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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
New Durant Councilmembers Danny Sherrer, Mike Morris and Steve Brittingham will take their seats at the council’s regular meeting on May 14 and they have much work to do. The city has …
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4/6/19 01:45 PM
School choice plays a significant role in improving student mental health, including lowering adolescent suicide rates. That’s according to a groundbreaking new study by Corey DeAngelis, policy …
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By Staci Elder Hensley
The Oklahoma Council on Public Affairs |
4/5/19 02:19 PM
Today, those who have not voted early will head to the polls to determine the direction, and perhaps the philosophy, of Durant city government for at least the next two years. Perhaps longer.
With …
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By Larry Miller |
4/1/19 04:39 AM
This Tuesday Durant’s voters will go to the polls once again. Every election impacts our future to some degree, this contest has the potential of effecting Durant’s future for generations …
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3/30/19 12:20 PM
Election day’s here again, or will be next Tuesday. That’s when we’ll get to choose the people who will represent us on the Durant City Council.
Some say local elections …
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By Marion Hill |
3/30/19 08:54 AM
Gay Cunningham has spent 11 years of her life trying to find a better facility for Durant’s senior citizens. And now, with a suitable building just within reach, she needs our help. …
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By Michael Clements
michael@durantdemocrat.com |
3/30/19 08:32 AM
You can’t borrow or spend yourself out of debt.
The city has a debt problem. It currently owes more than its ability to pay, and its needs will continue to grow as its aging infrastructure …
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3/23/19 06:15 PM
In “How Democracies Die,” a scary new book by Harvard scholars Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, the authors see parallels in failing democratic governments both past and …
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By Joe Littlejohn |
3/23/19 01:08 PM
The candidates for Durant City Council met in a candidate forum last week. It wasn’t a debate, it wasn’t an opportunity for aspiring city officials to one up each other. It was a chance …
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3/23/19 12:52 PM
In Sept. 2016, the Durant City Council unanimously voted to hire me as the new Durant City Manager. It was an honor to be selected and I knew I had some tough challenges ahead. I was the fourth …
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By Tim Rundel
Durant City Manager |
3/23/19 10:39 AM
Sharon K. Walker, 56, is running for the Ward 4 spot that Councilman Destry Hawthorne is leaving. Walker is a Duncan native and has been a teacher in Oklahoma for 21 years. She currently teaches math …
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3/16/19 02:49 PM
Mike Morris, 65, is running for the Ward 4 seat vacated by Destry Hawthorne.
Morris was born in Sherman, Texas, and moved to Durant when he was 3. He attended Durant public schools before earning …
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3/16/19 02:48 PM
To the Editor,
In the Thursday March 14, 2019, edition of the Durant Democrat in your article Washington, Radio Road to get facelift, there was a statement printed that reads, “Durant Area …
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3/16/19 02:46 PM
