June 2004 Volume 11 Number 6

For 'Generations Yet Unborn,' We Must Protect Our Way of Life

June 01, 2004

[The following remarks were delivered by Gen. Tommy Franks at the OCPA Citizenship Award dinner March 24 in Oklahoma City.] Thank you. What an honor. Thank you. All right then. I actually learned that out in Midland, Texas. That's the way they talk out there. I was born in Wynnewood - proud of you all right over there. How many of you all ever been to Wynnewood? Let m... Read More >

Introduction by OCPA trustee Lee Baxter

June 01, 2004

During my year-long tenure as a trustee for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, I have watched this organization grow, and it has grown, actually, in the last year very quickly and with certainty. I have found it to be an organization that's not about Republicans and it's not about Democrats, but it is one where members share a common set of admittedly traditional va... Read More >

Oklahoma Income Tax (Still) Hinders Growth

June 01, 2004

In a recent column in The Oklahoman and in an unsigned study, the left-wing Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy cast aspersions on our recent OCPA income-tax study (Income Tax Progressivity in Oklahoma, December 2003). University of Central Oklahoma economist Mickey Hepner also has been extremely critical of our study in a couple of opinion pieces on his personal W... Read More >

Choices for Our Next 100 Years

June 01, 2004

In some recent newspaper stories looking ahead to our state's centennial celebration, The Oklahoman reminded us that our education system has seen many changes since 1907. Some things haven't changed, however. U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige often points out that public school spending continues to balloon while student performance remains flat at unacceptably l... Read More >

Hard Hats Required

June 01, 2004

There is something about boards dropping and hammers banging that catches your attention. Add to that the sound of a Bobcat digging up ground and there is no mistake about it - construction on OCPA's headquarters is going strong. A tour of our new facility tells it all. What's more - the demolition phase of the construction is occurring at a record pace. Walls are be... Read More >

Quote Unquote

June 01, 2004

?If it is believed that these elementary schools will be better managed by the ;vernor and council, the commissioners of the literary fund, or any other general authority of the ;vernment, than by the parents within each ward, it is a belief against all experience.? --Thomas Jefferson ?Small retailers will be hurt by the tax, which means less revenue for the state. Incre... Read More >

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