Almost 30 years ago Texan John Osorio was a man down on his luck. Beginning in 1972 he served 14 months behind bars for his role in a Texas pension fund scam that rocked state government. A couple of first-class developments concerning Tulsa International Airport and air passenger service to and from the city are taking flight. In both cases the hope is that projects involved will be off the ground in time for the U.S. Open golf tournament here next June. The past decade showed most Americans a very good time and the party isn't over.
Inflation is low, wages fairly high and unemployment in single digits here and elsewhere.
While we can toast our good fortune, it's wise not to misjudge our benefactor. True, the governor's complaints about morale and combat-readiness might have been exaggerated. The popular perception is that the online world poses a grave risk to musicians, writers and other artists and that we must enforce intellectual-property law to combat this giant global illicit copying machine. As a member of First Presbyterian Church of Owasso, a psychologist and, most importantly, a mother, I am deeply disappointed that the Margaret Hudson program will no longer be serving the young women and men of Owasso who so desperately need their services. After seeking to debate on two TV talk shows with limited viewership, CNN's Larry King Live and NBC's Meet the Press, George W. Bush on Thursday agreed to three prime time, broadly telecast, debates with Al Gore.