Note: This report first appeared at the website of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) Mike Brake, whose stories often appear on CapitolBeatOK, is a journalist and writer who recently authored a centennial history of Putnam City Schools. He served as chief writer for Gov. Frank Keating and for then-Lt. Gov. and Congresswoman Mary Fallin, and has also served as an adjunct instructor at OSU-OKC.