a leave of absence from his job at the college to seek help for a problem that he has with alcohol. He’s …
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5/4/19 11:26 AM
Gay Cunningham and her corps of Retired Senior Volunteer Program volunteers did what some may have thought impossible. In just over a month, they raised more than $250,000 to complete the purchase …
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5/4/19 11:12 AM
Editor’s Note: This Letter to the Editor came in after last weekend’s Forum page deadline. We are publishing it now because of its time-sensitive nature.
Dear Editor,
My mother …
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4/29/19 12:37 PM
A little more than 30 years ago the Choctaw Nation’s presence in Durant was a bingo hall on the highway south of town. According to the Choctaw’s senior executive for commerce, at that …
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4/27/19 04:36 PM
I am a Democrat. I hear some of my Democratic friends, puffing out their chests, say things like “I grew up in a family of Democrats” and “I was born to be a Democrat!” A long …
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By Joe Littlejohn |
4/27/19 04:32 PM
I have worked in corrections and law enforcement and in the court system for the past 30 years. I can safely say it is unlikely you will find many with more experience or with the passion I hold for …
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By Rep. Justin Humphrey |
4/27/19 04:18 PM
Dear Editor
I would like to see all the businesses the DIA brought to town, with more than generous support, step up and make meaningful donations to RSVP. I’m sure they all have charitable …
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4/20/19 03:03 PM
“So close, and yet so far.” That is often an expression of despair. It is muttered when a runner is just a split second behind his competitor. It is on the mind of the batter that hits a …
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4/20/19 03:16 AM
If you read the guidelines for this page, you will see that the Forum is dedicated to local issues. Those are matters that affect our readers on a personal level. News events that directly impact …
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4/20/19 01:06 AM
The Durant City Council is to be commended for stepping up and doing the right thing. Durant’s business, church and industrial communities should take note and follow suit.
At its regular …
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4/13/19 01:36 PM
When discussion turns to the Durant Multi-Sports Complex it often seems to be an either/or proposition. Either people hate the complex, or they love it. And, it seems that which side a person falls …
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4/13/19 01:28 PM
Oklahoma correctional officers are losing their lives at an alarming rate, and people are not speaking up. Oklahoma correctional officer pay is $13.74 per hour, making it extremely difficult to hire …
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By Justin “JJ” Humphrey
Oklahoma House Dist. 19 |
4/6/19 02:47 PM
Dear Editor
As a pharmacist of 34 years in the State of Oklahoma, I feel I must respond to misinformation being disseminated about the Patient’s Right to Pharmacy Choice Act.
HB2632 and …
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4/6/19 02:25 PM
