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Published July 03, 2008 12:00 am - It's the Fourth of July -- our nation's 232nd birthday -- and we are an anxious bunch of partygoers. We're nervous about many issues and fireworks won't likely calm us.
On her birthday, America remains at war on two fronts.


We're an anxious bunch on this Fourth of July



It's the Fourth of July -- our nation's 232nd birthday -- and we are an anxious bunch of partygoers. We're nervous about many issues and fireworks won't likely calm us.

On her birthday, America remains at war on two fronts. The sacrifice put forth by our troops and their families should not be taken for granted. Thousands of Oklahoma troops with the 45th and regular military service units are spending their holiday deployed to Iraq.

The presidential election has occupied our thoughts for what seems like years. The presumed nominees will be campaigning non-stop through the summer's national political conventions.

Average gasoline prices hover at $4 a gallon in Oklahoma and no relief is in sight. For the first time in a decade, AAA predicts fewer Americans will travel this holiday weekend. Those empty seats around the picnic table today are the relatives who had to make the hard choice not to come this year.

College tuition is going up across the state. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved tuition and fee increases at all 25 public colleges and universities. OU and OSU's tuition and fees will increase about 10 percent.

The national economy is looking grim. Higher fuel prices are being blamed for increased costs on nearly everything on the store shelves. Those economic stimulus checks -- aimed at reinvigorating a slumping economy -- are arriving just as the higher prices are sinking in.

The Olympics are a month away and we're already looking for that summer diversion. It's the one time when the world has the opportunity to put aside political, religious and cultural differences and collectively cheer.

Happy Birthday, America. Warts and all, we're looking good for 232.



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