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Comment on About those stimulus job numbers so far by Transparency troubles at Recovery.gov | Data Watch

Transparency troubles at Recovery.gov | Data Watch — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:14:32 +0000

[...] it was the job numbers. Now comes the phantom Congressional [...]

Comment on Did Cash for Clunkers help? by Garden Granny

Garden Granny — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:10:40 +0000

Sure the Cash for Clunkers helped! It helped the salvage yard down the road fill 5 acres with junk cars with no fence to hid them from traffic. Welcome to Oklahoma, home of junk yards and landfills.

Comment on Technology and the OK Supreme Court by Alan

Alan — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:46:53 +0000

I personally believe that Charles Davis hit the nail on the head when he said it was to “keep from giving the store away in the meantime.” In other words, they don’t want another ODCR to crop up.

Endeavors like ODCR weaken the leverage required to get a unified Supreme Court system rolling. ODCR and Bulk Data Archival (BDA) are two Kellpro business initiatives that will inevitably be steam-rolled by the new OSCN and the bulk data ruling, so it doesn’t make sense to assume that Kellpro is benefiting from the ruling in question.

Kellpro may be benefitting short-term from the contract with the AOC, but the contract comes at the loss of significant business opportunity to both Kellpro and other private sector vendors.

Comment on Technology and the OK Supreme Court by paulmonies

paulmonies — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:49:31 +0000

Thanks, Alan. To clarify, my concern is directed more at the Supreme Court ruling than KellPro.

If, as you say, that KellPro has helped county clerks supply bulk data to other companies in the past, then I wonder why the Supreme Court would limit a third-party request like it did?

–Paul

Comment on Free military records by mike potchad

mike potchad — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:41:51 +0000

i am tring to find out what unit my dad was in duing world war II—his shoulder patch was a helmet with thompson machine gun through it any help would be great

Comment on Technology and the OK Supreme Court by Alan

Alan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:34:44 +0000

I don’t think that there is any reason to assume that Kellpro has a desire to keep bulk data from other companies. Kellpro has assisted the court clerks in supplying bulk data to other companies many times in the past.

It should also be noted that the OK Supreme Court is not providing Kellpro with any data in preference over other companies, but rather that the purpose of the contract is for Kellpro to assist the courts in collecting the data for the proposed Supreme Court system. Kellpro is uniquely qualified to do this since they wrote and maintain the system in which the data is contained.

Kellpro hasn’t and never will own the data. I believe it is incorrect to say that Kellpro has any interest in “protecting” exclusive access to court data.

Comment on A victory for openness by Technology and the OK Supreme Court | Data Watch

Technology and the OK Supreme Court | Data Watch — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:34:22 +0000

[...] a ruling last year that would have stopped online access to court filings across the state. They rescinded that ruling after complaints from the public, the media and open-records [...]

Comment on A step backward by Technology and the OK Supreme Court | Data Watch

Technology and the OK Supreme Court | Data Watch — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:10:59 +0000

[...] Court has gotten involved in Web access to court documents. In response to privacy concerns, the court issued a ruling last year that would have stopped online access to court filings across the state. They rescinded that ruling [...]

Comment on Tracking federal stimulus money in Oklahoma by toni hajek

toni hajek — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:24:23 +0000

I am from a smaller town than okc. I have been watching all the news about money comming to oklahoma. I am also seeing where they are doing all this okc updates. as well as a possable amtrack. but my question is one not one news channel has thought to ask….
WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER TOWNS BIG OR SMALL IN OKLAHOMA. DO THEY GET ANY MONEY AND WHAT HAPPENS TO IT…. AM I THE ONLY ONE WONDERING THIS???
thajek

Comment on Should OKC withhold name of disciplined employee? by tom

tom — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:08:27 +0000

IT IS LIKE THIS, THE ONES THAT W0RK FOR THE GOVERMENT STEAL MONEY AND THEY GET VERY LITTLE PUNISMENT. BUT ANY ONE ELSE GET THE BOOK THROWN AT THEM. WHY IS THAT. LOOK AT ALL THE SENETORS AND CONGRESS MEN AND WOMEN THAT STEAL EVERY DAY AND GET AWAY WITH IT . SEEMS LIKE IF YOU WANT TO BE CROOKED JUST WORK FOR THE CITY OR GOVERMENT.