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  • Herman Cain wins Stephens County GOP presidential straw poll

    on May 23, 11 • in Other • with No Comments

    Photo by: David Laughlin of the Duncan Banner

    Herman Cain edges out Sarah Palin to win the first Stephens County GOP presidential straw poll conducted by SoonerPoll.  Cain, the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO, won 66 out of 302 votes cast in the presidential preference poll of Stephens County GOP Fish Fry attendees. That narrowly beat second-place finisher Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor, who received 63 votes. In third place was U.S. Representative Michelle Bachmann with 38 votes. The Fish Fry is the Stephens County GOP’s annual fundraiser.  Saturday marked the 7th annual Fish Fry and the first Stephens County GOP Straw Poll

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  • Fewer Physicians Participate in Medicare

    on Jul 29, 08 • in Diverse, Other • with No Comments

    Oklahoma City – 75-year-old Frank Archey gets good advice on his golf game from his grandsons. But when it comes to his healthcare, he turns to physicians with the Oklahoma City Clinic. “My wife and I are fortunate,” explains Archey. “We have an excellent doctor to take care of us.” Other senior citizens – those 65 and older and eligible for Medicare – may not be so lucky. With low reimbursement rates for doctors, fewer and fewer physicians are accepting new Medicare patients. “We checked the state licensure board database. I was shocked to see

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  • Bankers encouraged about state’s economy for 2007.

    on Mar 8, 07 • in Diverse, Other • with No Comments

    Increased gambling, payday lenders top list of adverse economic factors OKLAHOMA CITY – Optimistic describes what most Oklahoma bankers feel about the state’s economic condition and many rate their local economies stronger than that of the state, according to a recent survey. Gambling and pay-day lenders had a direct impact on negative indicators such as NSF charges and past-due loans, bankers reported, with rural communities feeling the greatest consequences from those factors. The scientific survey of 500 Oklahoma bank managers was conducted by SoonerPoll.com, an Oklahoma public opinion research firm and commissioned by the Oklahoma

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