Opinion

Editorial: No to all five city propositions

August 13, 2020

No, no, no, no and no. Tulsans will also vote on five propositions on August 25 that deal with political correctness; nonpartisan elections; control of authorities, boards and commissions; and the function of the city attorney. Proposition No. 1 deletes any references to partisan elections because Tulsa’s municipal elections are “nonpartisan.” Proposition No. 2 erases…

Letter: Is it too late for the United States?

August 13, 2020 Duane Collins

As of July 25, 2020, there were 146,418 deaths in the USA this year due to the China Virus, Covid-19. During that same period, there were 498,171 deaths in the USA due to abortion. Think about that. We are willingly and purposely killing our innocent babies at a rate 3 ½ times greater than the…

Letter: Take a look at Donald Trump

August 13, 2020 Name withheld

Let’s look at this man for one (expletive) second! A 74-year old man coming back home from work at 2 a.m. while most men his age are retired in their vacation homes. He comes back after a long day that probably started before the sun rose and gets back home exhausted with his tie open…

Editorial: Elect Margie Alfonso Aug. 25th

August 6, 2020

Republican Margie Alfonso is the right choice for Oklahoma House District 79. A devout Christian, Alfonso lives by Biblical principles. She believes that government is appointed by God and citizens should abide by the law in order to prevent chaos. She is for the rule of law and against violent protests. Alfonso has faith in…

Editorial: Cheryl Baber for Senate D-35

August 6, 2020

Republican conservative Cheryl Bebar grew up in Walters, Oklahoma. She will be on the ballot August 25 in the GOP runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 35. She went to Oklahoma City University and then Midwestern State University where she earned a scholarship to study in Geneva, Switzerland. Then she earned her law degree from Columbia…

Editorial: No luck on finding mass graves

August 6, 2020

After spending a small fortune for a lot of workers to stand around and do little, the initial search for a mass grave connected to the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot came up empty. They uncovered no evidence of human remains. “At this point, we believe we have fully investigated this anomaly, and unfortunately we have…

Letter: Riots and failed education systems

August 6, 2020 Manuel Ybarra, Jr.

The presence of ungodly mobs on the streets of many American cities, every night is clear proof of the miss-education which has been taking place in our education system. The great sacrifices made by earlier generations of Americans have been forgotten by many of the present generation. Forgotten, too, were the great Godly principles this…

Letter: Bynum cost Tulsa the Tesla plant

August 6, 2020 Dr. Jerry Stinehart

Mayor G.T. Bynum and the “Ding-a-ling Brothers Circus” Downtown lost landing Tesla to the Longhorns of Austin. Texas is No. 1 again as they came out on top of this contest. G.T. must mean “great twinkletoes.” Who in their right mind would show Elon Musk a location on a hill overlooking the Tulsa Skyline? There…

Editorial: It’s time to stop the crime wave

July 30, 2020

Crime is rampant in some major U.S. cities as Democrat mayors and governors cut police funding and shackle law enforcement. In Atlanta, during a two-week period, there were 17 murders – a 240% jump from the five committed last year. Atlanta already has 61 homicides this year. There were 66 shootings with 106 victims in…

Editorial: Justice Ginsburg should retire

July 30, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is not well. The 87-year-old justice has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment since May because her cancer has returned. She was recently in the hospital to deal with gall stones and to treat an infection. In the past few years, she has dealt with colorectal, pancreatic and lung cancers….