Excellence on the Hill Terry Smith But Franklin’s participation was much

But Franklin’s participation was much more fundamental than that

Oklahomans have excelled in whatever feat they have attempted

Nickles never lost an election and helped turn the Oklahoma Republican Party into the powerful force it is today

Bob believed that Oklahoma’s greatest natural asset was water

His childhood years were spent on the cul-de-sac in which they lived

Excellence on the Hill Terry Smith But Franklin’s participation was muchBy Bob Burke Baptist Hospital was a dream for Oklahoma Baptists for many years before it opened on Easter Sunday in 1959. It was the first medical facility located outside Oklahoma Citys downtown area. Built on a hill that is the highest geographical point in the capital city, Baptist initially served the community with 200 beds, a maternity ward, laboratory, emergency room, and a small surgery unit. Critics of the move to the outskirts of town were