Editorials by Ferdie Deering
 
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TITLE DATE
  Money in Gambling, Not Horses 6/21/1974  
  State Churches Should Prepare for '75 Liquor, Gambling Attack 10/30/1974  
  Casual Gambling Could Lead to Addiction, Personal Tragedy 11/5/1974  
 
 
  U. S. Funds Keep ACOG Alive 5/5/1975  
  Sooners Should Visit Cowboy Hall 5/8/1975  
  State Should Plan for 'Eco-Spasm' 5/28/1975  
  Counties, Alas, Looking to East 6/16/1975  
  State Shoe Industry Has Promise 9/12/1975  
  Area of State Facing Change 10/7/1975  
  State Features Scenic Wonders 12/2/1975  
 
 
  State Spending Can't Last Forever 1/28/1976  
  Liquor-By-Drink Defeat Needed 1/29/1976  
  Politicians Should Leave OSBI Alone 2/3/1976  
  Liquor-By-Drink, Betting Petitions Bring Bad Problems, Side Effects 2/17/1976  
  Oklahoma Lagging States in Area in Push for 'Right to Work' Law 8/12/1976  
  FACT Fails to Offer Liquor Facts During Campaign for Open Saloons 10/12/1976  
  Liquor Laws Aren't Hypocritical, But Those Who Violate Them Are 10/21/1976  
  Greed Behind Liquor Effort 10/28/1976  
  Oklahoma Can Become Center for Processing, Marketing 11/4/1976  
  Liquor Battle Victory Temporary Unless Children Educated Promptly 11/18/1976  
  Oklahoma Can Use Its Water of Lose It To Other States 12/16/1976  
  Oklahoma Needs to Clean Up Pornography, Crime, Litter 12/30/1976  
 
 
  Gambling Gains Mixed in '76 1/13/1977  
  Sooner Leaders See Bright Future 4/5/1977  
  State Could Lose Water Claim 5/26/1977  
  State Fair Among Biggest, Best 9/20/1977  
 
 
  Oklahoma Doesn't Need Gambling 1/19/1978  
  State Should Claim, Use Its Water 1/24/1978  
  Gambling a Loser, But Spreading 6/8/1978  
  Export Market Opens Door for State 8/15/1978  
  Finer Fair Featured for Oklahomans 9/12/1978  
  Cooperation With Mexico Vital Now 1/30/1979  
 
 
  Ada's History Story of State as Well 4/1/1980  
  Gambling, Liquor Forces Busy Again 8/26/1980  
  Red River Dispute Decided Long Ago 10/9/1980  
  Saloon Problem Caused by Scofflaws 12/23/1980  
 
 
  Sorry, No Oklahoma Grub on Menu 4/14/1981  
  Native Menu Instead of State Grub 5/5/1981  
  State's Outlook for Next Decade Rosy 6/4/1981  
  Argument for Liquor by Drink Phony 8/25/1981  
  Talk Isn't Filling State's Water Needs 11/17/1981  
 
 
  It's Time to Start Beautifying for 1989 1/21/1982  
  Welcome to 'Land of Contentment' 2/16/1982  
  If Gambling Wins, State Will Lose 3/4/1982  
  An Epic Poem of the Santa Fe Trail 6/29/1982  
  Population Center Headed Our Way 7/6/1982  
  Gamblers Want Wide-Open State 8/17/1982  
  Horses Aren't Issue in Coming Election 9/7/1982  
  SQ 558 Will Start Water Flowing 10/14/1982  
 
 
  How Our Boundaries Got in This Shape 1/18/1983  
  Let's Do Something About Water 1/20/1983  
  Civic Groups Shouldn't Boost Liquor 7/21/1983  
  Colorful Fall Foliage Hard to Predict 10/13/1983  
  Selecting the Better Places to Live 11/1/1983  
  The Chisholm Trail Story in Verse 12/1/1983  
 
 
  Our State Isn't Ready for Tourists 3/13/1984  
  Where Tourist Information Is Available 3/29/1984  
  Let Profits of Vice Pay More Costs 9/25/1984  
  State Resembles an Exploited Colony 5/3/1984  
  If Voters Had Voice on Laws, Taxes... 11/20/1984  
  There's Confusion in Liquor Business 12/6/1984  
  The State's Crises of Expectations 12/11/1984  
 
 
  State Lottery: Unwanted 'Elephant' 1/31/1985