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Oklahoma Tourism to Celebrate Route 66 Guide and Passport Release

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March 29th Event to be Hosted at Meadow Gold Mack’s in Tulsa TULSA—The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and Oklahoma Today magazine, in partnership with Visit Claremore, the City of Stroud, and Meadow Gold Mack’s Route 66 Outpost, will release the 2025 Route 66 Guide and Passport at a special event from 11 a.m. to…

Dinosaurs invading Tulsa, March 28-30

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North America’s most popular interactive dinosaur experience is BACK, BIGGER and BETTER than EVER! The Jurassic Quest herd of photorealistic dinosaurs is ready to delight families during its one-weekend-only engagement at Expo Square from March 28-30. Jurassic Quest is bringing more hands-on activities, education and fun for the whole family including our expanded herd of…

Silver Dollar City Nominated America’s “Best Theme Park”

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OZARK MOUNTAINS, Mo. — Off the heels of winning top theme park accolades in 2024, Silver Dollar City is once again nominated by USA TODAY as America’s “Best Theme Park,” a title the 1880s theme park hopes to win again. Voting in the 10Best poll starts today at silverdollarcity.com/vote, running through Monday, April 21 at…

Early voting begins Thursday, March 27

Tulsa Beacon

Early voting begins for the Board of Education General Elections for ISD-1 Tulsa Public Schools District 3, Tulsa Technology Center Office 2, and Municipal General Elections for the City of Glenpool Council Member Ward 2, City of Jenks Council Member Wards 6 and City of Skiatook Council Member Ward 1 and 2; as well as…

Editorial: ENDORSEMENTS

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TPS District 3 School Board No endorsement However, of the two Dorie Simmons is the more moderate candidate. Tulsa Tech School Board Office No. 2 Both candidates are Republicans – Kibbe has the educational background, but Blackburn has a business background. The Tulsa Beacon would suggest Blackburn just to bring some common sense into education. OK…

OU loses to UConn

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OU BEAT BY DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPS Oklahoma gave the defending champion UConn Huskies a battle, but in the end, UConn held on for a 67-59 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. Although UConn is the defending National Champions, they are seeded eighth in the West Region, while OU was…

OU women in the Sweet 16

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OU ROMPS FLORIDA GULF COAST A stellar performance by Oklahoma’s Raegan Beers led the No. 3 seed Sooners to an 81-58 win over No. 14 seed Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Sooners improved to 26-7 overall, FGC finished the season at 30-4. This was the second consecutive year…

It’s time to get a good laugh from www.babylonbee.com

Tulsa Beacon

One of the websites I check on a regular basis the Babylonbee.com. It is a satirical site that is run by Evangelical Christians. It looks like a news site and it tackles the big issues, including presidential politics and modern Christianity. Here are some examples of “news stories” on the Babylon Bee. – On Elizabeth…

April 1st school board and special elections

Tulsa Beacon

On April 1st there will be several local elections:  two school board, 2 special elections for Oklahoma House seats, and 4 municipal city council elections, one each in Glenpool and Jenks and two seats in Skiatook. the school board and District 71 special election will be covered in this week’s paper, with the remaining municipal…

OU law professor supports men in women’s prisons, bathrooms

Tulsa Beacon

The newest member of the University of Oklahoma College of Law faculty, Jessica Tueller, has argued that international law requires states to allow men in women’s prisons, bathrooms, and sports, dismissing many women’s concerns that such integration would reduce privacy and potentially facilitate assault. Tueller is the author of “Sex/Gender Segregation: A Human Rights Violation,…