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Chamber News
The Frederick Chamber Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Melissa Huff has been selected as the new Chamber Executive Director effective June 1st. Melissa is currently employed at Community Action Development Corporation as their Public Relations Coordinator and has lived in Frederick for over 25 years. She looks forward to serving in her new position with the Chamber. The current Director, Sharon Bennett, is stepping down to spend...
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“Smart Phones and Oil Rigs”
Seems like no matter how old you get. There’s always somebody out there who’s ready to say, ‘oh you’re just a big old kid.’ But in my years on this earth no matter how short or few they seem to the old guys, I’ve seen advances in technology that will blow your mind. Whoever thought that one day, we’d hold a computer in the palm of our hand that provided the world and all its information at the touch of a button. And after last Friday, I l...
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Ready to Help Pass a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill
In recent months, the Federal budget has dominated the conversation here in Washington. At the U.S. Department of Agriculture, we have been working hard on mission critical priorities, even as we implement mandatory across-the-board budget cuts. The good news is that our proactive efforts to cut costs have saved more than $828 million in recent years, putting us in a better position to deliver important programs. But we also have not lost...
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2013 Legislative Session Delivers Pro-Growth Policies That Move Oklahoma Forward
With a budget deal reached and a flurry of important legislation ready to be signed into law, it is clear that the 2013 legislative session will be a constructive, even historic, time for lawmakers. On three major fronts, legislative leaders and I have made substantial progress on policies that will bring more good-paying, high-quality jobs to Oklahoma: reducing the state’s income tax, overhauling the workers’ compensation system and addres...
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Celebrate Abernathy Boys Day on June 1st! The Tillman County Historical Society is working hard on plans for the next Abernathy Boys Celebration, which will be on Saturday, June 1st. This year Vintage Cars and Motorcycles Invited to attend the event. On that day, owners of vintage automobiles and motorcycles are invited to come to Frederick to show off their vehicles and recreate the spirit of adventure that marked the Abernathy era. The ce...
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“Positive Moves”
As most of you have heard by now we have reached a tentative budget deal at the Capitol which basically means that there is an agreement between the House and Senate about what the budget numbers will look like. Here are some of the bright spots, starting with the simple fact that we were able to agree this early, and also the fact that we will be getting some more money into education which in my mind is a valid use of taxpayer dollars. We a...
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Chamber News
Last Week for Spring Clean Up! The City of Frederick in cooperation with Progressive Waste Systems will continue Spring Clean up through Saturday, May 4th. During Spring Clean citizens of Frederick are allowed to take limbs, yard waste, old appliances that do not contain freon , furniture, tires in limited numbers, paint if lid is off and paint is dried as well as unwanted junk to the landfill free of charge. No hazardous waste or household...
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‘Senate Session Series’
The past month has been a busy one. We wrapped up consideration of House bills in the Senate, and will now begin working in our conference committees. These joint committees are called when both chambers liked a particular bill but didn’t agree on the original language. The Governor has signed more than 150 bills into law including two of my Senate Bills (SB 64 & SB 66) and three of the House bills I carried in the Senate (HB 1257, 1402 & 1...
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Accomplishing More by Democratizing Data
Here in the United States, we enjoy incredible benefits from scientific research – including an amazing amount of useful data. Data is a very powerful tool, and an important asset for innovation. President Obama made clear on his first day in office that the U.S. is committed to openness in government, and that includes expanded access to scientific data. We have a history of achieving great things by providing open access to data. For ex...
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Community Support Vital to Success of Public Education
Many know I advocate for quality teachers in the classroom and quality leaders in our districts as a means of achieving academic excellence for our children. Today, I’m going to add another very important component to the mix: community support. Recently, I had the good fortune to visit two high performing school districts on my Raise the Grade Tour. In addition to the outstanding teachers and educational leaders, they have another characte...
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Capitol highlights
Firefighter Pension Reforms Approved by House Oklahoma lawmakers voted this week to put the Oklahoma Firefighter Pension and Retirement System on a path to long-term stability. House Bill 2078 is authored by Rep. Randy McDaniel, R-Oklahoma City. House Bill 2078 would increase the years of service for new firefighters from 20 to 22 years, the years to become vested from 10 to 11 years and increase the minimum age to receive retirement ...
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“Slick politicians, or regular people? Hard to have it both ways.”
I’ve heard all my life people say, ‘be careful what you wish for because you might just get it.’ And I think that those are wise words, especially when it comes to the political arena. In today’s political climate, many people feel that we need citizen legislators, not career politicians. We hear every single day someone bemoaning the fact that all politicians are fake, and yes, they lump us all together and are not able to tell Washington ...
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Silver Serenaders this Sunday! The Frederick Oklahoma Arts Council will present the “Silver Serenaders of Texas” on Sunday, April 28th at 4:30 pm in the Ramona Theatre, Frederick ,Ok. The sixty plus choir is under the artistic direction of Chett Haynes. The Silver Serenaders is made up of singers 50 years of age and older and have performed throughout the United States, including Hawaii and overseas in Israel. The group has also performed i...
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