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Published: February 14, 2007
Good intentions
But let’s not relax OHLAP rules
Oklahoman Editorial
NO doubt Rep. David Braddock, D-Altus , had the best intentions when he decided the state’s premier college scholarship program should be opened to many adoptive children regardless of financial need. But good intentions don’t always make for good public policy.

The beauty of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program is that it mixes need and merit so that deserving, hardworking students are the main b...

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