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Why such a big paper? The delinquent property tax lists

Tulsa Beacon

Every time we have a really big paper, like this one, we get questions from readers as to why it is so big. The answer is that every other year, Tulsa County Treasurer Dennis Semler buys space in the Tulsa Beacon to publish a list of delinquent property owners. This is done for two consecutive…

TU’s upset bid falls just short vs. the Longhorns

Tulsa Beacon

A near upset of Texas in Austin last Saturday may be proof that Tulsa is greatly improved this season. It did show that the Golden Hurricane are more exciting. TU trailed by 21 points at halftime but battled back to come within one score before falling to the Longhorns 21-28 in Austin. “I think we…

OU pounds UCLA; ISU road trip is next

Tulsa Beacon

No. 5 Oklahoma heads to Ames, Iowa, Saturday to avenge their only Big 12 loss from a year without their best running back. Rodney Anderson, an All American candidate for the Sooners, injured his knee in Saturday’s 49-21 win over UCLA and is lost for the season. Trey Sermon, who started some games last season…

High-scoring offenses will meet as Boise State visits OSU

Tulsa Beacon

Something’s got to give. No. 17 Boise State is averaging 59 points a game and No. 24 Oklahoma State is averaging 56.5 points per game. Boise State is giving up on only points per game and OSU is surrendering only 15 points per game. Boise State comes to Stillwater at 2:30 p.m. Saturday for a…

No place for whining in sports

Tulsa Beacon

Earlier this year, I wrote about how impressed I was with the performance of Serena Williams after coming back from having a baby last year. She is remarkably and deservedly the best women’s tennis player in the world. That being said, I don’t totally agree with her reaction to the umpire in the U.S. Open…

$1,500,000,000.00 Tobacco Settlement Trust collects $64,800,000.00

Tulsa Beacon

The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) just keeps getting bigger. The TSET Board of Investors has preliminarily certified $64.8 million in Fiscal Year 2018 investment earnings for prevention and reduction of tobacco use and other health issues, State Treasurer Ken Miller said. Miller is chairman of the board that oversees investment of the majority…

Syphilis tops STD epidemic

Tulsa Beacon

There is an under-reported epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases in Oklahoma – including a 36.5-percent increase in syphilis cases. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reports there were 31,779 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis diagnosed in 2017, an increase from 29,716 reported in 2016. The most significant increase was found in the number…

Kevin Stitt versus Drew Edmondson

Tulsa Beacon

Hern outspends, defeats former DA Tim Harris Republican newcomer Kevin Stitt swept past former Oklahoma City Mayor Mitt Cornett (55-45 percent) after a contentious campaign for governor. Cornett aired a TV ad that used the derogatory term, “Bull Stitt,” and that could have backfired among Christian voters. Stitt will face Democrat Drew Edmondson, the former…

Chris Bliss to explain his Bill of Rights project Sept. 11

Tulsa Beacon

Chris Bliss, executive director of the organization MyBillofRights.Org will speak to the Republican Women’s Club of Tulsa luncheon at 11:30 a.m. September 11 at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 81st Street and Lewis Avenue. Bliss is on a mission to help raise awareness of American’s freedoms and individual rights as written in the Bill of Rights. …

Sen. Treat selects committee chairs

Tulsa Beacon

Sen. Greg Treat, president pro tempore-designate of the Oklahoma Senate, has selected Senate appropriations subcommittee chairs for the next legislative session that convenes in February. Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, will chair the appropriations subcommittee on General Government and Transportation. Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, will serve as vice-chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Treat also named…