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Biden wants school mask mandates

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Under the direction of President Biden, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened directed investigations in five states – including Oklahoma – to find justification to circumvent bans on forced mask wearing in public schools. The federal bureaucrats think it is discriminatory toward students with disabilities and they are out to…

Sen. Dahm to speak at GOP club

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The Republican Women’s Club of Tulsa County will meet on Sept 14, 11:30 a.m, at the Tulsa Country Club. Senator Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, is the speaker. For  reservations go to [email protected].

State gets more education grants

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The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE)  announced more than $5.25 million in new 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grants over a five-year period in Oklahoma. The 20 new recipients join 36 returning grantees for a total federally funded allocation of $13.5 million. The grant funding helps students meet state and local academic…

Gas prices rise after Hurricane Ida

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Tulsa gas prices have risen 5.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.94/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. Gas prices in Tulsa are 9.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.11/ gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the…

Early voting in Collinsville election

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Early voting for the Collinsville Public Schools Special Bond Election will begin September 9. Early voting is from September 9-10 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the County Election Board at 555 N. Denver Ave. “You do not need to provide an excuse to vote early,” said Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman….

Almanac predicts cold, long winter

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According to the latest edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, this winter will be punctuated by positively bone-chilling, below-average temperatures across most of the U.S. “This coming winter could well be one of the longest and coldest that we’ve seen in years,” said Janice Stillman, editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac. For 230 years, the…

Rep. Hern: Don’t raise the debt ceiling

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U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, and 105 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the American people, affirming their commitment to fiscal responsibility and promising not to participate in any attempt from the Democrats to raise the debt ceiling. Historically, negotiations to raise the debt ceiling have been bipartisan. “Over…

Inhofe blames Biden

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, blames President Joe Biden for the deadly and incompetent withdrawal  from Afghanistan. “President Biden’s decisions on Afghanistan are clearly his alone,” Inhofe said. “He didn’t listen to his military advisors about maintaining a small but effective presence in Afghanistan or…

OSU-Tulsa leadership

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Oklahoma State University President Kayse Shrum has selected Dr. Johnny Stephens as interim president of the OSU-Tulsa Campus and Chris Benge has been named interim senior vice president for the OSU-Tulsa campus. Stephens will continue as the interim president of OSU Center for Health Sciences and senior vice president for health affairs for the OSU…

Hispanic culture plans

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Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) and the Hispanic Resource Center promotes and celebrates Hispanic culture year-round. During September and October, Hispanic Heritage Month provides additional opportunities for TCCL to share many colorful traditions of Hispanic heritage. This year’s online celebrations, from Sept. 15-Oct. 15, include cooking demonstrations, a virtual event with award-winning author Felicia Rose Chavez,…