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Snack bar straw man
Sen. Sean Burrage (The Oklahoman Archives) The state Senate’s minority leader used a favorite Democratic tactic — class envy — to help defeat a bill that would have opened to free-market competition...
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Clinical formula
State Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, has come in for criticism on this page more than once in recent years due to some of her off-base remarks and actions in the House. This time we come not to...
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Kids will be kids?
A new drug could significantly reduce the chance of contracting a (primarily) sexually transmitted disease, but some argue FDA approval might encourage risky behavior. Are the critics socially...
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Much ado about women
The University of Oklahoma got budget advice last week from feminist activist Eve Ensler. The playwright famous for “The Vagina Monologues” is concerned about potential budget cuts to the Women’s and...
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Fewer passengers, more safety
A study released this week offers further evidence that graduated licenses for young drivers are a good idea. Researchers with AAA’s Foundation for Traffic Safety found that the risk of a teenage...
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Another copout
Remember Barack Obama’s remark in 2008 about when human rights begin, before or after birth? He said the question was “above my pay grade.” We all know this was a copout and that Obama doesn’t believe...
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Soda, please (make it a small)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s obsession with other peoples’ health has taken a new turn. Bloomberg, who has pushed a number of initiatives while in office including banning smoking in...
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Not mousing around
Once upon a time, advertisements for junk food were part of Disney programs for kids. But in 2015, such ads on TV, radio and websites will be banished from the Magic Kingdom. The Walt Disney Co....
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Somber reminder
Although most of the more than 3,000 soldiers from Oklahoma’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team have returned from Afghanistan, more than 285 remain on active duty…because they are at military...
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Nicole Soto had no chance. Just 3 months old, Nicole died last weekend of starvation. Her parents told Oklahoma City police they “forgot” several times to feed the girl, who weighed just 3 pounds when...
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Fans of identification
The Salvation Army began giving away box fans this week to help Oklahoma City residents cope with the heat that’s sure to come this summer. Those eligible for a fan must be 62 or older or have children...
View ArticleCambridge, Mass., looks to copy NYC’s bad idea
The mayor of Cambridge, Mass., likes what New York’s Michael Bloomberg is trying to do to save people from themselves, and has decided to follow suit. Bloomberg, citing U.S. obesity rates, wants to...
View ArticleSniffing out bedbugs among book shelves
Dogs. Is there nothing they can’t smell? We ask because of news that the state’s only bed bug-sniffing canine has been dispatched to Tulsa to check out the books and the furniture in the downtown...
View ArticleToo hot to handle
Knock on wood, there have been no reported cases in Oklahoma this summer of a child dying inside a broiling hot vehicle. We made it through a merciless July, which saw temperatures exceed 110 degrees...
View ArticleSmoking dopes?
The term “pothead” has long been used to describe someone as being less-than-bright. Now that characterization is backed by scientific data. New research concludes teenagers who routinely smoke...
View ArticleSolving this problem must begin in the home
Oklahomans are fat, and getting fatter. That in a nutshell summarizes a report issued this week by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Researchers concluded that 31...
View ArticleThanks for the help …
New York City’s effort to outlaw soft drinks larger than 16 ounces is leading soda companies to display the calorie listings for drinks in some vending machines. Here’s a hint: The diet pops have the...
View ArticleObama’s broken promise on health care premiums
When he ran for president, Barack Obama promised to reduce health insurance premiums by $2,500 for the typical family. Instead, costs have increased more than $3,000. The impact of that broken promise...
View ArticleWomb with a view
Syndicated columnist Rich Lowry wrote this week of the Obama campaign’s condescension toward women. He cited the views of early feminists that women are “just as capable of rational deliberation as...
View ArticleChoosing hope over experience?
Critics have warned Oklahoma officials who are considering expansion of the Medicaid program in order to obtain Obamacare subsidies that the cost of the program is already unsustainable and will only...
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