The Oklahoma Constitution newspaper publishes a Conservative Index on each member of Oklahoma’s state senators and representatives each year. Their rating is based on the voting record of each legislator. Ten bills are selected that both the House and Senate voted on, that are considered to be over a variety of topics that having a…
Institution: University of Oklahoma Department: Sociology Course Code & Title SOC 6373 — “Sociology of Sexualities” Course Description: “Considers sociological understandings of sex and sexualities, LGBTQ identities/experiences, and heteronormativity with an emphasis on gender, power, and intersectionalities.” Required Reading Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, And Genderqueer Youth Semi Queer: Inside The World Of Gay, Trans,…
A new Oklahoma ballot proposal, State Question 832, would significantly increase the state’s minimum wage by tying it to the cost of living in expensive urban areas. The measure is on the ballot on June 16, 2026. Let us imagine that this ballot proposal would have passed, say, 10 years ago. If that were the…
The claim has been made that State Question 836, which changes Oklahoma’s primary election to a “top-two” model, would benefit taxpayers. Real-world experience suggests otherwise. Since California adopted a “top-two” primary election system in 2010, the tax burden on Californians has skyrocketed. The 15 years preceding the implementation of the “top-two” primary saw a rate…
OKLAHOMA – A first-of-its-kind study from the University of Alabama, commissioned by the Alabama Department of Insurance, showed that homeowners with FORTIFIED homes are better protected from hurricanes than with standard construction. FORTIFIED Standards are used to mitigate homes as part of the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) Strengthen Oklahoma Homes grant program. “The findings in…
Average gasoline prices in Tulsa have fallen 9.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.60/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. Prices in Tulsa are 25.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 28.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price…
WHO: Tulsa Tech barber and cosmetology students, as well as instructors Local volunteer barbers and stylists Tulsa Tech administration Area partners and vendors Students and parents from across the region WHAT: Tulsa Tech’s barber students, along with alumni and other partners will be providing FREE back-to-school haircuts and styling for school age children this…
Since 2018, Oklahoma public school funding has increased by $3.3 billion, with per-pupil revenue surging 51 percent during that time. But the Oklahoma State School Boards Association (OSSBA), a lobbyist organization hired by school districts, says Oklahoma schools need $1 billion to $2 billion more. And the head of OSSBA says Oklahomans should not necessarily…
The Owasso Board of Education voted to accept a bond proposal at its regular board meeting on June 9, 2025. The bond included one resolution totaling $169,180,000. The vote on the proposition will be held with a special election on September 9, 2025 for voters in the Owasso School District boundaries. The bond would be…
After months dominated by rain and severe weather, summer finally reclaimed the spotlight in Oklahoma during July. The state’s wet streak ended, replaced by rising heat and drying conditions. A lone tornado touchdown near Vance AFB extended the tornado streak to five consecutive months, bringing the 2025 total through July to 88. Sweltering July heat…
[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] Nelson’s Buffeteria. How did we get to a place for lunch, and why is that a story? To say the retail landscape has changed in the past 50-years is an understatement. We had two reasons to go north of the river into the…
“Did Jesus exercise?” It is an odd question, but one that invites us to think more deeply, not just about Jesus’ lifestyle 2,000 years ago, but about our own in this modern sedentary world. If we define exercise as an activity that we participate in for the sake of health and fitness, then the answer…
I’ve lost about 40 pounds since March 1. Hurray! This is the most weight I have ever lost in one season. When I was 21, I lost 35 pounds at my summer job, which was delivering furniture for Manhattan Furniture. I wasn’t trying to lose weight that summer but it happened. About 10 years or…
[Analysis of history and science influence on political and religious attitudes.] White House is a simple name for an amazing mansion. Everyone has the picture in their mind of the Greek Revival columns on the two story portico with two wings on either side. But how did the structure get to where it is today?…
I never met one set of my grandparents, my mother’s parents, the late Amos Whitten Rogers and Elizabeth Mae Rogers of West Virginia. Believe it or not, they were both born in 1875 – 144 years ago! They had 11 children, who were born from 1895 through 1917. My mother was born in 1911. She…
Opponents of Oklahoma’s school choice program claim it primarily benefits “the rich” because, in effect, the joint income of a working mom and dad with children is greater than the income of a young, single person with no children. Yes, the arguments against school choice really are that stupid. The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit…
When America adopted the term “Separation of Church and State” it began America’s greatest mistake, although it was a great idea originally. It was meant to keep the federal government from dictating to churches what to do or say. But since then, they have changed what the First Amendment really meant. Now it is used…
“Work” may be a four-letter word, but it’s not an obscenity. You wouldn’t know that based on the reaction of many liberals to the new work requirements for Medicaid. To stay on Medicaid, the new law requires able-bodied adults with no children to spend only 80 hours per month either working, going to school, participating…
Oklahoma made meaningful progress during the 2025 legislative session with reforms that support families, encourage work, and expand opportunity. Together, they represent a steady movement toward a healthier, family-centered state—one where parents keep more of what they earn, education options reflect the needs of families, and the government respects individual initiative. Too often, economic and…
According to USA Today Oklahoma State’s Boone Pickens Stadium is the best college football Stadium in the United States. USA Today compiled ratings from Yelp, Tripadvisor and Google reviews to make the determination. The three top stadiums were OSU’s Boone Pickens Stadium, with Kansas State’s Snyder Family Stadium and Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium close behind. After…
The Southeastern Conference released its conference schedule for Men’s Basketball last week. All SEC teams will play 18 SEC Conference basketball games this year. Each team will play 12 teams in the SEC one time and 3 teams twice. Oklahoma will play Ole Miss, Miss. State, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Arkansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Tennessee,…
Last week I wrote about going to Houston to watch a couple of baseball games between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros. I highlighted the fact that this is the final season for Nationals television broadcaster Bob Carpenter. This week, we look at the experience of attending a game at Daikin Park. It was…
Green Bay defeated the Tulsa Oilers, 58-26, on Sunday in Wisconsin, to advance to the IFL Eastern Conference Championship. It was the Oilers first playoff game in franchise history. Tulsa was plagued by turnovers throughout the game and on their first possession of the game, the Oilers fumbled the ball away inside the red zone…
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…
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”…
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…