Tag: the heartland

Managing from the Heartland

If you’ve ever been forced to read the “The Grapes of Wrath,” then you might understand what the term “Okie” means. As a born-and-bred Oklahoman, not only was this Pulitzer winner required reading in my we-sit-in-couches-not-chairs magnet school education, but it was also a platform through which I learned that it was this very piece of literature that is responsible for casting a dark shadow over the state of Oklahoma and its reputation.