http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:16:17 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_325021621 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_325021621 Oklahoma added nearly 9,000 jobs in October, a good sign that the economy may be turning around. It was the fourth highest in the country and the gains came mostly in professional and business services, education and health care. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_084130028.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_084130028.html Submit a Letter to the Editor for review for publication. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:16:16 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_325021620 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_325021620 WASHINGTON -- What city contributed most to the making of the modern world? The Paris of the Enlightenment and then of Napoleon, pioneer of mass armies and nationalist statism? London, seat of parliamentary democracy and center of finance? Or perhaps Titusville, Pa. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:16:09 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_325021610 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_325021610 Quick question: Do you know where your teenagers were last night? Do you know who they were with? Are you sure?Norman actors and sponsors put on a mock "Reality Party" Wednesday night to showcase what actually goes on at an unsupervised party. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:16:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_325021601 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_325021601 OKLAHOMA CITY -- As the Thanksgiving holiday nears, Americans are preparing to travel far and wide to visit loved ones. But with holiday travel can come health risks.Whether it's the common cold, swine flu or lesser known conditions like deep vein thrombosis, there are plenty of ways Americans on holiday can get sick while traveling. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:15:52 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_325021552 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_325021552 Congressman Joe Wilson's frothing display of impulsive behavior which he unleashed by shouting, "You lie," before an aghast world wide TV audience expecting to hear the president of the United States elaborate on a conflicted national health care policy has become an infamous shout heard around the world. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:15:36 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_324011554 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/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. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:15:30 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_324011540 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/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.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_324011538 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/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.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_324011534 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/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.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_323011549 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/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.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_323011543 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/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.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_322064416 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/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.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_322064359 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/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.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/opinion/local_story_321011529 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/thenormantranscript/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.