Thanks, teachers, for putting up with my sons
This week marked another milestone in my life: the graduation of my youngest son, Parker.
When he finishes up school next week I will no longer have a child in Oklahoma’s public school system.
Missing our even taller friend
It happened again this week, as it sometimes does whenever Ziva and I are working on a big story: One of us says, “Man, I wish Omer were here.”
Legendary Oklahoma lawman finally about to get his due
Bass Reeves was born in Texas but later lived and died in Muskogee. He’s one of the most little-known heroes of the 19th century: an escaped slave who became a deputy marshal and arrested more than 3,000 felons, eventually retiring as a Muskogee Police Department officer in 1909.
Uh-oh, she’s blogging: Welcome to the Tall Blog
Ziva’s had a busy month: Pulitzer finalist, new job adventure, first U.S. Supreme Court hearing. Oh, yeah… her youngest son is also graduating.
Navigating a challenging landscape
Our society is at a crossroads.
We are experiencing an explosive growth of online information, mixed with ubiquitous handheld devices and other technology. Information is everywhere, and it’s more accessible than ever. To compete for our attention, many content providers are going for quantity over quality. Short, quick reads, funny photo memes, lists and infographics dominate our personal information feed seemingly every moment of every day.