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Pollutant disposal will be Saturday

Tulsa Beacon

A Household Pollutant Disposal Special Event is scheduled for March 30, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the City of Tulsa’s Household Pollutant Collection Facility, 4502 S. Galveston Ave. In addition to the usually accepted items (listed below), special items accepted only at this event are tires, e-waste (television – $21 fee; monitor –…

OCC grants PSO rate increase

Tulsa Beacon

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved a settlement in a rate case with Public Service Company of Oklahoma that will cut the requested amount almost in half. PSO wanted a rate increase of $88 million, which would have been an estimated $7-per-month household average increase. Under the settlement, the overall rate increase is reduced to $46…

Help for Ronald McDonald House

Tulsa Beacon

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tulsa announces MBS, Inc. the parent company for Metro Appliances & More and Hahn Appliance Warehouse, has signed on to become the presenting sponsors for their Annual Pro-Am Golf Tournament the next five years.  COO Mark Howell said, “Metro is excited to support Ronald McDonald House and we hope this…

Justice John Reif to retire in April

Tulsa Beacon

Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice John Reif will retire at the end of April. He has been on the state’s highest court for almost 12 years. Reif was appointed to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma on October 19, 2007 by Governor Brad Henry, a liberal Democrat. He served as chief justice in 2015 and 2016. He…

Tax increase is subject of town halls

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa leaders will host five town hall meetings to try to build support for a new tax vote on November 12. The plans for the civic improvements are already set. The meetings are for “citizens’ questions and comments,” according to the city. Mayor G.T. Bynum and the city councilors will attend most of these meetings….

Guardsmen take part in Bataan Memorial Death March

Tulsa Beacon

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – Oklahoma National Guard members from around the state joined more than 8,600 people from around the world during the 30th annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 17 to honor the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II, sacrificing their freedom, health and…

Study says Los Angeles has the most aggressive drivers

Tulsa Beacon

Los Angeles has the “most aggressive” drivers and California has four of the Top 10 aggressive drivers on a national list compiled by GasBuddy.com. The Most Aggressive Driver Cities Los Angeles Philadelphia Sacramento, Calif.  Atlanta        San Francisco San Diego Orlando, Fla.  Detroit Austin, Texas Las Vegas According to the report, cities including Los Angeles, Philadelphia…

Editorial: Fiscal sanity for Oklahoma U.

Tulsa Beacon

When Jim Gallogly became president of The University of Oklahoma, it didn’t take him long to find out that the school had more than a billion dollars in debt. Liberal Democrats blamed a lack of funding for higher education but the truth is the problem on the Norman campus was poor leadership and reckless spending….

Editorial: Bribery on university campuses

Tulsa Beacon

Bribery is a way of life in most countries of the world. That’s a fact. It’s not supposed to be that way in America because of the rule of law, our Constitution and law enforcement. Yet it does. And it should be no surprise when it involves public institutions of higher education. Federal prosecutors charged…

Editorial: New media misfires – once again

Tulsa Beacon

The liberal media – in cohoots with Democrats in Congress – in America couldn’t move fast enough to label the primary suspect in the March 15 massacre in New Zealand as a “right-wing conservative extremist.” This labeling is automatic with outlets like CNN, NBC, MSNBC and others. But the truth is revealed in a 74-page…