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Rep. Toni Hassenbeck

Rep. Toni Hassenbeck

House Subcommittee Approves Court Reporter Raise

News Staff
Thursday, March 3, 2022
On Monday, a bill I authored to give court reporters a much-needed raise passed its subcommittee.    Court reporters, sometimes called stenographers or shorthand reporters, capture the words spoken by everyone during a court or deposition proceeding by using a stenographic machine.
An artist’s rendition of Lawton’s youth sports complex is shown. The Lawton City Council voted in December to build the complex in Elmer Thomas Park, but many residents said recently they thought the city should find a different location for the facility. Graphic courtesy Lawton City Hall

An artist’s rendition of Lawton’s youth sports complex is shown. The Lawton City Council voted in December to build the complex in Elmer Thomas Park, but many residents said recently they thought the city should find a different location for the facility. Graphic courtesy Lawton City Hall

EDITORIAL: Sports complex a good idea, but not at proposed site

News Staff
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Former President Ronald Reagan was fond of saying that the nine most frightening words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”             A key component of Lawton’s 2019 Capital Improvements Plan was an indoor youth sports complex.
Jacobi Crowley

Jacobi Crowley

12:10 to the Top: Jacobi Crowley

Curtis Awbrey – Editor
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Hired as executive director of Boys and Girls Club of Lawton last summer, Jacobi Crowley looked to his staff for suggestions on ways to advance the club and ensure greater success for its 80 members—many of whom are second- or third-generation members.
Book Cover: Remembering John Hanson

Book Cover: Remembering John Hanson

Book Review: Our first President wasn't Washington

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Every American knows that George Washington was the first president of the United States, right? Actually, no. A man named John Hanson was chosen to be the first chief executive of the infant U.S. eight years before Washington, and Hanson was also instrumental in the formation of our country.
The weight of the pennies - approximately 500 pounds - cause the wheels of Andreas Flaten's weelbarrow to collapse. OLIVIA OXLEY/PHOTO PROVIDED

The weight of the pennies - approximately 500 pounds - cause the wheels of Andreas Flaten's weelbarrow to collapse. OLIVIA OXLEY/PHOTO PROVIDED

Penny Foolish: Labor Dept. targets repair shop owner who paid former worker his final wages in oily coins

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 13, 2022
ATLANTA – An auto repair shop and its owner who paid a former worker with tens of thousands of pennies coated in an automotive fluid have been targeted by the U.S. Department of Labor for retaliation, overtime violations, and recordkeeping prohibitions. U.S. Labor Secretary Martin J.
Madalene A. B. Witterholt

Madalene A. B. Witterholt

Guest Column: Democracy doesn’t come easy

Madalene A.B. Witterholt
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Borrowing a famous lyric from the Motown stars the Supremes, and giving it a small legal twist, last Friday reminded us, “Ain’t no Mountain High Enough to keep the Supreme Court from Doing its Duty.”  The Supremes, or the nine Justices of the United States Supreme Court, are an extraordinary group.
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