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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
February 3rd, 2012
Exercise your power - cast ballots Feb. 14
With city council elections less than two weeks away, it’s important for all registered voters in Midwest City to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
Three ward races will be decided Tuesday, Feb. 14, and it shouldn’t come down to a handful of people to decide the fate of these elections. Some citizens vote religiously, regardless of the election. They cast their ballots in school, city, state and national elections.
At the same time, there are other people who cast ballots only on occasions or not at all. There is a civic responsibility all people have and it should be carried out each time an election is held. The Midwest City council elections will decide who makes decisions that affect the entire community. Do you, as citizens, want an elected official who doesn’t listen to your concerns or is a councilman in name only?
Then, it’s incumbent on you – the citizens – to take the time and vote for the person you believe should be the representative in your ward. The council races involve Wards 2, 4 and 6. Check the ward boundaries, determine where you live and then cast your ballot on Feb. 14. Of course, voters must be registered with the Oklahoma County Election Board.
Don’t believe the falsehood that voting doesn’t matter. It does matter. Time after time in this country’s history, one vote has made a huge difference.
For example, one vote per precinct in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey and Texas gave Democrat John F. Kennedy the presidency in 1960, and temporarily delayed Richard Nixon’s entry into the White House. In 2009, one vote defeated President Obama’s universal Healthcare bill in the Senate. In 1968, one vote per precinct in any three states would have made Hubert Humphrey the U.S. president instead of Nixon.
Many other elections and issues have been decided by a single vote, so it is important that Midwest City’s registered voters cast their ballots in the upcoming elections.
The only way to ensure that each person’s voice is heard is to vote. If you don’t like the way city government is run, make changes at the ballot box.
Voting is a powerful exercise that should be carried out in every election. Cast your ballots for city council on Feb. 14.
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