The life of a contract harvester: on the road with a combine half the year, migrating north from Texas to Canada, working everything from spring wheat to canola.READ»
FC Now reader Mark Zorro suggests that people protest the recent ruling made by the Oklahoma City federal judge by "selling him on the phone."
Now, I would certainly never condone, encourage, nor support such behavior, but in the ...READ»
With the death of Senator Edward Kennedy last week, many are bemoaning the lack of compromise in the legislative process these days -- a tough hurdle for any health care reform bill to overcome. The Senate Finance Committee pledged to READ»
The Natural Resources Defense Council released a list today of the most oil dependent states, and there are few surprises. None of the states at the top of the list are known for their alternative energy efforts, and almost all of ...READ»
The Governor is also expected to sign a new funding mechanism that would institute a temporary 1 percent premium tax, higher hospital fees and assessments, new corporate tax rates to pay for the reform proposal and expand coverage for low-income families and children. READ»
An Oklahoma company is causing a ruckus by running a Web site that offers various excuse notes to people who want to take some short-notice time off from work. For about 25 bucks, you can download a document that looks like it comes ...READ»
New July unemployment figures show that 15 states have already reached 10% unemployment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Many economists and pundits have focused like vultures on the national jobless rate rising to 10% ...READ»
Yesterday I wrote about the Kindle's tepid reception on the Princeton campus, and suggested that the device might not be ready for educational use. But pilot programs at other schools, involving both Kindles and iPhones, have ...READ»
Lots of people will probably get some nice, salty pork with the coming economic stimulus plan, but designers and arts institutions will likely get shafted if Tom Coburn, the Republican senator from Oklahoma, has any say in the ...READ»
A federal judge in Oklahoma has determined that the FTC's do-not-call list, which was supposed to go into effect next week, is not within the commission's purview. The judge didn't actually require the FTC to take action in response, ...READ»
Far from the front lines of combat, there is a place where people do the unlikeliest work imaginable. Here is the story of the men and women of McAlester, Oklahoma, who run the factory that makes virtually every non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal.READ»
It’s getting to the end of the year, and my annual two week holiday. I will blog this week, and then take off for two weeks. My first post of 2009 will appear on Monday, January 5. So that means I will be working very hard at ...READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation was, apparently, announcing its engagement to more innovation. All this took place without Mom finding out, which surely means a job at Apple can't be far behind, such are the secrecy levels of ...READ»
