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Opinion - 12.22.2009

Electronica: Convenience of electronically connected world

The convenience of our electronically connected world is everywhere around us, except for one place: our health care. We use it every time we access our banking online or when we book airline tickets. We even use it when we shop for Christmas presents online. Read more
 
Opinion - 11.24.2009

Expert Q&A

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Bond Payne, Chairman of the Board, Heritage Trust Read more
 
Opinion - 11.24.2009

Keeping more of your money

The stock market has seen an unprecedented two-year stretch from the financial collapse beginning in late 2008 to the rally beginning in March 2009. Read more
 
Opinion - 11.24.2009

Should you convert your IRA?

If you have some of your assets in a traditional IRA, an upcoming change in the law beginning Jan. 1, 2010, might make it worthwhile to convert it to a Roth IRA. Read more
 
Opinion - 10.21.2009

State of the state economy

A few months ago, it looked as if the Oklahoma economy was poised to emerge from the recession. Unfortunately, for now, it appears that the recession is lingering. Read more
 
Opinion - 10.21.2009

Expert Q&A

Opinion - 09.23.2009

Diversity is key

Optimism is in the metro air with plans for Core to Shore, our first professional sports league, national news headlining \"Oklahoma City defies recession\" (per a recent USA Today headline) and new businesses emerging all over the city. Everything seems to be pointing up, up, up Read more
 
Opinion - 09.23.2009

Expert Q&A: Nonprofits

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Expert Q&A with Bob Spinks, President/CEO, United Way of Central Oklahoma Read more
 
Opinion - 09.23.2009

The relativity factor

In April 2008, Forbes magazine proclaimed Oklahoma City as one of \"America\'s Recession-Proof Cities.\" At that time, the unemployment rate in Oklahoma City was a scant 2.9%; and for the entire state was only 3.5%. Incomes were up, the labor market was tight, tax collections were substantial, and the state of the state\'s economy was very strong. Read more
 
Opinion - 08.26.2009

Local restaurants weather storm

Just as the resilient people of OKC have learned to adapt to the variety of tempestuous weather patterns the Sooner State is famous for, the restaurant industry in Central Oklahoma has also had to learn to bend with the wind in the current stormy market climate. Read more
 
Opinion - 08.26.2009

Reducing risk and regrets: The value of HR

Pop quiz: What department can facilitate strategic planning, reduce lawsuits, increase employee retention rates and ensure regulatory compliance? Read more
 
Opinion - 07.22.2009

Making the grade

Each May, the American Lung Association releases a report card on the air quality of the metro areas across the country. The greater Oklahoma City region made an \"F\" on this year\'s report, based on ozone readings from 2006 to 2008. Read more
 
Opinion - 07.22.2009

The personalized medicine revolution

Medicine is not one-size-fits-all. If no two people are identical, why should their courses of treatment be? Read more
 
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