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Editorial: New legislators face challenges

Tulsa Beacon

Negative campaigning works, especially when it is reinforced by the liberal news media. Thanks to the wrong-headed belief that lawmakers created the mess in public education, ill-informed Oklahomans have voted in a number of teachers, former teachers and administrators into the Legislature. The first order of business for these “educators” will be to craft a…

Newspaper consolidation should concern Oklahomans

Tulsa Beacon

The newspaper industry is changing in several ways and it is a cause for concern. One of the biggest changes is the sale of family owned papers by gigantic chain operations. This happened in Tulsa a few years ago when the Lorton Family sold the Tulsa World to Berkshire Hathaway, a huge company controlled by…

OSU could derail the championship hopes of Oklahoma

Tulsa Beacon

Sooners face another rival The only game No. 6 Oklahoma has lost this season was to a traditional rival. On Saturday, the other big Sooner rival will have a chance to dash OU’s hopes for a fourth straight Big 12 title and a possible ticket to the four-team College Football Playoff. The Sooners (8-1, 5-1) …

OSU is playing for a bowl

Tulsa Beacon

Oklahoma State can become bowl eligible and dash the hopes of their No. 1 rival Saturday in Norman. All they have to do is upset the No. 6 team in the nation and corral one of the top two quarterbacks in the country. Baylor scored a touchdown with six seconds left Saturday to beat the…

TU swamps Connecticut, 49-19; TU at Memphis Saturday

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa spotted UConn a 10-point lead before the Golden Hurricane came alive with four straight touchdown drives in the second quarter and go on to beat the Huskies, 49-19, Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium. An announced crowd of 17,451 sat through a steady rain for most of the game. “I’m really happy for our football…

Midterm election will bring new leadership to Oklahoma

Tulsa Beacon

On Tuesday, state voters will pick a new governor and First District citizens will select a new representative for the U.S. House. Gov. Mary Fallin is term limited and will be replaced by either Republican Kevin Stitt, Democrat Drew Edmondson or Libertarian Chris Powell. First District Congress is an open seat due to the retirement…

Early voting will begin on Thursday

Tulsa Beacon

Early voting for the November 6 midterm election will be available at the Tulsa County Election Board office, 555 N. Denver Ave., and the Hardesty Library, 8316 E. 93rd St., from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. November 1-2 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. November 3. Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman said…

Lankford praises Turkey’s release of Pastor Andrew Brunson

Tulsa Beacon

U.S. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, praised Turkey’s release of Pastor Andrew Brunson.  Turkish officials detained Pastor Brunson two years ago on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. “I am thankful that Pastor Brunson can finally return home to his family,” said Lankford. “This has been a long and difficult journey for the Brunson family. The entire country is…

Wanenmacher Gun show Nov. 10-11

Tulsa Beacon

Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show – the world’s largest gun and knife show – will open at Expo Square (Tulsa Fairgrounds) on November 10-11. From a modest beginning in 1955, the show has grown to almost 6 miles of exhibits. It will fill the 11-acre building with more than 4,250 exhibits of fine antique and modern…

Veterans Day parade November 12

Tulsa Beacon

The Tulsa Veterans Day Parade will celebrate the 100th anniversary of one of the largest Veterans Day parades in the country.  As part of the all-day events on November 12, Tulsa VFW Chapter 577, 1109 East 6th Street, host a number of post-parade activities that are free and open to the public. The official parade…