The Stillwater Chamber of Commerce has selected Jace Dawson as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Dawson works at Stillwater National Bank, and will start at the Chamber on Aug. 16. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1999.
It's funny how many OSU students stay or leave only to return to Stillwater. A recently completed survey of OSU alumni who graduated between 2004 and 2008 shows many still call Stillwater home. A total of 3,149 surveys were completed. It surprised me to learn that 358 or 11.4 percent lived and worked in Stillwater. Only Tulsa had more 2004-2008 alums living and working there. You can read more about the survey in Sunday's NewsPress.
Writing about alums, OSU lost a great one this week with the death of Bob Fenimore. He put Oklahoma A&M football on the map, and played in the National Football League. Mr. Fenimore was more than a great athlete. He was an outstanding person who helped make Stillwater into the city it is today. He also touched and positively changed the lives of many people. He will be missed.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Open primaries for Oklahoma?
It's been a while since my last post. I took a week off to visit my mom and brother in Indianapolis.
Today, I went to my polling place and voted in the primary election. About 25 people had voted by 7:20 a.m.
Oklahoma needs to adopt open primaries.
The County Commission District 3 race is a good example why. Democrats and independents likely won't have any participation in the election of their county commissioner.
The candidates are running in the Republican primary. The Democrats didn't field a candidate. There could be an independent candidate file to run in the November election, but it's doubtful. Many voters won't be able to decide who represents them on the county commission.
I realize there are hazards in an open primary. In some races, voters will cross party lines, and vote against the strongest opposing party candidate. In theory, setting up their party candidate for victory in November.
We could do away with party primaries completely, and put a full slate of Republicans and Democrats in a July election with the two candidates receiving the most votes battling in November.
I'm sure this idea won't fly. It would be like Division I football doing away with the bowl system in favor of a championship playoff. It'll never happen, but it's fun to discuss.
Today, I went to my polling place and voted in the primary election. About 25 people had voted by 7:20 a.m.
Oklahoma needs to adopt open primaries.
The County Commission District 3 race is a good example why. Democrats and independents likely won't have any participation in the election of their county commissioner.
The candidates are running in the Republican primary. The Democrats didn't field a candidate. There could be an independent candidate file to run in the November election, but it's doubtful. Many voters won't be able to decide who represents them on the county commission.
I realize there are hazards in an open primary. In some races, voters will cross party lines, and vote against the strongest opposing party candidate. In theory, setting up their party candidate for victory in November.
We could do away with party primaries completely, and put a full slate of Republicans and Democrats in a July election with the two candidates receiving the most votes battling in November.
I'm sure this idea won't fly. It would be like Division I football doing away with the bowl system in favor of a championship playoff. It'll never happen, but it's fun to discuss.
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