Legislature sends bill to Governor adding 11th paid holiday off for state employees

Because 10 paid holidays off isn't enough for government employees, or the elected officials who need to pander for their votes:

Senate approves additional personal holiday for state employees

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 28th) – On Thursday, the Senate passed legislation to give Oklahoma’s full-time state employees one personal holiday. House Bill 4190 would allow workers to choose from Good Friday, Juneteenth, Statehood Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, or the employee’s birthday. Sen. Kim David, R-Porter, and House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, are the principal authors of the legislation.

Poll: Which Late-December Greeting?

Given the now-perennial controversy over which greeting to use around this time of year, I have posted a poll for my readers.

Do you prefer "Seasons Greetings", "Happy Holidays", or "Merry Christmas"?  Vote on the right sidebar!

Presidents' Day? Actually...

Today is not Presidents' Day. It's Washington's Birthday.

Really.

Believe it or not, that's the official name of the holiday. For more information, I'll point you to my post from a year ago.

Presidents Day... or not?

Today is Presidents Day... or is it?

The cultural hijacking of Washington’s Birthday

It is fitting that if we are to celebrate just one President on a national holiday, that it be the Father of our Country, without whose leadership and character there would be no Shining City on a Hill.

And yes, today’s federal holiday is still, and always has been, declared in federal law, as Washington’s Birthday, not any so-called amorphous “President’s Day” requiring celebrations of 43 Presidential oath takers:

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Barack Obama Day - Perry County, Alabama

Perry County, Alabama, government employees will now get the second Monday in November of as a holiday. What is it called?

'Barack Obama Day'. See for yourself.

On a side note, the county's website is down. Too much traffic to handle, perhaps?