Child and adult care institutions across the state will take part in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which provides meals to hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans each year. During the last program year – October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018 – over 900,000 children and adults were served in Oklahoma through…
On November 6, Arkansas voters passed a law to legalize sports betting in that state. Brad Kullman is a former pro-sports scout and executive who believes the current “tanking tsunami” gripping major-league sports will make betting a bad bet. According to Kullman, with an ever-growing number of teams “rebuilding for the future” — translation: not…
The City of Tulsa, in partnership with the Metropolitan Environmental Trust (The M.e.t.), will collect used cooking oils following the Thanksgiving holiday. This will be November 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Central M.e.t. Recycling Center, 3495 S. Sheridan Road. Fats, oils, and grease are bad for sewers. When cooking oils or…
How can Oklahomans fix the liberal Oklahoma Supreme Court so that the justices make rulings base on law instead of politics? Most of those justices – particularly those appointed by liberal governors – have stymied legitimate laws, which were overwhelmingly passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor. A case in point is the…
Tulsa needs to change the method of municipal elections. Here’s the first problem. The primary for the Tulsa City Council election was held on the runoff date for federal, state and county elections. That was deliberately set to lower turnout and favor incumbents. Since there was no chance for a runoff, the two top vote…
The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) scored a legal victory in October for a sociology professor fired for his discussions of conservative world-views in his college classroom. PJI helped Professor Eric Thompson in depositions, administrative hearings, and a multi-day arbitration conducted like a trial. The arbitrator, who found many of Moreno Valley College’s claims against the…
NORMAN – All the hopes for a Big 12 Championship and a shot at the national crown will be on the line Friday night when No. 6 Oklahoma play against No. 12 West Virginia in Morgantown. After beating lowly Kansas 55-40 Saturday in Norman, OU (10-1 overall, 7-1 in the Big 12) sits alone atop…
Oklahoma State can improve its hopes for a better bowl Saturday when the Cowboys travel to TCU for 7 p.m. kickoff. Getting bowl eligible is a big plus for the Cowboys. “It’s super important for the development of your program,” said OSU offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich. “The biggest thing is our guys deserved to win….
It never seems right to root against the United States Military. After all, don’t we want our military to be the best at combat, intelligence and protection? However, does that also go for football? The Naval Academy (3-8, 2-5 AAC) came into the American Athletic Conference game with Tulsa last Saturday with only two wins…
The annual Thanksgiving food drive by John 3:16 Mission plans to provide up to 4,000 baskets for struggling families plus feed more than 2,500 meals over Thanksgiving. The Mission needs donations of 88,000 pounds of food to accomplish this goal. On from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on November 17, John 3:16 Mission will collect…