Killer tornado strikes Moore
The confirmed death count for the Moore tornado stood at 24 Tuesday morning but officials said that number would rise – perhaps dramatically – as rescue workers sorted through neighborhoods destroyed by the Monday storm. The Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s office [...]
Abortion Abolitionists – Abolitionist movement is expanding
The cover of a brochure reads, “Every age has its evils – every age has its abolitionists. That’s the theme of a group – with headquarters in Norman – that wants to abolish abortion, just like the abolitionists in the [...]
Port of Catoosa
(Submitted photo) U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. (left to right), State Rep. David Brumbaugh, R-Broken Arrow, and U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Penn., met at Tulsa’s Port of Catoosa to discuss the maintenance backlog affecting the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
Chloramine in tap water is an issue in the race for mayor
Bill Christiansen was so concerned about the health impact of chloramine in Tulsa tap water that he bought expensive water filters for all his family’s households. Mayor Dewey Bartlett, who approved the switch from chlorine to chloramine, doesn’t see any [...]
Drivers’ license fees will increase by more than 50 percent
Beginning Nov. 1, the cost of a four-year drivers’ license or renewal will rise from $20.50 to $33.50. Gov. Mary Fallin signed Senate Bill 652, which will also increase commercial drivers’ licenses by $11. Proceeds from the higher fees will [...]
OID recovers more than $1 million
The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Consumer Assistance Division recovered $1,088,844 for Oklahoma consumers in the first quarter of 2013. Between Jan. 1 and April 30, the Consumer Assistance Division closed 1,149 complaints, assisted more than 8,500 consumers over the phone and [...]
TPS passes huge new bond package
Tulsa Public Schools can now borrow $38,000,000.00 for computers and other items while property taxes for everyone in the district rise thanks to passage of a bond issue May 14. The vote was 9,193 for borrowing the money and 4,439 [...]
Jr. Achievement honors Cadieux
Earlier this month, Chester “Chet” Cadieux III, president, chairman and CEO of QuikTrip Corporation, was presented with the Business Excellence Award at the 23rd Annual Junior Achievement of Oklahoma Business Excellence Dinner.. The Business Excellence Award symbolizes the “Spirit of [...]
The best mayor ‘money can buy’
In her continuing quest to buy the mayoral election, ex-mayor Kathy Taylor will pay for just about anything to boost her vote totals. Her latest scheme is to mail more than 10,000 partially completed applications for absentee ballots to likely [...]
GOP keeps growing government
For almost 100 years, Democrats controlled the Oklahoma Legislature and their goal was to grow government. Now it’s the Republicans turn. Almost every Republican member of the Oklahoma House and Senate ran on a campaign of “fiscal conservativism” and lower [...]
Secret support for Obamacare
How long can Oklahoma politicians say they are against Obamacare and still quietly set the stage for the federal government to take over health care in Oklahoma? Sen. Brian Crain, R-Tulsa, and Rep. Doug Cox, R-Grove, desperately want federal funding [...]
Letter: Commander-in-chief responsible
Only the commander-in-chief has the power to approve the use of U.S. forces to provide cover for the four Americans killed in Libya. Subordinates may have been instructed to “take care of the problem” but in my opinion, do not [...]
Letter: Feds and enumerated powers
On January 26, the Tulsa World published an article on its front page that dealt with Oklahoma House and Senate bills numbered 1021 and 203 that were sponsored by State Rep. Mike Ritze and State Sen. Nathan Dahm, respectively. Both [...]
Brittany Spears tries out for the Shock
I didn’t even know Brittany Spears played basketball, then I found out it was a different Brittany Spears. The one in question (not the singer/actor) was a free-agent in the Tulsa Shock training camp, and was cut from the team [...]
Tulsa rowers going to UK
Tulsa Rowing Club Juniors are going to compete in the Henley Royal Regatta in the United Kingdom. This is the first time in the history of the sport that a high school crew from Oklahoma will be represented at this [...]
New law outlaws killing deer in Oklahoma just for the antlers
Hunting is one of Oklahoma’s top tourism activities generating millions in revenue for communities and businesses around the state. This year, Sen. Josh Brecheen authored Senate Bill 780 to address hunters illegally killing deer only for their antlers and leaving [...]
Big 12/SEC basketball matchups
The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences have struck a deal for an annual men’s basketball challenge that will begin during the 2013-14 season. Oklahoma will play Texas A&M on Dec. 21 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Oklahoma State [...]
Paddlefish thrive in Oklahoma
STILLWATER – It looks like a dinosaur. It has the body composition of a shark. Its nose is about a third the length of its body. And, it will give you the fight of your life. Snagging a paddlefish, or [...]
Higher taxation, not fairness, is the goal of the Internet tax
Here’s another bad idea from Congress – charge sales on products sold on the Internet. The U.S. Senate approved a law that would force large Internet merchants to collect sales taxes on stuff sold to people in Oklahoma and at [...]
Youth leave their faith due to a lack of nearby churches
This morning, our youth pastor gave the sermon at my church and he said something that I found to be very interesting and profound. He said (I am paraphrasing) that year after year, he has seen the youth from our [...]
Why Bill Christiansen?
On June 11, Tulsans will vote for the next mayor. In politics, the office of mayor is probably the hardest elected job – especially when the office is not ceremonial. Many pundits and experts question why anyone would want the [...]
Nonpartisan city election will not benefit citizens in Tulsa
The City of Tulsa on June 11 will have its first so-called “nonpartisan” election with races for mayor and city auditor on the ballot. There were three offices for councilor that were open, but only the incumbent filed for those [...]
Encounter with a true prayer warrior
In this journey called life, I’ve had more than my fair share of unusual encounters. I don’t know why God has allowed these into my life. If they don’t come at every corner, they come at every other one. Some [...]
