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Last chance for voter registration

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January 18 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the February 12 elections, which include: Races for District 1 and 2 for the Tulsa Board of Education; Ward 5 for the City of Owasso City Council; Ward 2 for the City of Sand Springs City…

Prophecy Conference is April 4-6

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Two great signs – the Gospel and the Nation Israel – will be the theme for the 10th Annual Mid-America Prophecy Conference April 4-6 at the Marriott Tulsa Southern Hills, 1902 E. 71st St. “This is not a ‘prophecy playground’ conference,” said author Philip Goodman of Bibleprophecyaswritten.com. “It is rooted in the Bible as a…

Record 2018 attendance for SDC

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Silver Dollar City, with a $26 million investment in Time Traveler, the world’s fastest, steepest and tallest spinning coaster, reported nearly 2.2 million guests (actual total 2,184,000) visiting the park in 2018, the highest numbers in the park’s 59-year history. Part of the successful year is also attributed to the globally-acclaimed “An Old Time Christmas”…

Dyer elected president of the OPA

Tulsa Beacon

Ray Dyer, a third generation publisher of the El Reno Tribune, is the new president of the Oklahoma Press Association. Dyer was appointed by the OPA Board of Directors to serve from January 1, 2019, through June 30, 2019, and will then be nominated for membership consideration and election for his scheduled year of 2019-2020….

Ft. Sill lauded at 150th anniversary

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Senators James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, and U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, recognized the 150th anniversary of Fort Sill. Lankford and Inhofe introduced S. Res. 11  to recognize Fort Sill’s milestone. Cole introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. “I am very proud of Fort Sill’s 150 years of important work to further…

Tax plan to aid Downtown

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Mayor G.T. Bynum and the Tulsa City Council are formulating plans for a massive tax increase for more improvements in Downtown Tulsa. No details on the actual cost will be sought have been released to the public. Bynum, who is registered as a Republican, unveiled an 160-page document that calls for millions of dollars in…

Editorial: Vote for Nicole Nixon for TPS

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One of the reasons for the ongoing failure in Tulsa Public Schools is the political idealogy of the local school board. For years, the only openly conservative member of the Tulsa School Board was Dr. Lois Jacobs and she left after being harassed by the liberal news media, the teachers’ union and groups like the…

Editorial: Healthcare for illegal aliens?

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Citizens of other countries are coming to Oklahoma illegally just to have babies and the federal government is forcing Oklahoma government to pay for their medical expenses. Sen. Paul Scott, R-Duncan, has filed a bill to stop the state from funding to provide healthcare to illegal aliens under the Soon-to-Be-Sooners Program. The STBS program is…

Editorial: Award shows losing audiences

Tulsa Beacon

Hollywood’s war on President Trump is having an impact – on Hollywood. As we enter the season of phony Hollywood award shows, progressive actors, directors, producers and writers seldom waste and an opportunity to blast Trump as a “racist,” “homophobe” or any other nasty tag that suits their fancy. America has had enough of listening…

NFL is ‘not for long’ for some players with Oklahoma ties

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I used to be a big Dallas Cowboy fan but I have lost interest. It’s not that I don’t root for Dallas, it’s just that they don’t have any players that draw my interest. I loved to watch former Dallas quarterback Tony Romo. He was an escape artist and he was deadly accurate with his…