Letters to the Editor: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 8 hr ago | Comments 10 Consolidation urgedI’m a native Pennsylvanian who moved to Oklahoma in 1977. In the 1950s, Pennsylvania instituted a school consolidation plan to more effectively use state education tax...

Perino: Bush would sign jobless benefits extension 23 hr ago | Comments 6 WASHINGTON -- With weekly jobless claims benefits at a 16-year high, the White House said Thursday that President George W. Bush would quickly sign legislation pending in Congress to provide...

Detroit automakers' rescue stalls in Senate 23 hr ago | Comments 4 WASHINGTON -- A plan to give troubled U.S. automakers billions of dollars in government-backed loans is on life support, leaving the fate of hundreds of thousands of workers and Detroit's...

Norman nursing home cited in report Wed, Nov 19, 2008 NORMAN — The state Health Department has cited a Norman nursing home for failing to fully investigate abuse allegations and endangering patients’ health by not providing condoms to a...

People return to ashes in L.A. Tue, Nov 18, 2008 LOS ANGELES — People burned out of a mobile home park returned to the site Tuesday on a windless day that helped crews mop up fires that ravaged nearly 1,000 homes. Santa Ana winds calmed to...

Morning roundup: Pedroia wins AL MVP award Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Pedroia wins AL MVP award Boston little man Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award on Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century. Pedroia easily beat out...

October wholesale prices plunge record 2.8 percent Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON -- U.S. wholesale prices plunged a record amount in October as energy prices fell by the largest amount in 22 years. The Labor Department says wholesale prices dropped by 2.8 percent...

Business Briefs: Target to cut its prices as quarter sales weaken Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment Nation TARGET TO CUT ITS PRICES AS QUARTER SALES WEAKEN NEW YORK — Target Corp. said Monday it will aggressively cut prices to give consumers bargains during the holiday season, even as weak...

Bankruptcy must be part of rescue plan Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 5 WASHINGTON — "Nothing,” said a General Motors spokesman last week, "has changed relative to the GM board’s support for the GM management team during this historically...

Michael Clingman named state finance director Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment Gov. Brad Henry today named Michael Clingman, secretary of the state Election Board, as the director of the Office of State Finance. Clingman will succeed Tony Hutchison, who resigned the budget...

U.S. stocks fall on more economic woes Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK -- The selling on Wall Street continued Monday as investors digested more signs of economic weakness, including a huge round of layoffs in the financial sector. After a turbulent week...

Policies help older workers Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment As millions of Americans are approaching retirement, recent economic events have caused some baby boomers to reconsider plans to leave the work force. Although most people still see their 60s as a...

Mark Schwartz, a public servant, succumbs to cancer Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment Just a few weeks before Mark Schwartz died following a two-year battle with prostate cancer, he seemed to be at peace with the possibility of his life coming to an end. “This cancer is no...

Divorce may not reduce spousal benefits Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Q: I am a 62-year-old woman who was married for almost 30 years before my divorce several years ago. I expect a relatively small Social Security retirement check, since I mostly worked part-time...

Washington should say no to unconditional bailout Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Comments 58 LOOK for political pressure to build in Washington this week for bailing out U.S. automakers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants a lame-duck session of Congress to send $25 billion to General Motors,...

Learning to say no: Todd McKinnis Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — Attorney Todd McKinnis of Edmond said his key to surviving the rate race is to be selective when he says yes.

Q&A with Brad Lund, CEO of Express Sports Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment One person who would know all about the Rat Race is Brad Lund, chief executive officer of Express Sports. Lund has been working in some capacity since he was 12 years old. He has no plans on...

Telecommuting becoming easier with new technology Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Comments 1 After 20 years service with Claremore Regional Hospital, Audrey Webber of Claremore two years ago “retired.” She was 42. A business development director, Webber flew quarterly to Plano,...

Finding happiness in the rat race Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Timothy Lloyd and Bob Funk are at different ends of a career span – but both men believe they’ve discovered the secret to finding happiness in the rat race.

Right in the middle of the rat race Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — “Where am I at?” As puzzling as it sounds, you may be asking this because you know exactly where you are — right in the middle of the rat race.