Do these snapshots of Oklahoma show a failing state? Lisa Newman, a high school teacher from El Reno, for instance, recounts a history of cutbacks, increases in class sizes, and her stagnant salary. Five days after he was put in the Tulsa County jail, Williams had died of complications from a broken neck and serious dehydration. Photograph: Brett Deering for the GuardianShane Matson is a geologist whose family has been in the Oklahoma oil business for three generations. One of the most respected bloggers in Tulsa, Michael Bates, said the whole idea of Oklahoma as a failing state was “hysterical and overwrought”.

Source: The Guardian August 29, 2017 11:01 UTC