September 2003 Volume 10 Number 9
- Owens Tells OCPA, National Audience: Give Parents More Choices
- September 01, 2003
- Well thank you everybody, what a nice crowd. What a nice Oklahoma welcome. Thank you so very much. Mike, Mayor, Congressman. Thank you so very much. I am not a stranger to these parts. I almost hate to say it, given the Texas/OU rivalry, but I was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, not too far south of here and spent a lot of time in Oklahoma, and it is really nice to b... Read More >
- Teacher Retirement: What Oklahoma Can Learn from Other States
- September 01, 2003
- Recent inquiries by Tulsa World reporter Omer Gillham into possible irregularities concerning teacher retirement benefits have, once again, provoked intense discussion about the future of the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System (OTRS). State retirement system officials are investigating whether senior administrators at Tulsa Community College are counting fringe benefits t... Read More >
- Ten Options for Reforming Medicaid
- September 01, 2003
- State Medicaid budgets are strained to the breaking point. The Bush administration has proposed giving states more flexibility to reform their Medicaid programs, including expanding the role of private health insurance. Is there a way for states to make greater use of private insurance, reduce costs, and ensure the quality and availability of health care services for the p... Read More >
- Ten Years and Counting
- September 01, 2003
- OCPA is known for three things: our principled positions, our free-market ideas, and our insightful speakers. I hope you are planning to attend OCPA's tenth anniversary dinner on October 2 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Our speaker will be Dinesh D'Souza, without a doubt one of the finest minds in conservatism today. D'Souza's books... Read More >
- Quote Unquote
- September 01, 2003
- ?The greatest threat that this country faces is the potential linkage of terrorism and real bad weapons. When I was growing up in Midland, Texas, I was free to do whatever I wanted. And I?ll be damned if we?re ;ing to sit back and let something from across our shores change that for our grandchildren.? --Gen. Tommy Franks ?Ah consensus ... the process of abandoning all be... Read More >
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