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.
Clear message
Shellenbarger Free Will Baptist Church has displayed a message for the U.S. Supreme Court in its deliberations on legalizing homosexual marriage. The sign at the Bixby church on Memorial Drive at 131st Street points to Leviticus 18:22-30. Verse 22 reads, [...]
Owasso brothers compete on show
Three brothers from Owasso will display their knowledge of the Bible before a national audience at 9 p.m. May 2 on the TV show, The American Bible Challenge. Jesse, Joshua and Daniel Wagner will match wits with other teams as [...]
Pro-labor unions – Kathy Taylor embraces organized labor
City unions will be in line for favored treatment should Kathy Taylor be re-elected mayor after a three year hiatus. Taylor, a liberal Democrat, talked about her special openness to unions during a mayoral debate broadcast on KTUL Channel 8 [...]
Bridenstine vs. gun treaty
U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., is urging House members to deny funding for the United Nations Gun Ban Treaty, which has not been ratified by the U.S. Senate. “President Obama once again demonstrated his disregard for the Second Amendment by [...]
Bridenstine calls for Benghazi answers
U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., reiterated his call for a House Select Committee on Benghazi to investigate the attacks on the U.S. consulate and annex that resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens. [...]
Inhofe: investigate abortion operations
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., joined Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and eight others in introducing a resolution calling on the Senate to investigate and conduct hearings on public policies that led to the illegal abortion practices of Dr. Kermit Gosnell [...]
Stop federal funding for free cell phones
U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and David Vitter, R-Louisiana, introduced legislation to end the welfare subsidy for mobile phone service in the Lifeline Program. “As with many federal government programs, the lack of proper oversight gives room for programs such [...]
Real solutions for public safety
Mayor Dewey Bartlett has a solution to violent crime (particularly the murder of four women in an apartment complex) – more bureaucracy. Instead of instructing the police to work harder to catch criminals and deter crime, Bartlett wanted to start [...]
A voice of reason at ESPN
Chris Broussard, an analyst for ESPN who covers the NBA, is under attack because he believes in the Bible and is willing to say so. The liberal news media was giddy in late April when NBA basketball player Jason Collins [...]
High cost of living in Tulsa
When Mayor Dewey Bartlett ran for office, he pledged “to not raise taxes” in an effort to win the votes of conservatives. Bartlett recently released his new budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, and while it does not include a [...]
Letter: World misunderstands the Bible
Recently, the Tulsa World published a piece written by their senior editorial writer, Mr. Mike Jones. In it he quotes 1 Corinthians 13:11, where we see “When I was a child I talked like a child, I thought like a [...]
Letter: Where is the truth about Libya?
On May 8, a Federal investigation began to determine what really went on in Libya the night four Americans were murdered. Testifying as “whistle-blowers,” only three individuals were questioned. Earlier, during the raid, a news account said there were some [...]
QB Wes Lunt leaving OSU
Wes Lunt, who won the starting quarterback job at Oklahoma State last fall, will transfer to another school, OSU coach Mike Gundy announced. “We appreciate Wes and we thank him for everything he has done,” Gundy said. “He’s leaving on [...]
Baseball race in Big 12 tightens up toward finals
Oklahoma avoided a Bedlam sweep in baseball Sunday as the Sooners topped the Cowboys 5-4 Sunday at Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. No. 13 Oklahoma (35-16, 12-9 Big 12) rallied past No. 19 Oklahoma State (36-13, 11-9) after the Cowboys [...]
Late Rod Shoate named to hall
Rod Shoate, an All-American linebacker at Oklahoma in the 1970s under Coach Barry Switzer, has been named to the 2013 class of the College Football Hall of Fame. Inductions will take place at the 56th National Football Foundation Annual Awards [...]
Ten TU football games on TV
The University of Tulsa will have 10 football games televised in the 2013 season. Tulsa will have five games aired on the Fox Sports Network (FOX), three on the CBS Sports Network (CBS SN) and one each by Cox Sports [...]
OSU game with UTSA on TV
Oklahoma State opens the 2013 football season with a pair of road games in Texas. And while a kickoff time is yet to be announced for the season opener in Houston against Mississippi State, Conference USA announced today that the [...]
Can Kathy Taylor buy her way into the mayor’s office?
Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City is worth about $27 billion dollars, according to a report in Forbes, making him the seventh richest man in America and one of the richest men in the world. He is the founder [...]
Construction of mosques is a sign of coming domination
One of the most recognizable mosques in the world is the Hagia Sophia (also spelled Aya Sofia) in Istanbul, Turkey. It is also known as the Church of Holy Wisdom. It was built as a church by Justinian the Great [...]
Kathy S. Taylor, the Most Overrated Candidate
There is something about strong names. Many times a plain name can be improved with the help of a middle name, like William Tecumseh Sherman or George Armstrong Custer. In looking at the Tulsa mayoral candidates, you find Dewey F. [...]
Non-elected bureaucrats keep grabbing more and more power
It seems to me that the federal government is becoming more and more militant as time goes on, particularly since PRESBO has entered his second – and hoped-for final – term in office. First, we had the reports of massive [...]
Mixing the smell of coffee and success
I was born a dreamer. I will die a dreamer. My two sons are dreamers, and I hope my coming grandson will be one, too. I tend to think of dreaming as a gift from God. My wife and those [...]