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Charles Biggs

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Why such a big paper? The delinquent property tax lists

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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…

OU pounds UCLA; ISU road trip is next

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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…

Cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs and maybe sweet potatoes

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Here’s a backyard garden update. First, the cucumber patch went crazy this year. We had a ton of cucumbers and Susan canned several jars of sweet and dill pickles. We had so many cucumbers that we had a hard time giving them to friends and neighbors. It was a wet summer and cucumbers thrive when…

OU may be hard pressed to play better than last Saturday

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NORMAN – If what coaches always say is true and teams get their most improvement between their first and second games, UCLA is in big trouble in Norman Saturday. Oklahoma trounced Florida Atlantic 63-14 last Saturday in Norman and arguably looked better on defense and special teams and at least as good as last season…

It’s time for football at Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

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Conventional wisdom says that Tulsa football will be better this season while Oklahoma and Oklahoma State may not be quite as good. Of course, TU would be hard-pressed to have a worse season than last year when they won two games. OU was one playoff overtime loss for playing for the national championship with a…

Riley/Kiffin matchup could determine OU vs. Fla. Atlantic

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Quarterback Kyler Murray, a junior transfer from Texas A&M, will lead the Oklahoma Sooners on the field at 11 a.m. Saturday to begin the second season under Lincoln Riley as head coach. Murray, who has signed a $4-plus million contract with the Oakland A’s, won a battle with Austin Kendall for the starting job. Those…

Ricky Skaggs dazzles HOF induction ceremony audience

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsans got to listen to some of the best fiddle players in the world Friday night as the National Fiddler Hall of Fame inducted its 2018 list of honorees. And to add to the entertainment, Ricky Skaggs and his band, Kentucky Thunder, gave a classic bluegrass concert at the ORU Mabee Center. Skaggs, who was…

Ageless Paul McCartney revisits the Beatles in OKC gig

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Paul McCartney opened his concert here Monday night with a rousing performance of the Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night. But the 75-year-old McCartney didn’t make it seem hard for him to captivate a nearly sold-out audience for almost three hours. And it wasn’t hard to enjoy this energy packed concert. McCartney, who…

Sight & Sound in Branson spotlights the saga of Moses

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BRANSON, Missouri – “Let My people go.” Throughout the history of the Hebrew nation, the story of how God delivered the Israelites from slavery into the Promised Land has been inspiration for Jews and Christians. That story is being brought to life daily here in the Sight & Sound Theatre’s spectacular musical production of Moses….

The Showboat Branson Belle concert cruise has all you want

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BRANSON, Missouri – Fine food, fun, fantastic music and a relaxing concert cruise over Table Rock Lake are the hallmarks of the Showboat Branson Belle. You can hardly tell when the 700-passenger paddle-wheeler eases away from the dock. The excitement begins when the show starts. The Showboat Branson Belle adventure begins with a great meal…