Commentary: Fourth Reading: Flying in the face of reason

When I was a little kid, I used to stay up late on Saturday nights so I could watch Monty Python's Flying Circus on OETA. My love affair with the Pythons and, subsequently, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, began at about the age of 12.

Thankfully, the Oklahoma House of Representatives killed Jolley's proposal on an 82-to-15 vote. But that doesn't mean the esteemed senator from Edmond won't try to slip the idea into some other piece of legislation.Wooden plasma television stands furniture is the way to go if you like the old time to feel to your living room. With painted white or black or with the classic wood stain or players, you can get this. But if you ask me, I prefer the wood stain because it has a more antique feel. It reminds me of large and the old record or radio players.You should know that the look of your plasma television is enhanced by plasma television stands furniture and will add to the overall look of your living room on whatever style you decide to go with. Which style best matches your room and personality better than you can, no one can answer it, only you can.Instead, he wanted to set OETA up to fail. His bill didn't provide any additional funds to OETA for its round-the-clock mission. It would have just added new requirements for a station struggling with limited resources. Without funds to pay for additional staff and equipment, Jolley was trying to box OETA into a corner, forcing the station to expand its news operation without the resources to fund the expansion.In the meantime, the Bureau of Development Services is still accepting comments on the subdivision of the land until the end of the day today. Contact Katy Harnden at 503-823-3581, if you would like to comment on the issue.I'll be the first to admit that when I come across a Monkey- puzzle tree in the city it's always a pleasant surprise and a departure from the common firs, oaks and elms. But at the same time, it's also nice when a developer is looking to come in and add value to an up-and-coming neighborhood.For minimalist style wall mount, a lot of people go, because it opens up a lot of space in your living room and rarely needs to be moved as a benefit of a wall mounted plasma television. But, as disadvantages, there is no place to put them with a wall mounted stand, you will have to store your DVDs in a separate location. Wit the glass topped metal stand, of course you could go. To put your DVDs, DVD player and VCR, you will be given by this a place. On that goes well with modern homes, it�s very sleek looking design. But if you aren�t careful with it the glass can break and can chip. That is a disadvantage of belonging glass topped plasma TV stand furniture.The professionals at OETA do their jobs well. They work hard, they provide information and access and, over the course of the year, they give the public rock-solid journalism. If Jolley and other members of the Oklahoma Legislature really wanted to help OETA with its mission, they should find some way to increase funding for public broadcasting in Oklahoma and then get the hell out of the way.Editor's note: The Journal Record and OETA sometimes share resources.So it only stands to reason that the Oklahoma Legislature would try to screw things up. Framed against calls on the national level to gut funding for public broadcasting, spank all the journalists at National Public Radio and save the country's information gathering system from the mythical liberal bias, this week Oklahoma lawmakers tried to change OETA's role and reduce its funding yet again.Neighbors who don't want the tree torn down have chained a sign to it letting passersby know that the developer is going to remove the tree. The issue even caught the attention of television news station KGW, which did a story full of monkey puns and tilt shots of the treeOf course, he doesn't mention that his unfunded mandate is a little exercise in senator ego against the state's public television authority.State Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, wanted to expand OETA's mission. To do that, Jolley authored Senate Bill 89, which would have required OETA to broadcast both houses of the Legislature, committee meetings, Oklahoma Corporation Commission hearings and state Board of Education meetings.

Editor's note: The Journal Record and OETA sometimes share resources.

Author: M Scott Carter