David Stringer

1 week ago | swoknews.com | David Stringer

Many people struggle their entire lives to be “somebody.” It’s a blessing and a curse, I suppose. There are more than a few famous people who find themselves the target of paparazzi or insistent fans who are emboldened to interrupt any gathering. Years ago, as the editor of the local newspaper, I was proud to have been invited to a local soiree, convinced I’d been accepted by the community as it was a pretty tightly-controlled event. I’d arrived, I thought, and been accepted.

2 weeks ago | swoknews.com | David Stringer

It’s a question of ethicsYour politics shouldn’t control your ethics. Extending that philosophy, your politics shouldn’t prompt you to give a pass to someone who has the correct letter — D or R — after their name if you don’t offer the same to the opposition, simply because of how it may benefit your cause. Transactional ethics are no ethics at all. kAm~7 4@FCD6 E92E[ :? 2?5 @7 :ED6=7[ C2:D6D E96 BF6DE:@?i s@ J@F C62==J 92G6 6E9:42= DE2?52C5D :7 E96J’C6 4@?E:?86?E @? 2 A2CE:D2?

3 weeks ago | swoknews.com | David Stringer

So schools are now required to ban student use of cell phones in schools beginning this fall. A bill signed by the governor requires districts to implement a “bell to bell” ban on students using cell phones in school. Personally, I’d have liked to hear his comments about the topic when Gov. Stitt was slated to be in Lawton last week, but he had to reschedule and we missed the opportunity to hear from him first hand. kAmx? H92E x E9@F89E H2D 2? :?E6C6DE:?8 EH:DE[ E96 32?

1 month ago | prescottenews.com | David Stringer

With the current production of Murder On The Orient Express at the Hazeltine Theater, formerly known as the Prescott Center for the Arts (PCA), live theater has returned to Prescott. It has taken less than a year to sort out the ownership and financing issues associated with the closure of PCA.

1 month ago | swoknews.com | David Stringer

Much was made last week of Amazon’s short-circuited plan to itemize tariff fees on their pricing. They argued it was an attempt to be transparent with their customers and a way to leverage deeper discounts from suppliers. The administration, of course, was none too happy given that the president told us all these tariffs would be paid by other countries.