So, what are you going to do with your tax rebate?
By M. Scott Carter, THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (NORMAN, Okla.)
April 23, 2008 10:36 am
“I think they are after new people to engage in new spending. And not necessarily to make ends meet.”
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Separation of powers?
By Andy Rieger, THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (NORMAN, Okla.)
April 03, 2008 07:04 am
“We have a tendency to overreact when we feel threatened. Al-Qaida is a threat but so was the Soviet Union with its military parity. No president asserted the authority that has been asserted today." (more) >>>

City hopes to put tainted wells back online
By Carol Cole-Frowe, THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (NORMAN, Okla.)
April 02, 2008 07:44 am
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Sleeping fire dispatcher who failed drug test gets job back
By Stacie N. Galang, THE SALEM NEWS (SALEM, Mass.)
April 01, 2008 10:35 am
The Massachusetts Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the union over the city of Peabody in a bitter battle over the level of misconduct necessary to dismiss a veteran firefighter. (more) >>>

Prison system falling short?
By James Beaty, MCALESTER NEWS-CAPITAL (MCALESTER, Okla.)
March 26, 2008 11:59 am
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Author goes to bat for short, fat people
By Rachel Kolokoff, THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE (NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.)
March 26, 2008 12:31 pm
"As a short person, I want to make sure that people growing up in a culture that is so biased against short people have some recourse if they're not looked at based on their merit and are instead looked at based on their height." (more) >>>

No guns, say O-State students and teachers
By Sean Hubbard, STILLWATER NEWSPRESS (STILLWATER, Okla.)
March 14, 2008 07:24 pm
“When you consider: the number of people on campus, that many of these people are young and emotional, and that there is a concomitant alcohol problem that we are trying to correct, there is no question that all-in-all the more guns you allow on campus, the more incidents you will have." (more) >>>

Feds: Mayor's request to address Congress unusual
By Richard Gaines, GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES (GLOUCESTER, Mass.)
February 29, 2008 10:50 am
"Having to go through professional associations, lobbyists or special interest group organizations can lead to a watered-down message."
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Small town mayor rebuffed in effort to talk to Congress
By Richard Gaines, GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES (GLOUCESTER, Mass.)
February 27, 2008 10:24 am
Middle class cities are imperiled by federal spending mandates, but the mayor of one of those cities says Washington won't listen and she can't get an audience with Congress to point out the problem. (more) >>>

Inhofe details recent disagreements with Bush
By Carol Cole-Frowe, THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (NORMAN, Okla.)
February 21, 2008 07:58 am
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