Streuli: Time to play ball
I tend to be a skeptical kind of guy, but that’s generally regarded as a good trait in a journalist. And like most journalists, I tend to be especially skeptical when there’s a lot of tax money being...
View ArticleStreuli: Just a real estate deal
The upcoming sales tax election that would raise $120 million to upgrade the Ford Center and build a practice facility is a much, much simpler proposition than the rhetoric flying from each side would...
View ArticleWhat we think
I pointed out just how skeptical I was of the Mar. 4 sales tax election in my Feb. 11 column, but went on to say that I would vote in favor of it come election day. That drew a lot of feedback from...
View ArticleWebcast – live feed — Skirvin Hotel OKC
Part I Part II Part III The above video was shown live from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. February 28, 2008. 11:50: There are about 200 people attending the luncheon here at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma...
View ArticleYes ‘em all
Miss me? Of course you did. I was off for a little R&R in Arkansas, where I acquired a great T-shirt. We stayed at the delightful Palace Hotel and Bath House, which was built back in 1901....
View ArticleElection and Stocks
While certainly the war in the Middle East, the subprime mortgage mess, the state of the U.S. economy, and the overall profitability of the publicly traded companies that comprise the major stock...
View ArticleElection Day Is Upon Us
According to The Wall Street Journal tonight, “the presidential candidates are capping their campaigns with a gueling dash through a half-dozen crucial states Monday as Republican John McCain tries for...
View ArticleBlogging from the Dem Party at the Skirvin
Good afternoon political junkies. I am Kelley Chambers, a staff writer at the Journal Record. Tonight starting at about 6 p.m., I will be at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City keeping...
View ArticleBlogging from the GOP party at the Marriott
Welcome to the Journal Record’s 2008 Election Day blog. I’m Marie Price Yeah, that one, who covered government and politics at the State Capitol for about a million (okay, more like 25) years....
View ArticleA President is Elected
Tonight, according to The Wall Street Journal, “Sen. Barack Obama was elected the nation’s first African-American president, defeating Sen. John McCain Tuesday decisively as citizens surged to the...
View ArticleDead Cat Bounce
Was today’s activity in the stock market proof of a dead cat bounce for the beginning of the highly anticipated regime of President-Elect Barack Obama? Maybe. As we know, yesterday the U.S. stock...
View Article2010 Election coverage 2.0
Our staff will be covering the election for the morning paper. In that regard, not much has changed. But in this modern age of journalism, our reporters are also going to be live blogging to our live...
View ArticleEvery statewide race in Oklahoma goes to the GOP – The takeaway
This is the year that the reddest state in the Union got much more red. Every statewide race has been clinched by conservatives. It is a dream come true for many in the business sector. And...
View ArticleDo your homework and make your voice heard
Tomorrow is an important day for Oklahoma City as residents in Wards 2, 5, 6 and 8 will head to the polls to vote on their representatives for City Council. As many of you have read in the press, there...
View ArticleCherokee council makes plans for next election
The Cherokee Nation’s tribal council said Friday it will ensure safeguards are in place for a new election – a day after a court tossed out results of the June 25 contest for chief of Oklahoma’s...
View Article[m&a blog] Section 338 Business Sale –Stock Sale, with Asset Sale Tax Treatment
A Section 338 is used when parties to the acquisition would like the tax treatment of an asset deal, but the legal structure of a stock deal. This tax treatment is predominantly related to the ability...
View ArticleTulsa to vote on $918M for roads, parks and zoo
Tulsans will vote on a $918 million list of projects Nov. 12. While the majority of the city's tax proposal package contains basic street work, bridges and sidewalks, the Tulsa Zoo, parks, and the...
View ArticleFallin sets dates for elections to fill Coburn’s seat
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Mary Fallin says the special election to fill U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn’s seat in the Senate will be held on the same dates as Oklahoma’s primary and general elections in 2014. Fallin...
View ArticleWhere the voters are: Mayoral campaign targets Edmond, OKC overlap
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett has a message for residents in Edmond ZIP codes 73012 and 73013: Vote in the March 4 Oklahoma City mayoral election.
View ArticleCox should make grade for superintendent race, Political Junkies say
If there is one state office that could return to Democratic hands in November, it is state superintendent of public instruction. That's what former Oklahoma Democratic Party Vice Chairman Ben Odom...
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