TAHLEQUAH —
Although we’ve not yet received the final slate of candidates for the Nov. 5 United Keetoowah Band election, we published last week a list of filers, subject to vetting for eligibility. A list of those tribal citizens is available at http://tinyurl.com/8lvh5pu.
As of this date, none of the candidates has submitted an announcement for publication in our newspaper, but we welcome them to do so – and we will give them spotlight coverage for UKB voters to see.
Every local-level candidate is entitled to prime space, one time only. A detailed explanation of our how to turn in announcements is here, on our website: http://tinyurl.com /9t6to62. Since we’ve mentioned this several times over the past year, we won’t do so again. Those without internet access but who have questions about submitting announcements may call our copy editor, Kolby Paxton, at (918) 456-8833, ext. 20, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
If you or someone you know is running for office with the UKB, and you want the announcement on the front page, you must follow two guidelines:
1. The announcement must be in our hands no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7.
2. The announcement cannot have run first in any other publication, online or otherwise. (Abbreviated forms of these announcements may be published on an inside page.)
Your announcement (and a photo, if desired) can be emailed to news@tahlequahdailypress.com. It’s a good idea to check with our copy editor if you’ve emailed us. You can also drop it by our office at 106 W. Second.
UKB candidates interested in shining a prime spotlight on their campaigns should contact our advertising director, Pam Hutson, at (918) 456-8833, ext. 17. They might be surprised how much extra attention she can get them!
Editorials
UKB candidate notices welcome
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Welcoming our visitors to town
In just a few days, visitors will be pouring into Cherokee County, as the Memorial Day weekend officially ushers in the local tourist season. For some of us, that means it’s time to batten down the hatches; for others, it’s time for the cash registers to start ringing.
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Phone record debacle an insult to press
Distrust of government secrecy has been elevated to an exceptional level with the disclosure the Justice Department covertly examined two months of Associated Press phone records to determine who leaked details to the AP about a foiled terrorist plot.
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Punishing the animal dumpers
Animal dumping is not a problem unique to Cherokee County, but anyone who’s been keeping up with current events for the past decade or so will acknowledge it’s especially prevalent here.
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Openness on AG the right course
It takes courage to admit to a serious mistake or a personal lapse, especially when the nature of the situation may call for a public mea culpa.
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Legislative action not encouraging
It’s outrageous to advance the argument that it’s “fair” for Chesapeake Oil to wind up with a negative tax bill – lower than the average Oklahoman paid last year. Yet that’s precisely the message some of that company’s protectors in the state Legislature are trying to convey.
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Cast your ballot for ‘At Its Best’
May has arrived, and that means folks will be relishing their upcoming trips over the Memorial Day weekend to Lake Tenkiller and the Illinois River. Before that, families with 12th-graders in their households will be making plans to watch their children make the monumental transition that graduation brings.
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Corporations shouldn’t have ‘people’ status
Since the Supreme Court made its fateful 2010 decision in the Citizens United case, most Americans have come to agree with the cynical statement that “corporations aren’t people.” And most Americans – except that tiny fraction who wield all the power – would approve of a constitutional amendment to make it tougher to buy a congressman.
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Anti-texting bill still needs look
A bill that would have banned texting while driving was shot down for the third and presumably final time this legislative session, and we can’t say we’re surprised.
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Red Fern a great family fun event
By the time many of you read this, you’ll already be just hours away from milling around, or kicking back in your lawn chairs, at Norris Park. Some of you might already be downtown before your paper arrives.
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Progress set to print Sunday
Sporadic readers will want to pick up a copy of the Sunday, April 21 Daily Press. It will contain the first “wave” of our annual Progress edition.
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