January 2008 Volume 15 Number 01
- Quote/Unquote
- January 08, 2008
- “The family is the corner stone of our
society. More than
any other force it shapes the attitude, the hopes, the
ambitions, and the values of the child. And when the family
collapses it is the children that are usually damaged. When
it happens on a massive scale the community itself is
crippled. So, unless we work to strengthen the family, to
create conditions under which most parents will stay
together, all the rest—schools, playgrounds, and public
assistance, and private concern—will never be enough.”
Lyndon Baines Johnson Read More >
- A State Budget that Respects Your Family Budget
- January 08, 2008
- By increasing government spending at a reasonable rate of 4.2 percent, OCPA's proposed state budget is able to return nearly $900 million to the hardworking Oklahoma families who earned that money. Read More >
- A First Step on Constitutional Reform
- January 08, 2008
By Robert Butkin and Andrew Spiropoulos
As we celebrate our state’s centennial, we Oklahomans have much to be proud of. Our talent, hard work, and character have enabled us to achieve in the face of our youth, hard times and disaster, both natural and man-made. Our accomplishments, however, have too often come in spite of, rather than because of, our charter of government.
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- OCPA Scholar: Edmondson's 'Unjust Prosecution' an Embarrassment
- January 08, 2008
- In a commentary in the December 19 issue of the Oklahoma Gazette, OCPA adjunct scholar Andrew Spiropoulos argues that Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s “unjust prosecution” of taxpayer activists is “profoundly wrongheaded.” Read More >
- Has North Korea Annexed Oklahoma?
- January 08, 2008
By Steve Forbes
An extraordinary incident unfolded in the state of Oklahoma on October 2. Three individuals were arrested, shackled and arraigned. Their crime: trying to curb the spending excesses of Sooner State politicians. They were accused of violating an arcane and certainly unconstitutional law that imposes restrictions on who can circulate petitions in the state.
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- Oklahoma Earns 'Dishonorable Mention' in Judicial Hellholes Report
- January 08, 2008
- For the fourth consecutive year, Oklahoma has earned a “dishonorable mention” in the annual Judicial Hellholes report, published December 18 by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). Read More >
- Strong Coffee
- January 08, 2008
- Senate Republicans Will Continue to Push for Lawsuit Reform By Patrick B. McGuigan Oklahoma Senate Republicans are determined to push sweeping lawsuit reforms in collaboration with House allies, building a coalition with willing Democrats, Senate co-president Glenn Coffee said in a lengthy recent interview... Read More >
- Choice, Diversity in Oklahoma's Future
- January 08, 2008
By Brandon Dutcher
Someone recently asked me what I thought education in Oklahoma would look like, say, 25 years from now.
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