Bill Willis, a Kiowa Indian, was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for many years representing Cherokee County and areas around it. How a Kiowa ended representing the heart of Cherokee Country, I never heard, but Bill lived in Tahlequah, the historic capital of the Cherokee Nation, and was very popular. How the Cherokee Indians came to elect a Kiowa to the Oklahoma house. He was also very respected at the State Capitol.
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Wiesbaden, Germany: public spaces are still popular,
just as they once were in Tulsa.
just as they once were in Tulsa.
Neighborhood Apartments.
Public spaces once brought us together,
but their decline in use is a sign of
growing social distance in our society.
but their decline in use is a sign of
growing social distance in our society.
One of the most important factors in many places is the feeling of personal security.
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Bill, like most of the legislative daughters from the hills of eastern Oklahoma. He was a tails with humorous endings. James Scott was the best now, but almost all the eastern Oklahoma country politicians had a repertoire of this younger, and the stories were always long and winding and would come to a conclusion that never quite was enough to justify all the time spent, but nevertheless, they were always wonderfully entertaining. City humor stories have to be quickly told, but in rural Oklahoma people had more time just enjoy each other's company.
One of the most important factors in many places is the feeling of personal security.
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Bill, like most of the legislative daughters from the hills of eastern Oklahoma. He was a tails with humorous endings. James Scott was the best now, but almost all the eastern Oklahoma country politicians had a repertoire of this younger, and the stories were always long and winding and would come to a conclusion that never quite was enough to justify all the time spent, but nevertheless, they were always wonderfully entertaining. City humor stories have to be quickly told, but in rural Oklahoma people had more time just enjoy each other's company.
Prof. Rodger A. Randle
