Hardly a week goes by that someone send me a surprise email. This week Joy Willingham at Medicine Park, Oklahoma decided I should run for President. Most Oklahoma's never heard of Medicine Park, much less know where it is on the map. Its a small, quaint little town north of Lawton nestled in the Wichita Mountains. Its a beautiful place with a cold, clear creek running through the middle of town. You know, this newsletter can't be all serious history all the time, so let's have a little fun. Joy Willingham didn't have a faintest idea what she would start, when she sent the "Vote For Butch Bridges" webpage. Below is the link, just click on the blue box when you arrive at the webpage.
Now for the fun. We haven't had a poll in over three years, so I've created a new one thanks to Joy. And to be fair to the other candidates I have even listed the names in alphabetical order so as one doesn't have an edge over the other (people tend to vote for the 1st choice on the list). :-) And I'm only going to have one plank in my platform, taken from Herbert Hoover's campaign in 1928. My only promise if elected is "a chicken in every pot". Now click on the link below and vote for the candidate of your choice. Remember, you can only vote once, so make it count. lol Poll Started 08/28/08
Below is an email I received this week. Howard is suggesting that maybe Mt Washington Road should be renamed to Will Rogers Drive so as to cut down confusion between Mt Washington Road and North Washington Street. There is a 1400 block and 1500 block of both streets and they parallel each other. Go to the voting box below and cast your vote. [Poll started 1/14/05]
"I was wondering about the possibility of renaming Mt. Washington Road. Since the school that it was named after, is no longer in existance, and the fact that we have a Washington Street, it just stands to reason to end the confusion. People who are strangers to Ardmore could be driving north on Washington Street and turn west on Monroe street in front of Will Rogers School and the next street they see is Mt. Washington. Why not call it Will Rogers Drive, since it starts at the school? Let's get some input from the public about this." -Howard Robinson, Ardmore
Should the OU-TX football game be moved to Norman every other year? Have OSU go to Texas the year OU plays at Norman. [Poll started 6/14/02]
Which one of these 3 hot teas do you prefer? [Poll started 11/28/01]
About ten years ago I read in The Daily Ardmoreite that more Dr Pepper was sold/drinked in Ardmore, Oklahoma then any other city in the United States, making Ardmore the Dr Pepper capital of the world. Now, ten years later, what is your favorite soft drink? [Poll started 11/14/99]
