http://journalrecord.com/2011/01/12/...kudos-opinion/

So I'm not the one griping about OK this time, it's Joan Gilmore, she's got quite a few digs in there, some more noticeable than others.

Not really posting this specifically as a swipe at OK, but wondering (for the umpteenth time) why we can't do things the way they should be done? Why can't the inaugural ball committee figure these things out, it's not the first one they've done, it's not as if they were surprised at when it was, the number of guests, etc. It's just frustrating as there's a world of difference between laid-back, slow-paced, etc. and just plain bad or wrong or incompetent. Do other state's inaugural balls have these problems, I wonder? And no, this has no impact on me personally, but I believe is a symptom of something larger in the whole OK environment (although it could be nationwide, I don't know). And yes, I know, I should pick my battles and this might not be worth fighting, but just wanted to get some evidence out there that I'm not the only one frustrated by this kind of half-a**ed stuff... Guess I could email or call the inaugural ball planning committee to see if they have any explanations.