June 2007

      I recently had the privilege of attending “OKC Moving Forward”, a panel discussion on the future of our great city.  The distinguished panelists were as follows:  Roy Williams – President, Greater OKC Chamber of Commerce, Janet Yowell – Executive Director, Edmond Economic Development Authority, Pat Ryan – OKC City Council, and Brett Hamm – President, Downtown OKC Inc. I will share the highlights of this discussion and provide my own take on what you and I may do to participate in the renaissance which is currently under way in our city. Read the rest of this entry »

Growing up several miles outside of a small town in eastern Oklahoma, I and those that I knew had an inherent distrust and distaste for any kind of gratuitous rules or authorities. We were country folks with a suspicious eye towards anyone trying to control our lives. But as often happens I grew older and began to see things from a different perspective. The idea of a Home Owner’s Association seems to resonate to our deepest notions of society, decency, freedom and collective rights vs. individual rights. To some there is no greater violation then to be micro-managed in the affairs of one’s own castle. To other’s there is no greater transgression then to have one’s greatest possession degraded by another’s poor behavior. These feelings about one’s home are at their root emotional and personal. Read the rest of this entry »