By Sheridan on 10/15/2009 9:14 PM

It seems like I've been seeing a lot of Fidelity Cable's  5 for $85 deal (phone service, long distance, calling features, Internet, and ... um ... oh yeah, extended basic cable). In their defense, I must say the Fidelity folks are showing a lot more polish than the old Lawton Cablevision ownership, who, in all honesty, just couldn't be bothered. Check out the Fidelity Web site and you will see a far more professional product. And the emphasis in branching out into other services will show Fidelity...

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By Sheridan on 10/14/2009 3:21 PM

OK, I'll admit it. I forgot that sales tax issues don't need 60 percent to pass. The LPS half-cent issue hit 56 percent. The big news was that the bond issue didn't come close to the 60 percent threshold. It didn't even his 50 percent. What that means is that there is very little likelihood that any school bond issue will pass in the foreseeable future. It also means that a significant number of voters split their vote, OKing the sales tax and voting against the bond issue. Most voters are also property...

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By Sheridan on 10/12/2009 9:57 PM

Did anyone read Barry Beauchamp's Q&A in the Constitution today? Did Barry Beauchamp? It's was entirely too long and entirely too much, a little bit like going for two tax increases on one ballot. They were turned down last year on one tax increase, so this year they ask for two? Do they seriously think they will impress people by doubling their request? And is there any chance one will pass and not the other? Will someone reject the idea of a property tax increase but embrace a half-cent sales tax...

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By Sheridan on 10/10/2009 9:17 PM

It is rare that a movie gets my attention. Most Hollywood offerings these days rotate among the juvenile, the repetitious and the perverse. But the previews for "The Invention of Lying" caught my attention. The premise seemed cute: A world where one guy figures out how to lie, while everyone else cannot. So that sounds like the perfect setup for two hours of mindless fun. It opened in wide release last Friday with quite a bit of commercial promotion. Those are the kind of movies that are guaranteed...

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By Sheridan on 7/1/2009 2:27 PM

Is anybody else out there cynical about the all the roofs being replaced in Lawton? We get a hailstorm and everybody and his brother is now a roofer. People are coming out of the hills (er, the Plains?) to reroof our houses, all at the expense of the insurance company (and by the way, if you put a yard sign out, we'll pay the deductable and call it "advertising"). It's times like these that actually make me feel sorry for mega insurance companies.

By Sheridan on 5/22/2009 9:59 PM

Kudos to the staff of Luigi's for their new Greek-Italian eatery on Cache Road. El Greco was a fine Greek restaurant, but never had a decent location. Luigi's To Go , however, is in the midst of restaurant row and has been jam packed in the two weeks since it's been opened. Seeing the lamb cuts on large skewers is a nice touch.

By Sheridan on 5/12/2009 12:33 PM

The weather mercifully held off for another nice installment of Arts for All. Considering all the rain we've had recently, it certainly could have been worse. No full-blown storms interfered this weekend. But while I was about sampling the wines, it occured to me that, while we all love the dance troupes and barbershop choruses, isn't this festival big enough to pay for at least one name band? While the focus of the festival isn't on the music, it would be nice to have an act sure to draw music lovers...

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By Sheridan on 4/23/2009 4:44 PM

Lawton must have America's most law-abiding citizens. We seem to obey traffic laws even when they are not in force. Take our numerous school zones, which on the arterials are posted with flashing light signals. For a precious few minutes at midmorning and midafternoon the insanely low speed limits (usually 20 mph) are not in force and you are allowed to go 40 mph. But inevitably one person in each lane will still go 20, not realizing the lights are not flashing. This is also a problem on holidays...

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By Sheridan on 3/15/2009 10:29 PM

Every Lawtonian should feel a little twinge of satisfaction in seeing the bulldozers dismantle the erstwhile Midtown Square shopping. This building's unburied corpse has been let molder before our eyes because its owner, Bob Mansell, seems to have little regard for anyone aside from himself. In this passion play, lo and behold, the Lawton City Government comes out the hero, engaging in a pitched battle with Mansell for years before, finally, a judge with backbone gives Mansell an ultimatum. Mansell,...

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By Sheridan on 2/24/2009 1:04 PM

Does anyone else notice Lawton getting traffickier? (I'm sure that's a word, or it should be) It used to be I could get down Gore at just about any time of day and hit all the light in synch, not counting having to slow down for Eisenhower. Now morning noon and evening it seems that the congestion, especially around the hospital and Cameron preclude a non-stop drive west to east. There is no doubt that some of the inflow from Fort Bliss has begun. More is slated for 2010 and 2011, and, to hear the...

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