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Polio Update

August 7, 2015

Just a few days from now, on 11 August, we will mark a tremendous milestone: one full year without a single case of polio caused by wild poliovirus in Africa. The magnitude of this achievement can hardly be overstated. A polio-free Africa has been within sight, so near and yet so far, for over a decade. The hard […]

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An Inconvenient Fact – All Volunteer Service Isn’t Doing Its Job

August 5, 2015

– Dick Hefton A recent Letter to the (Oklahoman) Editor from OSU Hall of Fame athlete Dick Soergel was both refreshing and “conveniently” provided a lead-in to this column in the planning stages in early May. Entitled “A New Draft” Soergel wrote; “I just returned from my granddaughter’s graduation from the (US) Air Force …basic […]

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The Beginning of Truth

July 30, 2015

Continuation of Observations on the Elements of The Rotary Four Way Test: Is It the Truth? – John A. Frost The inspired ethical standard of The Rotary Club embodied in The Four Way Test opens up a path to discovery and revelation. I have dwelled on the notion of “Truth” my entire adult life. I have […]

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Where Are The Stars?

July 26, 2015

Whatever happened to real movie stars? Mostly, due to my age, I have pre-conditioned expectations of a movie star, regarding looks, speech, acting ability and dressing habits. Is there a John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Kirk Douglas, Bert Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, James Garner, Dale Robertson, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, Tony […]

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Tony Shinn

July 22, 2015

Tony N. Shinn is the Oklahoma City Market Pesident for Bank of American and Senior Credit Products Officer for Global Commercial Banking. He joined Bank of American in 2005. Currently, Tony is active in Downtown Oklahoma City Rotary Club, Arts Festival, United Way of Central Oklahoma, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Foundation for Oklahoma […]

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Rotary Point

July 13, 2015

Rotary Point was conceived as a potential Signature project to combine the Annual Project with a significant one time legacy project. Early discussions in May,2014 between Bud Oehlert, Mike Knopp, Tim Strange and Judge Holmes centered on the Youth Pavilion and the Festival/Medal Ceremony Stage as possible projects. In September and October, 2014 the combined […]

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Welcome From the President

July 12, 2015

I am so humbled and excited to be your President of Rotary Club 29 for 2015-16. The legacy of Past Presidents is not lost on me, including following in the footsteps of immediate Past President Jerome. I will do my best to uphold that legacy and prove worthy of the trust you have placed in […]

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Foundations of Democracy (Part 1)

July 12, 2015

– Bart Binning, Ed.D. The Arab Spring has come and gone, with the hope for democracy in many of those lands being replaced with ISIL’s Caliphate, whose objectives seem to be very anti-democratic. Why do we lose this opportunity? I would submit that we have lost sight of what makes democracy work, and therefore don’t […]

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Club 29 International Matching Grants Projects

July 12, 2015

During the 2015-16 Rotary year, Oklahoma City Rotary Club will be involved with several Rotary Clubs in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Uganda, Panama, Columbia, Peru, Turkey and Rwanda to change the lives of people in those Countries and Rotarians around the world. We are working to establish new relationships with Rotary Clubs in Montenegro, Latvia and Bhutan to expand our activities […]

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Experience History

February 10, 2015

Pat Rooney “Experience History” 2.3.15 “The only new thing in the world is the history you don’t know.” Harry S. Truman This quote struck home as I recently picked up the classic book about the history of Texas called Lone Star by T. R. Fehrenbach. At the encouragement of my son who was singing the book’s […]

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Board Policy on Video Recording of Luncheon Meetings

January 22, 2015

BOARD POLICY ON VIDEO RECORDING OF LUNCHEON MEETINGS AND WEBSITE POSTING OF THESE RECORDINGS The Board of Directors of Club 29 has adopted a policy regarding the video recording of the club’s weekly luncheon meetings and the posting of these recordings on the club’s website. The general practice of Club 29 will be (1) to […]

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Brian Davis & Michael Cage – OKC Thunder Broadcast Team

November 25, 2014

Brian Davis – Thunder Broadcaster Brian Davis is entering his seventh season as the television voice for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He serves as part of a Thunder broadcasting team on FOX Sports Oklahoma that has been awarded three regional Heartland Emmy Awards since 2008. Davis has called games at the professional level in three other sports: football, hockey […]

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