By Bob Funk, Sr. Hello friends, Two thoughts this month: 1) Thank you Oklahoma for recognizing our brands as staffing and ranching leaders in our great state. It is a great privilege and tremendous honor to work closely with statewide business leaders, entrepreneurs, ranching colleagues, nonprofit leaders, faith leaders, legislators, media and associates. 2) With this in mind, let’s address the question I’ve been asked for nearly 50 years: “Why Oklahoma?” The “Why Oklahoma?”