http://www.normantranscript.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:15:36 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_324011554 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_324011554 First, it was canned pumpkin. Then came the waffles.Shortages of certain food staples can cause concern around the holidays. Reporter Nanette Light found the (not so great) pumpkin scare last week.Libby's, which dominates the canned pumpkin market, says unusually wet field conditions have impacted the pumpkin harvest. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_084130028.html http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_084130028.html Submit a Letter to the Editor for review for publication. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:15:30 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_324011540 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_324011540 As the high school and college football seasons wind down, the competition seems more intense. The hits in playoffs, conference and title games seem harder as teams' seasons play out and athletes look to the next level of play. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:15:29 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_324011538 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_324011538 HOLLYWOOD -- God bless America, and how's everybody?Newsweek tried to ridicule Sarah Palin Monday by printing a cover photo of her looking sexy in shorts. It may backfire. We just elected a great looking celebrity who knows absolutely nothing about this country and don't think we won't do it again. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:15:27 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_324011534 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_324011534 WASHINGTON -- For Sarah Palin, with her personality and history, to tell Rush Limbaugh that Republicans should welcome primary fights within their own ranks is hardly surprising.As much as it may pain her many critics, she also has a lot of history on her side. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:15:31 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_323011549 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_323011549 A wise person once said, people with adequate food usually have lots of problems. Those who do not have enough to eat have but one problem.Hunger in America spiked last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:15:29 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_323011543 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_323011543 PHOENIX -- In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young orthopedic surgeon walked into the Goldwater Institute here with an idea. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:43:56 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_322064416 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_322064416 Interstate highways often get the blame for the decline in major cities. Gas was cheap and the highways made it easier to commute. Workers and their families gave in to the appeal of suburbia.Those suburbs grew and developed their own "exurbs" which have been showing rapid growth -- until recently. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:43:50 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_322064359 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_322064359 I was in Chicago with time on my hands and the sweet woman murmured to me -- you know how this goes -- "Would you like to see the Art Institute?" and I was thinking no, no, no God, no, and I said, "Sure. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:15:24 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_321011529 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_321011529 State Treasurer Scott Meacham is quoted as saying Oklahoma can limp by financially until February when lawmakers come back into session. But if tax revenues don't improve by then, the state will have to make some significant decisions. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:15:24 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_321011528 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_321011528 Part of the price tag on the federal health care reform bill is expected to be paid for by waste and fraud in the $440 billion Medicare program.The ongoing crackdown has yet to yield much in the way of savings but government auditors say more than $47 billion in questionable claims were paid. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:15:17 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_321011518 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_321011518 The Hindu dairymen, represented by the Hare Krishna (HK) in the United States, have much in common with dairymen from California, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The HK dairy is in West Virginia and is called New Vrinaban. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:15:18 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_320011523 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_320011523 WASHINGTON -- The more President Barack Obama examines our options in Afghanistan, the less he likes the choices he sees. But, as the old saying goes, to govern is to choose -- and he has stretched the internal debate to the breaking point. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:15:16 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_320011518 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_320011518 BEVERLY HILLS -- God bless America, and how's everybody?South Carolina can't place a cross on their state license plate after a Muslim group filed a suit and won in U.S. court Tuesday. Security was tight when the ruling was announced. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:15:15 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_320011517 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_320011517 Cleveland County hasn't been immune to the economic struggles of the nation. But we seem to have fared better than many similar-sized cities.Two economic development professionals addressed the issue during a meeting of the Cleveland County Business and Industry Council this past week.