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Teachers’ Union supports transgenderism

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In a recently unveiled “toolkit,” the National Education Association (NEA) advises teachers on strategies to overturn policies that require educators to use a student’s given name rather than a “transgender” name, and the organization also directs teachers to various LGBTQ+ organizations, including one that has defended prostitution and another accused of helping pedophiles access vulnerable…

Storm Recovery

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For most of the Tulsa Metro area, power has been restored. PSO estimated on Tuesday that there are still 839 customers without power. PSO spokesperson Wayne Green said on Monday, “”We continue to get new outages. Since [8:00 a.m.] we’ve had another hundred outages reported.”   He reassured those without power that crews were working as…

Gas prices down from 2022, up from 2021

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Average gasoline prices in Tulsa have fallen 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.02/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. Prices in Tulsa are 18.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 137.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price…

Tulsa metro July 4th holiday fireworks exhibitions listed

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Several venues will be available to the Tulsa area for watching fireworks displays to celebrate our nation’s Independence. The display in Bixby will be held early on Friday, June 30th.  The remaining celebrations will be held on the July 4th Holiday. Bixby Freedom Celebration 2023 Jun 30, 7-10 p.m. At Bentley Park Sports Complex (8505…

AAA Oklahoma: Record-Breaking Travel Volumes Expected July 4th Weekend

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OKLAHOMA CITY — AAA projects 50.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day weekend*, setting a new record for the holiday. Domestic travel over the long weekend will increase by 2.1 million people compared to 2022. This year’s projection surpasses the previous July 4th weekend record set in 2019…

TSET Accepting Applications for Infrastructure Grants Starting July 10

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OKLAHOMA CITY (June 26, 2023) – The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) will start accepting applications for grants to create healthier community spaces on July 10. TSET Innovations in Built Environment grants provide funding for projects that positively transform and improve the health of Oklahomans through improvements in the built environment. The built environment includes…

Hern’s health care bill passes the House

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WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Kevin Hern’s (OK-01) legislation, HR 3799, the CHOICE Arrangements Act, passed the House of Representatives this afternoon 220-209 and is headed to the Senate. HR 3799, which passed the Ways and Means Committee last week, would allow employees to use money from their employer to buy a healthcare plan that works…

Talihina Veterans Center Closure

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Jim Grego, R-Wilburton, today expressed his anger after receiving news that the Oklahoma Veterans Commission voted 5-0 to close the Talihina Veterans Center, effective immediately. “This means 36 families have just 90 days to find a place to care for their loved ones,” Grego said. “This is a disruption and a…

Reduced Fee Pet Adoptions in July

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BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, is excited to announce it will team up with MetLife Pet Insurance for the foundation’s upcoming “Empty the Shelters” reduced-fee adoption event in July. Participating area shelters include: City of Lawton Animal Welfare Division City of Sand Springs Animal Welfare Humane Society…

Minute of silence for OK schools is recommended

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Endorsing a recommendation drafted by a special committee that reviewed the role of religion in schools, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is encouraging schools to begin each day with a minute of silence in which students can pray if they so desire. “The current national left-wing indoctrination is attempting to destroy religion as…

Columns

Vacation joys are found in relationships, not circumstances

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My wife and I had not had a vacation in several years. We decided to take six days off last week and relax on the beaches of Mexico. We boarded a plane in Tulsa, heading toward our connecting flight in Dallas. Landing at DFW’s Terminal A and flying out of Terminal D, we had to…

Values, Ethics and Strengths – Build Strong Relationships

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Values are the guiding principles and beliefs that drives much of our lives and businesses.  They are reinforced by what you reward and what you tolerate and impact the attitudes and behaviors of every person. That’s why values are such a big deal. They tell others what’s expected (and accepted) and show the world what…

Swimming opportunities have changed over 50 years

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When I grew up, I loved to go swimming. I learned to swim at the Olympic-sized outdoor pool at McClure Park (near 11th street and Memorial Drive). It was two blocks from the house where I grew up and it only cost a quarter to go swimming back in the 1960s. McClure Park has a…

For the birds: God cares for the Sparrows and He cares for You

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As the first hot day welcomed us to a new season, the Moore family initiated the rite of passage into summertime by breaking out the Yada Hoodies’ 10-foot-by-30-inch swimming pool. You find these little pools in backyards all across America. They are easy to set up and even easier to tear down. In case you…

Opinion

Editorial: Time to act on college tuition

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The story of Oklahoma college tuition usually falls into one of three patterns. Lawmakers cut college appropriations and colleges raise tuition, blaming the lack of appropriations. Or lawmakers provide steady appropriations, and colleges raise tuition, blaming the lack of increased appropriations. Or lawmakers increase appropriations, and colleges still raise tuition, blaming lawmakers for not doing…

Editorial: Dobbs Anniversary Social Conservatives united on Abortion

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In the only straw poll for and by social conservatives exclusively, of 13,928 social conservatives who have taken the poll to-date, 92% of them confirm that abortion should never be legal or should only be allowed up to 6 weeks, with 66% of that group making no exceptions or making an exception only for the…

Editorial: Family focus is desperately needed

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U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared war on a “loneliness epidemic.” Murthy noted “about one-in-two adults in America reported experiencing loneliness. And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic cut off so many of us from friends, loved ones, and support systems.” According to the CDC, 25.5 percent of adults ages 18-24 reported having…

Editorial: OCPA condemns OU tuition hike

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OKLAHOMA CITY (June 19, 2023)—Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small said the recent tuition hike approved by OU is unjustified and shows the university is not serious about its mission of providing a quality, affordable education to Oklahomans. “It is absurd that OU has chosen to hike tuition in a year when more…

Sports

Golden Eagles’ College World Series run ends

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ORU’s record run in the 2023 season came to a close last week as they went into a win or be eliminated game losing to Texas Christian University 1-6 in the College World Series.  The Golden Eagles closed their season with a 52-14 record, 1-2 in the World Series.  The 52 wins in a season…

Billy Graham Library

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CHARLOTTE, NC – This is the final installment of columns from my recent travels. When I returned home, I realized I had been out of town 18 out of 23 days, and I had slept in five different states. I enjoy traveling, but the culmination of three different trips involved driving over 4,000 miles, and…

OU’s Gasso & Staff win National Softball Coaching Staff of the Year for Division I

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Coming off a third straight national title, University of Oklahoma was voted the 2023 ATEC/NFCA Division I National Coaching Staff of the Year, the Association announced on Thursday afternoon. Under the guidance of head coach Patty Gasso, along with associate head coach Jennifer Rocha, assistant coach JT Gasso and volunteer assistant Hannah…

ORU’s Denton named Summit League Monthly Peak Performer for May-June

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts righthander Cade Denton, a junior from Rowlett, TX, was named the TicketSmarter Summit League Peak Performer of the Month for May-June, as announced by League officials Monday. Denton appeared in 15 of ORU’s 23 games through May and June that culminated with the program’s second appearance at the College…

Entertainment

Sight and Sound production of “Jesus” in Branson

‘Jesus’ at Sight & Sound in Branson has a great impact

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BRANSON, Missouri – It would be difficult for a stage play to have more impact than the production of Jesus here at Sight & Sound Theatre. The public ministry of Jesus Christ, His miracles, His relationships, His sacrifice on the cross and His resurrection are dramatically portrayed as only Sight & Sound can. Even though…

Question marks for Branson shows, Disney, Six Flags, etc.

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Vacation plans are on hold and Tulsans’ best options for entertainment due to the coronavirus outbreak are in their own living rooms. Movie theaters closed All the movie theaters in Tulsa – even the Admiral Twin Drive-in – are closed due to the pandemic. Entertainment venues, which tend to draw big crowds, are deemed “non-essential”…

Singer Joe Diffee dies

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nineties country-music hitmaker Joe Diffie died March 29th due to complications related to COVID-19. In all, Diffie charted 18 Top 10 singles, with the majority reaching the top five, including 1993 radio essentials Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die) and iconic song, John Deere Green. Diffie’s popular hits also…