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Ledger photo by Bryan M. Richter Masking tape is placed at 6-foot intervals on the market floor to promote social distancing inside a Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store in Moore.

Ledger photo by Bryan M. Richter Masking tape is placed at 6-foot intervals on the market floor to promote social distancing inside a Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store in Moore.

The Bottom Line: Life must go on

Jj Francais Associate Publisher
Monday, April 20, 2020
Life must go on. America and the great state of Oklahoma must get back to work. As the essential/non-essential debate waged on, Main Street was ordered shuttered while big box stores and Wall Street marched forward. In some respects, the greatest qualities of main street were forgotten.
Photo provided: Students pass behind a statue on the campus of St. Mary's Catholic School in Lawton.

Photo provided: Students pass behind a statue on the campus of St. Mary's Catholic School in Lawton.

Coronavirus claims first Lawton victim

Ledger Staff
Monday, April 20, 2020
For 113 years, thousands of children have roamed the halls and grounds of Lawton’s St. Mary’s Catholic School, learning, praying, and playing while growing up. Sadly, more than a century of education and religion at the school will come to a permanent end when the last bell rings on May 29.
Airports

Airports

SW Oklahoma airports receive federal cash

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, April 20, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – A dozen airports in southwestern Oklahoma will receive $1.4 million in stimulus funds, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport, as an example, is slated to receive $1,197,853 in emergency federal aid.
Flatten the curve

Flatten the curve

Many Oklahomans targeting May 1 as COVID-19 V-day

Ledger Staff
Monday, April 20, 2020
Some experts are predicting as many as 20 states are ready to make the first day of May their Coronavirus V-Day (Victory Day) – the day they can ease restrictions that have resulted in the nation’s economy being shocked to a standstill by the pandemic that has left thousands dead all across the...
Coronavirus Quarantine Fights Not A First For U.S.

Coronavirus Quarantine Fights Not A First For U.S.

Coronavirus Quarantine Fights Not A First For U.S.

News Staff
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 presidential address to Congress is famous for bringing us the Roosevelt Corollary, which warned European nations from involving themselves in the affairs of Latin America. What is not as well-known is a small paragraph sandwiched between two other issues.
Use Taxes Replacing Sales Taxes, But Marijuana Sales Remain High

Use Taxes Replacing Sales Taxes, But Marijuana Sales Remain High

Use Taxes Replacing Sales Taxes, But Marijuana Sales Remain High

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, April 16, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sales and use tax receipts generated in February show the continuing shift to online shopping was apparent even before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the economy. Meanwhile, tax receipts from medical marijuana transactions in Oklahoma have increased in 16 of the last 18 months.
Insurance firms give policyholders a break

Insurance firms give policyholders a break

Insurance firms give policyholders a break

News Staff
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted almost every segment of the U.S. economy. All have felt the sting of the shelter at home ordinances around the country. Because of that, many of the top insurance companies have decided to cut their members a break.
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