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Editorials and opinion from The Oklahoman's Editorial staff


  • Hail shale!

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Discovering a way to extract oil from shale formations continues to transform the U.S.

  • A summer of rebuilding

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    May’s tornadoes in Oklahoma were among the most severe in recent memory.

  • Hands-free concerns

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    A study released this week says hands-free technology for cars isn’t as safe as you might expect.

  • Greening the grade

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    We’ve noted before that legislative leaders tend to give their handiwork high marks.

  • Bond debt bravado

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    State Sen. Josh Brecheen and House Speaker T.W. Shannon noted this week that Gov.

  • Expanding DNA testing

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Some Oklahoma lawmakers no doubt feel vindicated after a U.S.

  • A noble pursuit

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Restaurants that offer all-you-can-eat deals remind patrons to only take what they’ll be able to eat.

  • Party on, Joe!

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Some conservatives complain that the Obama administration often gets a free pass from the press.

  • Ethics rule an improvement

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    A new state Ethics Commission rule should reduce abuse of the ethics system.

  • Exploiting a tragedy

    J.E. McReynolds | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., reached a new low in classless crassness with his rant accusing Republicans of ignoring perils of the planet that he says affect the weather.

  • Breadwinner moms

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    A new Pew Research Center study on “Breadwinner Moms” finds a record 40 percent of all households with children younger than 18 include mothers who are either the sole or primary source of income for the family.

  • A good cause

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    The Moore tornado may have impacted up to 2,100 business sites.

  • 'Lack of diversity' a bipartisan affair

    J.E. McReynolds | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    A seeming lack of diversity in the Oklahoma Legislature is sometimes cited as a sign that the state is slow to embrace change, unlike other states that lean to the left and favor the Democratic Party.

  • On the water, it's safety first

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    The Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the boating season.

  • Cheaper by the dozen

    J.E. McReynolds | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    When causes and bladders collide: Actor Matt Damon said he asked a fellow thespian for advice on how to play a gay man when Damon was considering the role of Liberace’s lover in the film that became “Behind the Candelabra,” airing at 8 p.m.

  • Howard Dean's foot in mouth disease

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    When Howard Dean sought the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, a National Review cover famously declared, “Please nominate this man.” Dean showed why Republicans wanted him to be the face of the Democratic Party when, in a recent TV appearance, he proclaimed, “Benghazi is a...

  • One legislator's mixed message

    Ray Carter | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    State Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City, says a group of private citizens has asked him to help launch a website that will “draw connections between campaign contributions and tax credits.” That’s a perfectly legitimate exercise.

  • Dank's dogged determination

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Say this for state Rep. David Dank: He doesn’t give up easily.

  • DNA testing bill worthwhile

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    Oklahoma inmates who believe they were wrongly convicted of a violent crime may soon have a new tool available to help prove their point.

  • Anti-texting chorus grows

    Owen Canfield | Updated: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

    The chorus of voices looking to stop text-messaging while driving now includes the country’s four largest cellphone companies.



The ScissorTales Bloggers

Owen Canfield III


Editorial Writer- Chief

Owen Canfield has written editorials for The Oklahoman since 2003. Prior to that, he spent 19 years with The Associated Press in Oklahoma City. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He and his wife, Lori, have four children.

J.E. McReynolds


Opinion Editor

J.E. McReynolds, 58, is Opinion editor at The Oklahoman and has worked for the newspaper’s Opinion section since 1995. He joined The Oklahoman as business editor in 1985 and was previously managing editor of The Journal Record. A native Oklahoman, McReynolds is a 1975 graduate of Oklahoma State University and the recipient of numerous state and regional awards for newswriting, feature writing and commentary, including the Otis Sullivant Award for Outstanding Political Writing by a Young Journalist. He is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City and lives near Arcadia with his wife Mary, a novelist.

Ray Carter


Editorial Writer
Ray Carter joined The Oklahoman in May 2012 after serving as Media Director for the Oklahoma House of Representatives for over seven years. A native of Oklahoma, Carter has worked in the newspaper and public relations businesses since 1998.



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