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Corporation seeks approval for rate hike when earnings at all-time high
Occupy OG&E: The Hearings By Ken Townsend Contributing Writer The Public Hearing for the $73.2 million rate increase proposed by OG&E began Monday, December 13, 2011 before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in the 3rd floor courtroom at the Jim Thorpe Building. Testimony and cross examination of witnesses is scheduled for the morning sessions with public [...]
Kansas Teenager defends First Amendment and gets apology from Governor Brownback
Staff Report Social Media is more popular than ever but when 18-year-old Emma Sullivan tweeted last week that that Kansas Governor Sam Brownback “sucked,” she thought her words to her 60 Twitter followers would perhaps be ignored. But then she got called to the principal’s office in her High School in Prairie Village, Kansas. While [...]
Gingrich tells gays to vote for Obama
Staff Report At a recent campaign event in Oskaloosa, IA Scott Arnold, an adjunct professor of writing at William Penn University, had approached Gingrich to ask him about how he plans to engage gay Americans given his stance on same-sex marriage. Here’s a copy of the transcript and Speaker Gingrich’s direct quote telling Gays to [...]
A Modest Proposal
By Rob Howard Political Columnist In 1729, Jonathan Swift (you know, the Gulliver’s Travel guy) wrote an intensely satirical essay titled “A Modest Proposal,” in which he suggested that poor people in Ireland eat their children to prevent the effects of poverty. As you might imagine, it wasn’t well received. But today, right-wing politicians think [...]
Civil Rights, LGBT Rights Groups Join in Denouncing Proposed “Don’t Ask—Don’t Tell” Law
Oklahoma City, OK—Today leaders from prominent equality groups joined together in denouncing proposed legislation that would reinstate “don’t ask—don’t tell” for the Oklahoma National Guard. The ACLU of Oklahoma, Cimarron Alliance, Oklahomans for Equality, and The Equality Network have all taken a strong stand against this harmful measure. “The ACLU of Oklahoma is calling on [...]
The Gayly endorses McAffrey for State Senate Seat
It is not the usual policy of the Gayly to endorse any political candidate for public office. However, in a rare departure from this policy, the Gayly is pleased to announce its endorsement of Representative Al McAffrey for election to Oklahoma State Senate District 46, soon to be vacated by Senator Andrew Rice. Since first [...]
Tenth Anniversary of 9/11: Kern Still Claims Gays More Dangerous Than Terrorists
By Jim Nimmo By her own words Oklahoma’s Bigot-in-Chief, GOPer House Rep. Sally Kern, has learned nothing in ten years. Never missing an opportunity to step out from the shadows of desperation, Mrs. Kern is using the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to sing yet again her hit-single tune, “Gays are More Dangerous than [...]
Mixed Nuts
I don’t know why I watch the endless round of Republican debates, but I do. It’s probably because I truly believe that we should have people running from both parties who would be a good President. I guess I’m just risk averse when it comes to the future of our country. I’m sorry to say [...]
Covering Bryan Fischer – Small Town Pastor turned National Poster Boy for Hate Speech
“The only difference between Fischer and Jesus Christ is that Jesus does not think he is Bryan Fischer.” That is was a former member of Bryan Fischer’s church said about him in a Jan. 2001 letter to the Idaho Statesman whom Fischer earlier had kicked out of his church. Her sin: she left her husband [...]
The devastating effects of the new “Tort Reform” Law in Oklahoma
Beginning November 1, 2011, the new “tort reform” legislation passed by the Oklahoma Legislature goes into effect. What does that mean for you? If you are injured in an automobile accident or injured as a result of someone else’s wrong doing—it will mean that your ability to be compensated for your injuries is severely restricted. [...]