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Reaching Across Borders
County Commissioner Brian Maughan
| Most Oklahoman’s won’t notice, but the third week of July will bring some fascinating guests to our community. Women who own businesses, or hope to, in Rwanda and Afghanistan, will be spending the week in Oklahoma City learning about success.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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July 19, 2012 08:45
| | Froma Harrop Column | If only one in four American adults can name his or her U.S. senators, we can assume that even fewer know what Libor is. Libor (pronounced lie-bor) is at the center of another major financial scandal, but that may not improve its name recognition much. This is summer, after all, and making sense of financial manipulation requires effort.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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July 18, 2012 18:18
| | Oklahoma Congressman James Lankford speaks Friday | Oklahoma Congressman James Lankford is scheduled to speak at Rose State College next Friday as part of a Midwest City Chamber of Commerce event.
At that time, maybe Lankford, a Republican, can explain the stalemate between Congress and the Obama administration on just about every issue. Perhaps he can provide answers to the political squabbles between the GOP and the Democrats while the American people are forced to endure more fighting with no results.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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July 18, 2012 18:14
| | Choctaw council news from July 10 meeting | Thursday, July 12, 2012
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July 11, 2012 10:17
| | Mark Shields Column | By Mark Shields
Richard M. Nixon is one of only two Americans to be nominated five times for national office by one of the country's two major political parties. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the other. Both FDR and Nixon had identical records in their national campaigns: four wins and only one defeat.
So when Richard Nixon talked about American political elections, he was frequently worth listening to. Consider this insight of his: "It doesn't matter if they knock down the wall when they vote for you or hold their nose. It all counts the same."
Thursday, July 05, 2012
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July 4, 2012 11:54
| | Maughan Column ( Local Government Matters) | Local Government Matters
A Big Thank You
County Commissioner Brian Maughan
On June 26, primary voters in Oklahoma County District Two honored me with an overwhelming election victory and a second four-year term in this office. I am grateful to all those who made this possible, and most of all for the chance to serve.
Local races like those for county and city offices and school boards usually don't draw the attention that more high profile elections do. In fact, those of us in local government are the closest to the people, and when the people re-elect you by a 75 percent margin, it is a humbling experience.
When I came to this office in 2009, I made three simple pledges: to restore integrity, to operate the office efficiently and economically and to find new ways to serve the public.
The result of that third pledge was our very successful SHINE community service program, which so far has resulted in a quarter of a million hours of good work to improve and beautify central Oklahoma neighborhoods. SHINE is now the model for new statewide legislation, and we just received word that it will be honored this fall with a prestigious national award.
Thursday, July 05, 2012
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July 4, 2012 11:46
| | Choctaw's New City Manager! | The search is over for Choctaw's new city manager.
On Wednesday, June 20, Choctaw councilmembers interviewed four finalists for the position and ended up instructing Mayor Randy Ross to offer Roger Nelson, 48, the job and to handle contract negotiations.
The council's decision, though, is not final until they approve Nelson's contract at their July 10 meeting, Ross said.
Once that happens, the mayor anticipated Nelson's first day on the job to be Aug. 6. He will replace Robert Floyd, whose contract was not renewed this spring by councilmembers after working with the city for 25 years.
Currently, Nelson is the city manager in Clyde, Texas, a city of about 3,700 people located just outside of Abilene. He has worked in Clyde since September 2009, but the city leader started his career in Warrensburg, Missouri.
From 1989 to 1992, Nelson served as the assistant to the city manager and then city manager in 1992 to 1994 in Missouri. He then moved to Grapevine, Texas where he worked as assistant city manager from 1994 to 1997 and city manager from 1997 to 2005.
Monday, July 02, 2012
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July 4, 2012 10:25
| | Gary Banz Wins | State Rep. Gary Banz scored a landslide victory over Republican challenge A.J. Bailey Tuesday with 85 percent of the vote in the GOP primary.
Banz will face Democrat Stephen Colvert in the Nov. 6 general election for House District 101.
"I'm honored that the Republicans of House District 101 chose me to represent the citizens of Eastern Oklahoma County at the State Capitol." Banz said.
Banz has represented parts of Eastern Oklahoma County since he was first elected to the House in 2004.
Monday, July 02, 2012
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July 4, 2012 11:13
| | County Commissioner |
Republican incumbent Brian Maughan earned another four years in office Tuesday when District 2 voters re-elected him as Oklahoma County Commissioner.
Maughan defeated fellow Republican Gordon Jeney, of Harrah, receiving almost 75 percent of the vote with 5,549 ballots cast in his favor and 1,863 for his challenger.
Late Tuesday night, Jeney told EastWord News the primary was an "up-hill battle" since Maughan was the incumbent and heavily involved in the Republican Party.
Monday, July 02, 2012
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July 4, 2012 14:14
| | Documents show city paid more for oil well than needed | Choctaw city officials paid thousands of dollars more than was originally agreed upon for the removal of an oil well from the Town Square business development, according to former City Manager Robert Floyd.
Friday, May 04, 2012
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May 17, 2012 10:02
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