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Oklahomans already do much for public education. As our state seeks to build on the economic progress it is making, we should consider what we can do to provide our children the nation's finest schools-and do it. Every dollar we spend, we must spend wisely.

The national health care debate has inflamed public passions. However, participants on all sides consistently ignore two key realities that hold the key to meaningful reform. We can't really fix what ails health care until we face them.

At the state level, Oklahoma faces a major problem with the unfunded liabilities of its retirement systems. Meanwhile, it struggles with the same problems as other states to provide for the education, health care, transportation, and other needs of its citizens.

At the state level, Oklahoma faces a major problem with the unfunded liabilities of its retirement systems. Meanwhile, it struggles with the same problems as other states to provide for the education, health care, transportation, and other needs of its citizens.

The financial markets have taken on a lot of water recently. Congress has been bailing furiously. But are we doing anything to actually fix the leak?