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 dr ... Read More »

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 flash ... Read More »

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 ultima ... Read More »

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, ... Read More »

By Sheridan on 1/27/2009 11:29 PM

Got photos of Lawton's ice storm? Share them with the city by emailing them to sheridan@lawtoninfo.net.

Here's mine

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By Sheridan on 1/19/2009 7:17 PM

When NPR announced last month that it was canceling "Day to Day," which aired on 89.3 FM KCCU at noon weekdays, the Cameron public radio station decided to stop running the news magazine almost immediately. That was not an odd decision. Quite often canceled programs loose their verve quickly. What was odd was its choice of a replacement. Democracy Now! is a ... Read More »

By Sheridan on 1/9/2009 11:01 PM

So, the Sooners bite the dust again. At least this time the game was at issue well into the fourth quarter, but the game was actaully lost in the second quarter when, with the ball at the Gator 1-yard-line on third and goal, Sam Bradford and the entire team had to look to the sidelines to get the play (a run, duh), instead of quick snapping the ball before the Gators could get set.


Lawton Cablevision finally made a deal with KAUZ for no interruption. Guess who ... Read More »

By Sheridan on 12/12/2008 2:16 PM

As you go to the Holiday in the Park enjoying the festive cheer of holiday lights, don't mind me. I'll just be dying at your side. If you read today's (Friday's) paper, you've seen that the City of Lawton has embarked upon another round of its War on Prairie Dogs. (and you thought the War on Terror would never end). This time instead of turning our tunnels into gas chambers, this time the preferred method of execution is poison bait. "Oh look, a tasty, chewy confection of unknown origin... ... Read More »