Part one of investigative reporter Phil Cross' story on Civil asset forfeiture in Oklahoma. Currently law enforcement agencies fatten themselves off of the property of citizens based upon suspicion and innuendo. I recall the sign of a protestor we met on the steps of the...
Why would somebody lie? Why would anybody lie about something like this? The first thing we did was try to understand more about the accuser. Luckily for us we have the best paralegal staff around. Within a week I had copies of records from medical facilities...
THE SHERIFF WANTS HIS CUT: A story of Corruption and Conspiracy in Eufalua Oklahoma Lately there has been a great deal of debate in Oklahoma regarding Civil Asset Forfeiture laws and currently the are some reform measures being debated in our legislature. Proponents of these reforms...
THURGOOD MARSHALL COMES TO SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA: The trial of W.D. Lyons in Hugo, Oklahoma PART TWO...
The trial of W.D. Lyons in Hugo, Oklahoma PART ONE: Civil Rights reform was not a movement attributable to any one person. The movement itself had multiple moving parts, national, and local leaders. The criminal justice system in the United States was a pillar of inequality in...
This is an event that will take place on Feb. 10 at The Council for Public Affairs. If you are a supporter of reform, or a supporter of our friends at The Friendly Market I encourage you to attend this event. I will list the...
My son Bryce was diagnosed with autism in 2014. There were signs before that, and my wife and I began seeking treatment as soon as we started to suspect. Today, Bryce is five, he is still non-verbal, but every day he works toward improvement and...
Shawn Whirl wasn’t feeling anything. He was unconscious, sleeping, but sleeping the deepest sleep one can without dying. He had fallen into a sleep brought on by total exhaustion. He did not fall into a comfortable sleep, or even a wanting sleep, rather his body...
On June 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon declared drug abuse "public enemy number one," and thus began America's War on Drugs. Forty-four years has passed, making this the longest war in American history. A war that the American government declared on its own citizens. Drug...
Dear Friends, Residents of Ward 7, Norman, Oklahoma. On Monday, December 1, 2015, I was working at The Friendly Market at 1100 E. Constitution in Norman. I have been employed as a manager at The Friendly Market since September 8th, 2015, after being offered the position...