A Perfect Example – John Frost
A Perfect Example by John Frost The front story: At a filming of an episode of the BBC television program That’s Life in 1988, a white haired, nearly bald, slightly hunched over old man sat in the front row. This man was Sir Nicholas George Winton. The program host, Esther Rantzen, showed a scrapbook […]
Runoffs Matter!! – Brenda Jones Barwick
Runoffs Matter! By Brenda Jones Barwick, APR Are you out of town on Tuesday and forgot to get your absentee ballot? No worries. You can vote today! Early voting at the Oklahoma County Election Board, located at 4201 N. Lincoln Blvd., is available on Friday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; or Saturday from 9:00 […]
Most Taxes are OK – Leonard Sullivan
MOST TAXES ARE OK -Leonard Sullivan We all criticize taxes and government spending. However, most government spending such as military, FAA, weekly trash pick-up, police protection, clean water to our front door, streets and highways, state, city and county government, inspected food and drugs are good for all. […]
Welcome to Tomorrowland – Ted Streuli
Welcome to Tomorrowland – Ted Streuli There have been two moments of genuine, childlike wonder. One was entering Yosemite valley on a December afternoon and seeing the snow-covered Half Dome and El Capitan and reindeer ice sculptures beneath flocked evergreens. The other was walking into Disneyland. Disneyland was young when I went the first time, […]
Differences between Professionalism, Certification, Licensure: Why it Matters
The Differences Between Professionalism, Certification, and Licensure: Why it Matters, and the Commercial Real Estate Summit™. Bart Binning, Ed. D. At a time when the Internet, virtual & augmented reality, and mass communication are automating business processes and changing the way we do business, the interpersonal interactions between trusted business stakeholders are becoming increasingly important. Historically, concepts […]
Public Transit in OKC Continues to Improve
PUBLIC TRANSIT IN OKC CONTINUES TO IMPROVE – Barney Semtner Great cities have great public transit systems. That’s a fact. I have seen many people roll their eyes when we start talking about our own local transit system. The common theme I hear is that it doesn’t go when or where I can use it, […]
Hot Summer Nights – Ron Page
Hot Summer Nights By Ron Page As we grow older, we see patterns playing out over the decades and come to understand some of the reasons why things are the way they are. This includes the why of major cultural shifts as well as where Uncle Charlie was during those three years of absence. We […]
Literary Landmarks in Oklahoma- Susan McVey
Literary Landmarks in Oklahoma – Susan McVey For many of us summer equates to family vacations. When I was growing up, those vacations were road trips in the family car. On long trips, my father liked to make the drive educational, which translated into stopping at historical landmarks along the way. We would dutifully stop, […]
Welcome from President Tom Phillips
What a privilege and honor it is for me to serve as the president of the Oklahoma City Rotary Club for the 2018-19 term. This venerable club was founded in 1910 with 19 members. It was the 29th Rotary Club established in the world. Today, among more than 35,000 clubs, it is one of the […]
Living with the Bomb – Dick Hefton
LIVING WITH THE BOMB – Dick Hefton Target weather reported CLEAR! The A/C (aircraft commander) of “Dimples 82” decides to gun it for the primary target and sets the auto-pilot on “Cruise Climb” to level at 31,000 feet, speed 328 MPH, for final vector to the target. The sun was rising that morning, August 6 […]
Interview with President Ellen – Emily Stratton
Interview with President Ellen – Emily Stratton Recently, I sat down with Ellen Fleming to talk about her 2017-2018 year as president of our Oklahoma City Rotary Club. I know you will enjoy her responses to my questions as much as I did. What was your favorite Rotary moment? When I became […]
Dr. Bob’s Pipe Dream – Ted Streuli
Dr. Bob’s pipe dream by Ted Streuli Dr. Bob has a pipe dream. Dr. Bob, in case you just moved to Oklahoma, is Bob Blackburn, who heads the Oklahoma State Historical Society. And he’s excited because with a little wrangling, he found a way to get $500,000 for an organ restoration. And not just any […]