http://www.normantranscript.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:16:03 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_311021605 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_311021605 WASHINGTON -- Intelligent people agree that, absent immediate radical action regarding global warming, the human race is sunk. That is a tautology because those who do not agree are, definitionally, unintelligent. 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. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:16:02 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_311021603 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_311021603 When then Gov. Ronald Reagan introduced returning POW John McCain at a speaking engagement in 1974, the future president asked, "Where do we find such men?"He was speaking of many veterans, when he answered, "We find them in our streets, in the office, the shops and the working places of our country and on the farms. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:15:59 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_311021600 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_311021600 They came home without the parades and welcomes given to previous generations. Now, more than 30 years after the last Vietnam veteran returned home, the state is proclaiming 2010 as the Year of the Vietnam Veteran. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:15:58 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_311021559 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_311021559 Norman voters have generally supported public safety initiatives. Few could argue against a safe community with solid fire and police protection.Voters approved a sales tax a year and a half ago that put more police and firefighters on the payroll and will build new fire stations on the east and west sides of the city. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:15:44 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_311021545 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_311021545 State Treasurer Scott Meachum, in Norman this past week to speak to a financial advisers group, said he didn't expect much improvement in October's state tax revenue numbers. He'll get the numbers next week but historically October is a slow month for Oklahoma retailers. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:15:29 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_310011533 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_310011533 The Federal Reserve's pledge this week to hold firm on its prime lending rate of between zero and 0.25 percent is further evidence the economy continues to grow, albeit rather slowly.Economic activity continues to grow but the tide won't turn until job creation picks up, according to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:15:28 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_310011532 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_310011532 New credit card legislation, partly initiated by a Norman man's tragic experiences with overwhelming debt, passed through Congress this past May. It was supposed to take effect next year.But lawmakers said banks were piling on hefty finance charges on consumers in the interim period before the measure takes effect. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:15:28 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_310011531 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_310011531 WASHINGTON -- A year after Barack Obama's election stirred broad hopes for change among American voters, persistent high unemployment and the spectacle of continued gridlock in Washington threaten Democratic dominance of the political landscape. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:15:27 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_310011530 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_310011530 HOLLYWOOD -- God bless America, and how's everybody?New York Yankee fans paid ticket scalpers $20,000 a seat to watch Game Six Wednesday. The bonus checks cleared. If a bomb had fallen on that stadium every investment banker in New York would have been killed, for the second time in one year. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:15:32 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_309011600 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_309011600 Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey this week don't look good for Democrats hoping to seize more governorships in next year's mid-term election.New Jersey voters elected former financial executive Chris Christie over Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine in a race that drew President Obama's attention. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:15:32 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_309011559 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_309011559 We have to give state Regents for Higher Education an "A" for effort and an "O" for optimism this week. The nine-member board is asking the legislature for a $27.5 million increase over last year's budget for fiscal year 2011. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:15:31 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_309011555 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_309011555 WASHINGTON -- Actress Cate Blanchett, who has played Queen Elizabeth I, is performing here, portraying someone less than regal -- flurried, anxious Blanche DuBois, in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:15:28 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_308011548 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_308011548 The city's Storm Water Master Plan, more than two years in the making, will get a full public hearing next week. Consultants will present information and then allow time for public input.It's a long-term, multi-million dollar plan which will address storm runoff, drainage channels, greenbelts, water quality enhancements and ultimately how to pay for improvements. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:15:26 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_308011545 http://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/local_story_308011545 The valet parking at a local celebrity's home last Thursday night was a tip that this is prime fundraising season in Oklahoma.The governor's race is a year away and the announced candidates are already hitting their stride.