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Inhofe wants Biden to discourage Russian threats to NATO

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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, thinks President Biden is not doing enough to support our Eastern European allies in light of Russia’s recent military exercises along NATO’s border. The Russian Federation recently concluded Zapad, its largest military exercise that takes place every four years: “Putin has twice…

Most drivers fill up between 4-5 p.m.

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GasBuddy, a fuel savings platform providing North American drivers with ways to save money on gas, released findings of a new study revealing the most popular times of day drivers in each state fill up.  The study analyzed Pay with GasBuddy fuel purchasing data to determine the most frequent time drivers in all 50 U.S….

Minshall Park closed until February

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Minshall Park, 7404 S. Kingston Ave., will be closed to the public until February 2022 for a project including dredging the pond and other improvements. The pond dredging operation will remove an estimated 17,800 cubic yards of silt from the upper and lower retention ponds, making the pond an average of 8 feet deep. The…

Dan Fisher presentation October 3

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The Black Robed Regiment will present a One-Man Show by Dan Fisher at 7 p.m. on October 3 at Encounter Church of Tulsa, 2828 S. 129th E. Ave. A spokesman said, “Even if you have seen it before, it is worth seeing again. Bring someone who has not seen the show. We need to understand…

Lea Ann McCombs writes a novel

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Christian author Lea Ann McCombs has  written, The Legacy, a novel with an accompanying study guide. According to McCombs, “Sara Purvis was abandoned by her mother at birth and left with a father who did not appear to want the job. Because of her loveless childhood, she is determined to find out why her mother…

Lower premiums for workers’ comp

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Commissioner Glen Mulready announced that the Oklahoma Insurance Department had approved a 9.4% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2022. This reduction will lead to lower premiums for many Oklahoma businesses. Loss costs are the average cost of lost wages and medical payments of workers injured per $100 of payroll…

Free advice on Law Day, Sept. 30

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Attorneys across Oklahoma will provide free legal advice September 30 during the 70th annual statewide Law Day celebration. Oklahoma City and Tulsa lawyers will staff the statewide, toll-free hotline between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. The toll-free number to call is 800-456-8525 or email [email protected]. Legal questions may also be submitted online at www.okbar.org now…

OK is the 30th best state for teachers

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According to a national study by WalletHub.com, Oklahoma ranks as No. 30 in a report on the “Best and Worst States for Teachers.” But in the category of “academic work and environment,” Oklahoma is No. 48. Only Alaska, California and New Mexico have lower marks in that category. Adjusted for the cost of living, Texas…

USS Tulsa

USS Tulsa

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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith SOUTH CHINA SEA – An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while the carrier sails the South China Sea with Independence-variant littoral…

CDC and activist judges back illegal moratorium

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Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, held an interim study on property rights, specifically looking at the parameters of the Oklahoma Landlord, Tenant Act. Gann said the act has been subverted by activist judges and the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) moratorium on evictions that was found unconstitutional. “In this interim study, we wanted to give a…