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Part of the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center Network, the UCO Small Business Development Center works with young and growing companies in the central Oklahoma area. Our website is www.oklahomasmallbusiness.org. … I did see in the news where retail in January did a little bit better than than I believe it was the year before. So this is a good thing. May it continue! Natural Selection. Posted by UCO Small Business Development Center at 7:57 AM …  read more…

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(CBS) Phoning and texting while driving kill an estimated 6000 people every year. Safety advocates say it is about time a national organization was formed to fight it. Linda Doyle, 61, of Oklahoma City never saw the crash coming. …  read more…

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The carrier team of Lyle and Billie Collins and long-time Shawnee News-Star reporter Virginia Bradshaw were honored for their years of service by the Oklahoma Press Association during its annual awards banquet last night in Midwest City.  read more…

No Job Growth for Small Business Spurs Recovery Doubt (Update1) (Bloomberg)
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Resolved Question: THE REPUBLICAN DICTIONARY?
ACTIVIST JUDGE, n. A judge who attempts to protect the rights of
minorities–most especially homosexuals–against the tyranny of the
majority. (Contributed by Amy Mashberg, Austin, Texas)

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, n. New locations to drill for oil and gas.
(Peter Scholz, Fort Collins, Colorado)

CIVIL LIBERTIES, n. Unnecessary privileges that you aren’t afraid of
losing unless you are a God-hating, baby-killing, elitist liberal who
loves Saddam Hussein more than your own safety. (Megan Ellis,
Bellingham, Washington)

CLIMATE CHANGE, n. Global warming, without that annoying suggestion that
something is wrong. (Robert Shanafelt, Statesboro, Georgia)

DEATH TAX, n. A term invented by anti-tax zealots and referring to a tax
used to prevent the very wealthy from establishing a dominating
aristocracy in this country. (David McNeely, Lutz, Florida)

DEMOCRATIC ALLY, n. Any democracy, monarchy, plutocracy, oligarchy or
dictatorship–no matter how ruthless–that verbally supports American
diplomatic and economic goals. (L.J. Klass, Concord, New Hampshire)

DEREGULATE, v. To pursue greed and exploitation. (Nathan Taylor, Long
Beach, California)

DETAIN, v. Hold in a secret place without recourse to law and treat in
any manner one wishes. (Jeannine Bettis, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

ECONOMIC PROGRESS, n. 1. Recession; 2. Rising unemployment; 3.
Minimum-wage freeze. (Terry McGarry, East Rockaway, New York)

FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE, n. Christian Right Payoff. (Michael Gendelman ,
Fair Haven, New Jersey)

FAMILY VALUES, n. Oppression of women. (Nancy Matsunaga, Brooklyn, New York)

FOX NEWS, n. White House Press Office. (Donnalyn Murphy, San Francisco,
California)

HARD WORK, n. What Republicans say when they can’t think of anything
better. (Brain McDowell), Durham, North Carolina)

INSURGENT, n. Armed or unarmed, violent or non-violent Iraqi on the
receiving end of an American rocket blast or bullet spray, regardless of
age, gender or political affiliation. (Joey Flores, Marina del Ray,
California)

MODERNIZE, v. To do away with, as in modernizing Social Security, labor
laws, etc. (Robert Sean Roarty, Atlanta, Georgia)

OBSTRUCTIONIST, n. Any elected representative who dares to question
Republican radicals on the issue of the day. (Terry Levine, Toronto,
Ontario)

OWNERSHIP SOCIETY, n. A society in which Republican donors own the rest
of us. (Adrianne Stevens, Seattle, Washington)

PRIVATIZE, v. To steal the resources of the national community and give
them to private business. (Susan Dyer, Ottsville, Pennsylvania)

REFORM, v. To eliminate, as in tort reform (to eliminate all lawsuits
against businesses and corporations) or Social Security and Medicare
reform (to eliminate these programs altogether). (Darren Staley, Millers
Creek, North Carolina)

STRICT CONSTRUCTIONIST, n. A judge with extremely conservative beliefs,
who interprets laws in a manner that fits his/rarely-her own belief
systems, while maintaining that this was the original intent of the law.
(Floyd Doney, Athens, Ohio)

SUPPORT THE MILITARY, v. To praise Bush when he sends our young men and
women off to die for no reason and without proper body armor. (Marc
Goldberg, Vancouver, Washington)

TAX REFORM, n. The shifting of the tax burden from unearned income to
earned income, or rather, from the wealthy elite to the working class.
(Eric Evans, Gregory, Michigan)

TORT REFORM, n. Corporate immunity and impunity. (Sue Bazy,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

UNITER, n. A Leader who brings together his followers by fomenting
hatred for anyone who disagrees with him. (Larry Allred, Las Cruces, New
Mexico)

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Resolved Question: How do people feel about this news editorial over illegals? A sad day for Utah?
A sad day for Utah
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/70531…

Deseret News editorial
Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:04 a.m. MDT

Immigration law is a federal matter. All sides seem to agree on that. But when it comes to whether Utah needs to make up for a lack of will in Washington to deal with it, a lot of folks let emotion and hearsay rule the day.

Which is why Utah’s notorious SB81, an immigration bill that promises to harm everyone in the state and that may, to a large extent, be found to be unconstitutional before it gets too old, becomes law today.

This law is not compassionate. It promises to pull apart families of undocumented workers who came here seeking a better life and who contribute to the tax base. It turns anyone with brown skin into a suspect and is sure to breed racism.

It is costly. It calls for local police agencies to enforce federal law (although many Utah police agencies have said they will decline to do so), and it provides no money to help with such enforcement. It requires public agencies to screen employees, contractors and the recipients of benefits and yet, again, it provides no funding for this. Local governments already are reeling from a loss of revenue due to the recession. Now comes this burden.

The law will make it harder for U.S. Census officials to get an accurate count of Utahns next year. It will make illegal residents unduly suspicious of government officials, even though census workers are forbidden by law to investigate or report crimes. Illegal aliens should be counted along with legal residents. A complete head count will ensure that Utah receives the federal funding it needs to handle its population and that sales-tax receipts are distributed fairly. Ten years ago, the census undercounted Utah Hispanics by an estimated 50,000, which would have been more than enough to give the state a fourth congressional representative.

The law places extra burdens on business owners, requiring them to use an E-verify system for which many of them lack training. Elsewhere, this system has been shown to reject legal residents by mistake. The result will be yet another drag on a struggling economy.

It will make Utah less safe. Illegal immigrants will be afraid to report crimes because doing so might mean they will be deported.

Most importantly, the law seeks to correct problems that don’t exist. A recent Sutherland Institute study found that only 3.9 percent of inmates in county jails in Utah are undocumented, as are less than 5 percent of inmates in state prisons. Illegal immigrants do not commit crimes to a larger degree than others. Most are as law abiding as other Utahns. Crossing the border illegally is a minor offense, on the order of a speeding ticket.

A much better approach would have been to set up some sort of system by which these workers could enter and leave the state legally. That is the approach the federal government needs to take. We are astounded that all sides in this debate cannot see the wisdom of a system that would control and monitor the influx of workers across the border, eliminating the crimes committed by immigration traffickers and making it easier to spot and punish the genuine criminals.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals may soon strike down part of an Oklahoma law that mirrors Utah’s new law. Other lawsuits are in the planning stages. Utah could end up paying a heavy toll economically, and in other ways, for passing this law. The best idea would be for lawmakers to begin laying plans to repeal it as soon as possible.

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Resolved Question: How do people feel about this news editorial over illegals? A sad day for Utah?
A sad day for Utah
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/70531…

Deseret News editorial
Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 12:04 a.m. MDT

Immigration law is a federal matter. All sides seem to agree on that. But when it comes to whether Utah needs to make up for a lack of will in Washington to deal with it, a lot of folks let emotion and hearsay rule the day.

Which is why Utah’s notorious SB81, an immigration bill that promises to harm everyone in the state and that may, to a large extent, be found to be unconstitutional before it gets too old, becomes law today.

This law is not compassionate. It promises to pull apart families of undocumented workers who came here seeking a better life and who contribute to the tax base. It turns anyone with brown skin into a suspect and is sure to breed racism.

It is costly. It calls for local police agencies to enforce federal law (although many Utah police agencies have said they will decline to do so), and it provides no money to help with such enforcement. It requires public agencies to screen employees, contractors and the recipients of benefits and yet, again, it provides no funding for this. Local governments already are reeling from a loss of revenue due to the recession. Now comes this burden.

The law will make it harder for U.S. Census officials to get an accurate count of Utahns next year. It will make illegal residents unduly suspicious of government officials, even though census workers are forbidden by law to investigate or report crimes. Illegal aliens should be counted along with legal residents. A complete head count will ensure that Utah receives the federal funding it needs to handle its population and that sales-tax receipts are distributed fairly. Ten years ago, the census undercounted Utah Hispanics by an estimated 50,000, which would have been more than enough to give the state a fourth congressional representative.

The law places extra burdens on business owners, requiring them to use an E-verify system for which many of them lack training. Elsewhere, this system has been shown to reject legal residents by mistake. The result will be yet another drag on a struggling economy.

It will make Utah less safe. Illegal immigrants will be afraid to report crimes because doing so might mean they will be deported.

Most importantly, the law seeks to correct problems that don’t exist. A recent Sutherland Institute study found that only 3.9 percent of inmates in county jails in Utah are undocumented, as are less than 5 percent of inmates in state prisons. Illegal immigrants do not commit crimes to a larger degree than others. Most are as law abiding as other Utahns. Crossing the border illegally is a minor offense, on the order of a speeding ticket.

A much better approach would have been to set up some sort of system by which these workers could enter and leave the state legally. That is the approach the federal government needs to take. We are astounded that all sides in this debate cannot see the wisdom of a system that would control and monitor the influx of workers across the border, eliminating the crimes committed by immigration traffickers and making it easier to spot and punish the genuine criminals.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals may soon strike down part of an Oklahoma law that mirrors Utah’s new law. Other lawsuits are in the planning stages. Utah could end up paying a heavy toll economically, and in other ways, for passing this law. The best idea would be for lawmakers to begin laying plans to repeal it as soon as possible.

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Fat Daddy Sweets’ unusual partnership with a butcher shop gave new life to the candymaker.Owner Alicia Helsley now cooks up her confections in the back of Rhett’s Meat Market at 9300 N May Ave.She started making sweets in her home kitchen, as a way to make gifts for friends and family. But the rave reviews prompted Helsley to create a company Web site and start selling the goodies. Then a visit …  read more…

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Resolved Question: How loyal do you have to be to buy this “jobs saved or created” hogwash?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jobs-saved-created-congressional-districts-exist/story?id=9097853
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/scrutiny-obama-stimulus-jobs-mounting/story?id=9075257

Even ABC refuses to toe the line on this. “In Oklahoma, recovery.gov lists more than $19 million in spending — and 15 jobs created — in yet more congressional districts that don’t exist.”

19 million, to create 15 jobs…that’s change I can believe in! Well, if that district existed…

“A Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel review found a sanitation department in Douglas County, Wis., that admitted to a typo that resulted in an estimate of 100 jobs saved or created, when the actual number was five.” How do you commit that typo?

“$90,000 per each job saved or created” Would it be cheaper to just pay them to stay home and watch Oprah?
Loyal to facts? How about 5% unemployment under the previous admin, compared to 10% now.
“With unemployment remaining elevated and no sign of job growth, the Federal Reserve could be expected to keep its interest rate target at virtually zero, economists said. Read commentary on the Fed and jobs.

The jobs report was worse than expected. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch were forecasting a rise in the unemployment rate to 10%, with 150,000 lost payroll jobs. An upward revision to August and September payrolls cushioned some of the disappointment, however”

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/unemployment-rate-hits-102-in-october-2009-11-06-83100
using your numbers, it should be 4,800,000 jobs saved or created.

600,000 * 8 = 4,800000
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Resolved Question: can anyone grammar check this for me, i put to whom it may concern because there was no address listed.?
1904 east 73rd St. Apt. a
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
June 16, 2009

To whom it may concern,
I would like to be considered for the administrative assistant position offered at your company. I learned of this opportunity through your ad on craigslist.

My high level of concentration and excellent leadership and business skills has helped me achieve a strong academic record at Tulsa Community College which reflects my diligence and commitment to success. Rigorous liberal arts courses in a concentration in business have provided me with a first rate writing ability as well as a sharp, analytical and problem-solving when it comes to managing a business on my own, while still attending to customers which I got the opportunity to do at my previous job. There I was able to utilize my customer’s service skills and business related duties. In addition I have had an administrative position previously when I contributed to multi-phone lines, attention to detail, and computer proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Through challenging leadership positions, I have developed a strong sense of responsibility, effective interpersonal skills and the ability to contribute to teamwork, even in high pressure environments. With my background in liberal arts, business, and leadership, I am confident that I can make a profound contribution to your company.

Enclosed is my Resume for your review. I am enthusiastic about the position and look forward to meeting with whomever it may concern. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Brandie Campbell
Brandie Campbell

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Resolved Question: Need College Guidance?
I need college guidance!

I am currently a sophomore, and I have been looking into universities. I know that I want to attend college, that is for sure, however I just cannot figure out which college to choose, and whether or not I’d be accepted.

I have always been an advanced student. I take honors math, currently in college-bound geometry (my school gives geometry after algebra 1 and 2) and I am in honors english. I have struggled in the advanced math classes for the past two years, but not to the point of failing. I have maintained high C’s and B’s for the most part, but have made high A’s too.

Other than that, I have had very high grades in the rest of my classes. I have exceeded several classes with A++ grades, and my GPA has maintained around a 3.5.

I have received the Outstanding Achievement Award for my academics in Jr. and Sr. High School.

Here is a brief list of my classes and grades as of the last school year:

Advanced English I: A
Advanced Algebra 2 (College Bound): B-
Physical Science: A++
Health: A+
Computer Business App: A++
Music/Marching Band: A++
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I have scored advanced on every state given, standardized test, such as for EOC Algebra 2, Benchmark, Sat10…all except for the Algebra 2 EOC last year, which nearly my entire school did horrible.

I received the Woodmen of the World National History Award. I also worked as an aide at the school library.

I am a young musician as well. I play the alto sax in the Varsity band, and have achieved several goals. These achievements include:

* 8th grade - Made 3rd Band : 4th Chair in the ASBOA (Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association) All Region Band

* Freshman - Made 1st Band : 1st Chair in the ASBOA All Region Jazz Band

* Freshman - Made 1st Band : 4th Chair in the ASBOA All Region Concert Band

* Most outstanding rookie musician

* Most improved musician

* 6 Superior ratings at Solo & Ensemble events (judged for prepared music, sightreading, and fundamentals). 1 Excellent rating at Solo & Ensemble.

* Espirit De Corps Award in the Jr. Band
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I want to pursue a career in multimedia/web design…somewhere in that area.

I have been looking at Cameron University located in Oklahoma, as it seems to be a great school from their website and from reviews.

What are my chances of getting into a superior university based on my achievements above?

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