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Oklahoma City bombing: The fence, the memorial, the people

Some interesting observations about the people of Oklahoma City and the memorial they created and maintain, from NYU media, culture, and communication professor Marita Sturken in her 2007 Duke University Press book Tourists of History: Memory, Kitsch, and Consumerism from Oklahoma City to Ground Zero. One of the primary ways...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 21, 2015 12:56 PM

Murrah Building bombing 20th anniversary

What follows is my blog entry from the 10th anniversary. My wife and I had visited the memorial a few days before, when we were in town for the Oklahoma Republican Convention. I don't think I can improve upon what was written by those who were there. I've updated links...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 20, 2015 5:15 AM