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Sales Tax Collections Up For Seven Municipalities
Seven up, four down ... and if you include the county itself you can make that eight up, four down a...
Hidden Virtues
“In this administration, we are committed to working together to be a Top Ten state. It starts by...
Not Happening
“I believe in being passionate. I do. But when it gets passionate and I say that now it’s...
Our Weather
Some people might think it doesn’t make a lot of sense for Tecumseh to have its own weather...
Two Communities Show Big Gains In Sales Tax Revenue
April is a month most people moan, groan and deal with their own federal and state taxes, but the...
At Last
Anyone and everyone who follows the doings and undoings of the Oklahoma Legislature is familiar...
By The Numbers
Numbers tell the story of why Mary Fallin, perhaps Tecumseh’s best-known daughter, was not held...
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All right. Are you prepared for another round of investigations into Russia, Russia, Russia and...
Thanks, Franklin
This and that about that and this: Franklin Talley has served the people of Tecumseh in a lot of way...
Like They Say: The More Things Change …
After a lifetime of covering local governments in places as large as Memphis (Tennessee, not Texas)...
Hypocrisy, Anyone?
Don’t look at Congress now, good friends and neighbors, because you’d be in danger of watching...
Productive Meet
Judging from what we saw on the tube Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy “We have to pass the bill so...
Looking Better
Here’s some good news for Oklahoma: Remember the pay raises that were approved for teachers last...
Conclusions
“No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONORATION. KEEP AMERICA GREAT!” From a Twitt...
Sales Tax Revenues Drop In County's Small Communities
Pottawatomie County came out fine on sales tax collections last month and so did Shawnee, but most...
A Cathedral For All
"Notre Dame is our history, our literature, part of our psyche, the place of all of our great... Full story
Identity Politics
We wasted a little time this week studying the meaning of "identity politics." If there's a working...
Encouraging But Complicated News Out Of Washington, D.C.
There is some encouraging news out of Washington but even it is complicated enough to confuse your...
Quit Acting Out
As of April 4, 2019 — the official publication date of this edition of The Countywide & Sun ...
Elementary Report Card Breakdown
Elementary, my dear Watson? Well, when "elementary" refers to a range of public school grades, Sir...
Surprise!
Russia. Russia. Russia. RUSSIA! Tell the truth. When you first heard last Sunday that Robert...
Well Done, Mr. Hunter
Hats off to Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter. The state's lawsuit against opioid manufacturers...
Most County Municipalities See Increase In Sales Tax Revenue
Most Pottawatomie County communities posted modest year-to-year sales tax increases as 2019 bowed...
Not A Chance
Please join us, fellow Oklahomans, in a friendly yet hopefully realistic review of one of the ideas... Full story
Not A Single F, Or A, On Middle School Report Cards
No A’s. Quite a few B’s, a few more C’s, more D’s than anyone might want and, thank...
