Riley will have some rebuilding to do on offense next season. Heisman winner Kyler Murray intends to play for the Oakland A’s this spring. All-American wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and offensive tackle Cody Ford will both forego their senior year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft. Brown had 1,318 receiving yards in 2018…
January 2018 New city jail cost is more than projected The city’s decision to reopen its own jail is already costing more than projected by officials. Tulsa is negotiating with a contractor to spend $1,200,000 to $1,800,000 to run the new jail. That covers personnel costs, supplies, food, etc. When Mayor G.T. Bynum said the…
Senator Joe Newhouse Senate District 25, Tulsa After having returned from a year-long overseas military deployment, it was astonishing to me how much has changed in Oklahoma: Republican in-fighting which resulted in the exodus of many of our conservative voices; a teacher walkout on the heels of a large salary increase; and the encroaching acceptance…
What will happen in 2019? It’s hard to predict the future but there are some positive and negative trends that have emerged. On a national level, the progress made by President Donald Trump will hit a brick wall with the Democrat control of the House of Representatives. Their obstruction of his policies has already begun….
Abortionists, abortion clinics and leftists don’t want pregnant women to have time to reconsider a decision to murder their unborn babies. The Center for Reproductive rights in New York City has represented Tulsa Women’s Reproductive Clinic in an effort to overturn a state law that mandates that women seeking to kill their unborn babies wait…
In totalitarian governments, high-ranking officials try to control every aspect of peoples’ lives. That was the case for eight years in America when ex-President Obama and his wife Michelle tried to mandate changes in the diets of school children. Through presidential mandates, the Obamas forced public schools to offer the food they chose. Any variance…
Here are some of my past predictions and New Year’s resolutions. In January of 2011 I wrote: Here are my New Year resolutions. I will pray for my son Brian every day, especially when he deploys to Afghanistan with the Oklahoma National Guard. I will try to buy fewer products made in China. I will…
At this time each year, we look back and remember those in the Sports World who died the previous year. There were over 100 sports celebrities who passed away in 2018. Here is a small tribute to some of the more memorable names. Legendary broadcaster Keith Jackson died at age 89, on Jan. 12. Jackson…
After midway in the second quarter, Oklahoma outscored Alabama 34-17 but it wasn’t enough after a 28-point opening onslaught and the Sooners lost 34-45 in the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs in the Orange Bowl Saturday night. For the second year in a row, OU has failed to advance to the national championship game,…
Tulsa Beacon editor Charley Biggs was the top picker for the newspaper this season. Nephew Brandon Biggs correctly picked 13 of 19 bowl games (the Boston College/Boise State game was canceled due to lightning) but he came in third for the season. Charley Biggs was 10-9 in bowl picks and 133-45 overall. Brother Jon Biggs…