Oklahoma's taste in governors has run to flamboyant showmen like sulphurous old "Alfalfa Bill" Murray or gregarious millionaires like outgoing Governor Bob Kerr. With the inauguration last week of Roy Turner, a well-heeled oil-&-cattleman, Oklahoma got a little of both.
Unlike his predecessors, Roy Turner is no professional. Until he jumped into the Democratic primary last spring, his only previous political experience was a job on the Oklahoma City school board. But he had made a fortune in the Oklahoma City oilfield and a statewide reputation as the owner of a famous...
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