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Roses popular, easy to grow in Oklahoma
Roses are one of the most popular plants in Oklahoma gardens, and many are relatively easy to grow, especially the newer varieties like the Knock Out® rose. Roses offer color and fragrance in the garden, and many make wonderful cut flowers. If you have a garden, you should try your hand at growing roses!.
03/22/2012 | Comments 0From ‘Long Black Limousine’ to Elvis
That would change years later. For the next seven years, band members came and went. Finally, Black put together a group of musicians that have been with him for more than 20 years. They include guitarist Graham Pugh, bass player Rick Alongi, drummer Bob Gorley and keyboard player Phil Sapper, formerly of Harvey and the Wallbangers.
03/01/2012 | Comments 0Young artist generates new ideas for veterans memorial expansion
“This will not be done with any public money,” said Howe, an Air Force pilot who flew B-52s during the Vietnam war. “Each statue will cost $40,000, but this type of art puts us in a different realm. It will take us into the world of art, which opens new avenues for giving.
02/23/2012 | Comments 0Fleck and Flecktones to perform April 10 at Rose State
The extraordinary initial line-up of his incredible combo are touring to support their latest recording, “Rocket Science.
02/17/2012 | Comments 0Real Life
In my presentation, I told the club members about the importance of supporting their local newspaper. After all, we received numerous compliments about our publication and its new appearance, content and local ownership. In this business, compliments can be few and far between, so we enjoyed all of the positive remarks.
02/17/2012 | Comments 0‘General’-ly speaking
In fact, every night when he goes home, the general’s hat comes off – if only temporarily – and suddenly the commander of one of the most critical U.S. Air Force bases turns into father, husband, scuba diver and avid fan of New England sports teams..
02/10/2012 | Comments 0Longtime MWC fire department spokesman Jerry Lojka retires
Lojka spent 29 years at the Midwest City Fire Department and served in several roles, including firefighter, inspector, investigator, public education officer, public information officer and fire marshal.
His favorite job was that of department spokesman as he answered questions from the press, and conveyed important fire prevention tips to the public.
Real Life: Lojka will be missed at fire department
This week’s retirement of Midwest City Fire Marshal Jerry Lojka reminded
me how an effective and well-intentioned PIO does his job. During the
past 14 months I’ve discovered that he knows his job and he understands
the role reporters play in the world of news and information.
02/03/2012 | Comments 0MWC grad, Hudson to receive national awards
Midwest City School graduate Lester Claravall will receive the prestigious Lewis Hines Award for Service to Children and Youth during a ceremony in New York City on Monday.
The award will be presented by the National Child Labor Committee, which serves as the sponsor for the Lewis Hines awards...
Images of 2012 MLK Prayer Breakfast
Several hundred people attended Midwest City’s 15th annual Martin
Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast Monday at the Sheraton Hotel’s Reed
Conference Center. Featured speakers were former state legislator Angela
Monson, Oklahoma City police officer Paco Balderamma and Midwest City
graduate and current University of Oklahoma student Rodney Farrow.
01/19/2012 | Comments 0
January 26th, 2012
Full disclosure of candidates’ past critical for voters
Full disclosure of candidates’ past critical for voters
In light of the controversy surrounding an Oklahoma City councilman and his DUI arrest, we believe it’s important for any political candidate at any level to disclose his or her past so voters can make a credible decision at the ballot box.
With the Midwest City council elections less than three weeks away, candidates for Wards 2, 4 and 6 should be completely forthright about their past – whether good or bad. These people seeking public office have a duty to release any information that the voters should know.
It’s not our contention that any of the council candidates have something to hide from the public. However, we believe full disclosure by all candidates is a necessity. The public deserves and is entitled to open, honest government that is run by open, honest people with no personal agenda.
Over the last several decades, public officeholders at every level of government have been caught in scandals of all sorts. Now is not the time for Midwest City and its residents to become embroiled in such a controversy.
Whether its poor business dealings, personal indiscretions or inappropriate behavior in public, voters can tolerate most mistakes if candidates are honest and remorseful about their actions. The candidates who withhold critical information in an attempt to deceive the public will sooner or later be found out and dealt with. It may be in a court of law or the court of public opinion. Either way, it’s the taxpayers and the voting public who are the ultimate losers.
On Feb. 8, the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce will host a public candidate forum at the chamber office. The event begins at 8 a.m. That’s also the time council candidates can come clean, talk about their past in detail and then let the voters decide Feb. 14 who they want as their elected representatives.
The council candidates should make their views known on all topics related to city government. The candidates should answer all questions with complete candor, even if some of the answers may not place that particular person in a positive light.
Midwest City has a history of good government. Let’s not let this election cycle change things.
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