The Norman Transcript

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  • Visit to Norman was fun, informative

    I had a wonderful visit to the Norman School District on Feb. 8....

    February 19, 2013

  • Veteran mortgage banker bullish on Oklahoma

    Kent Carter is bullish on the real estate industry in general and on Oklahoma in particular. As president of Citywide Mortgage and a veteran of the Oklahoma banking and finance industry, he has ridden the waves of uncertainty and watched ...

    February 17, 2013

  • No offense, Cupid

    Nowadays, soulmates may find each other through computer matching. In the past, it seemed to happen more by chance and often secretly....

    February 14, 2013

  • Frank Wang is Oklahoma’s top nerd and proud of it

    Frank Wang’s pocket-protector and bow-tie stand out among a civic club audience this week. He didn’t have tape on his glasses and wasn’t wearing tennis shoes because he can’t tie them. (He has a doctorate in mathematics but still has ...

    February 10, 2013

  • Americans aren’t trying to repeal rights

    Editor, The Transcript: Despite what you may be reading or hearing, Americans are not trying to repeal the Second Amendment. Americans revere the Constitution, and even the most anti-gun person knows that tampering with the Bill of Rights ...

    February 9, 2013

  • What can we do to combat violence?

    The murder of innocent people hangs heavy in our air, and I, like so many, sat teary-eyed day after day wondering and asking why and how. It’s not about guns; it’s not about laws; it’s not about pointing fingers and blaming....

    February 7, 2013

  • Carbon, climate and common sense

    There are three facts everyone should know about carbon dioxide: 1. CO2 is a greenhouse gas. This is physics and not subject to debate. The CO2 molecule re-emits heat in Earth’s atmosphere. This is good, because Earth’s average temperature ...

    February 5, 2013

  • Rotary President-elect Burton nearly dropped out of club

    In 1979 Ron Burton, a longtime OU Foundation employee, joined the Norman Rotary Club at the urging of colleagues. He tells the story that he came close to dropping out after a few months. The food was bad, the programs weak and the club ...

    February 3, 2013

  • Reaves Park getting new softball building

    City Council members this week approved nearly $6 million in bundled TIF taxes to pay for Legacy Park in the University North Park development. But they also approved a contract for another park project, one closer to my heart and home....

    January 27, 2013

  • In the end, we are masters of our fate

    Sometimes I write about silly things. That’s when I hope to make you smile or even laugh, a momentary distraction from the chaos. But today I muse about serious matters like life and death and faith and hope....

    January 26, 2013