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Serving constituents is what it is all about
December 17, 2008 — Greetings from the County Barn! I just spent a very interesting three days at the Association of County Commissioners building (ACCO), meeting newly elected commissioners from all over the state. ACCO conducts new officer training for ALL county officers that are interested in their new duties. Almost every new elected official that was elected in November was there, County Clerks, Court Clerks, Commissioners and Sheriffs. I took this training two years ago and I remember having many of the same questions that they had pertaining to employment issues to legal situations. It was very informative as a refresher course and I picked up some things I missed the first time. There were two commissioners attending that have been in office more than 15 years, that tells me that no matter how much experience one may have it is always better to learn new things every chance we may have. In county government things change from time to time and we need to keep up with those changes in order to serve the people that we represent. That is a problem that I see not only in government but in the corporate world as well. The Problem?, forgetting that we serve. I have seen people who act as if the customer is an interruption in their daily activities. People are the reason were here! Politics is not that much different than any business in that it is the customer that should come first. Sometimes when a person calls me they say " I hate to bother you..." bother me? Its not a bother, its my job! In fact I have a motto that says nothing will interrupt a meeting unless a customer calls. I cant please everyone, sometimes they are unreasonable, sometimes I am, but every single day I remind myself that public servant means exactly that. I thank you, the people of Rogers County for allowing me to serve you.
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Leadership Rogers County wants you
There is still time to be a part of the next class for Leadership Rogers County.
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RSU: Why the success?
Rogers State University has been in the news a lot lately. New buildings. National honors. High-profile graduates.
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They walked before us to make the road less bumpy
There was someone here before you and there will be someone that follows. There are people who paved the way, broke the land, opened the path, paved the road that we might make our journey with less bumps and potholes.
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Gap across the wide Missouri completed
After much speechifying and positioning the crossing of the wide Missouri Street closure has been completed. Claremore City Councilors unanimously voted to close the street, which is east of the current Rogers County Courthouse, to make way for construction of a new $23 million facility.
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BENCH SITTIN' - What is Obama thinking?
There are no second chances to make a first impression. Apparently President Barack Obama never learned this lesson.
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The power of 13
No need to worry. Today has been a great day with no dark clouds hovering above.
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It is so hot... how hot is it?
The late Johnny Carson coined the comedic device of making a statement to prompt the audience to ask for the coming punch line.
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Plenty of yuks in ‘Schmucks’
As a longtime student of the theatre — so much so that I spell the word theatre with an “re” rather than and “er” — I’m well aquatinted with the farce.
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Are greener pastures luring leaders away?
Longtime Mayor Brant Shallenburger has resigned. He is leaving the Claremore City Council, as well as Claremore for a new job.
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BENCH SITTIN' - What’s walking without a little music?
Mind over matter. No pain, no gain. That is the way of the 1970s when it comes to training and getting fit, at least that’s what Renetta Harrison has been telling me over the past five weeks.
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