Peace Arena nominated for Best Political Blog
Wow, very cool. It really is an honor, just to be considered… of course I’d like to win it too! Voting open to Okie bloggers. Please take time to visit …
Deadline looms for nominations in the 2008 Okie Blog Awards
Okie Bloggers, you have till midnight to make your selections, so hurry! I’m ashamed to say I had to leave some categories blank, because I just didn’t read enough (or …
I heard there was going to be a big parade or something on Tuesday
According to the official inaugural website, Oklahoma groups marching in the Inaugural Parade are Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office and Union High School Air Force JROTC, though the latter story seems …
Support fundraiser for Camille Landry
Can you help out a local activist whose home was completely lost to a fire two days before Christmas? This note from local peace activist Moses and Sadie Mast explains. …
History Channel goes presidential
If you get tired of the inaugural coverage, but still want a fix of historic presidencies, some of this week’s History Channel programming may fit the bill. I plan to …
A couple of progressive Oklahoma bloggers leaving state
I’m pretty bummed about the Oklahoma Netroots losing two bloggers in one week. John Sutter of Concrete Buffalo (formerly of the Oklahoman and its Go Green blog — which apparently …
Oklahoma Agriculture Profile from American Farmland Trust
“Every year, more than 28,000 acres of Oklahoma’s prime farmland is lost to development.” STATE HIGHLIGHTS Number of Farms 83,300 Number of Government Subsidy Recipients 40,249 Oklahoma’s Share of U.S. …
Sad news: Texas Green Bill Holloway has died
Bill lived in Austin, but I believe he was from Oklahoma. He was very active with the Texas Green Party, and I met him in Crawford in August 2006, where …
KCCU first station in Oklahoma to air Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! is finally airing in Oklahoma, though many residents will not be in a area where they can pick up the signal on a radio. For them, there is …