There's much to learn from Hannah Atkins' life of public service

 
THE OKLAHOMAN EDITORIAL
Published: June 22, 2010

O N the same weekend that state Rep. Randy Terrill found his name in The Oklahoman yet again, the newspaper reported on the passing of Hannah Atkins , who made history as the first black female elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives . Could the contrast have been any greater?

Terrill has an ego as big as all outdoors and it's been evident since his early days in the Legislature. In 2005, his first sess...


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