Category Archives: politics

What Good Am I, Oklahoma?

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Granger Meador

The Step Up Oklahoma plan to raise revenues to finally address the dire teacher shortage in Oklahoma failed in February 2018 primarily because the minority House Democrats wanted 5% instead of 4% gross production tax for the first 36 months of a … Continue reading →

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Demagogues and dopamine

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Granger Meador

December 15, 2017 In these trying times, I’m thinking of demagogues and dopamine. Back in my grade school days, we learned about civics and history. We saw how Father Coughlin and Senator Joseph McCarthy earlier in the 20th century had created needless strife … Continue reading →

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Why we’re staying

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Granger Meador

June 23, 2017 This has been a bittersweet time as my 28 years of teaching physics at Bartlesville High School has drawn to a close. In July I’ll being working at the district’s Education Service Center, overseeing its technology and communications efforts. … Continue reading →

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Those crazy babies

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Granger Meador

Columnist Dana Milbank struck a chord for me with his recent post about Baby Boomers vs. Generation X. While generational stereotypes are overly simplistic, they do provide an interesting lens through which to focus on our national tale of political … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Schools

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Granger Meador

September 6, 2014 In September 2014 a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper in Oklahoma City highlighted both the high school I graduated from and the one I’ve taught at for 25 years. The context was an article about the number of … Continue reading →

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