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TPS to ease its mask requirements

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Tulsa School Superintendent Deborah Gist and TPS Chief Financial and Operations Officer Jorge Robles are proposing a lifting of some of the requirements of dealing with the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. On Nov. 29, the district will no require masks indoors at district office sites or these high school campuses: Booker T. Washington, East Central, Nathan…

Thanksgiving has long traditions

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Settlers of the Plymouth Colony and their Wampanoag tribe predecessors kicked off a grand tradition way back in 1621, according to WalletHub.com. But the Thanksgiving we celebrate is a lot different than that first festival in honor of a particularly bountiful harvest. “Sure, we still eat turkey, potatoes and pumpkin,” according to WalletHub. “And we…

Jake Bay holds a frozen turkey donated to help John 3:15 Mission

Turkeys for John 3:16 Mission

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Jake Bay of Under The Sun Garden Center, 8998 S. Sheridan Road, holds a frozen turkey donated to help John 3:15 Mission gather a goal of 5,000 turkeys to give to Tulsa’s poor and to provide meals for the homeless during the Thanksgiving season. Under the Sun has allowed the Christian mission to park a…

Tulsa finally begins expansion of Yale from 81st-91st

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The City of Tulsa is finally beginning actual work on the expansion of Yale Avenue between 81st and 91st Streets in South Tulsa. Tulsa has contracted with Becco Contractors Inc. for this $29,257,000 project funded by sales tax. Benham was the design consultant for the project. The final cost will be an estimated $37 million….

Mandatory vaccinations at OU, OSU draw criticisms

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Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, opposes the policies of two state universities in Oklahoma announcing that they will be requiring their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In response to President Biden’s executive order from Sept. 9, 2021, The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University have announced that they must require their employees to get…

More vaccination abuses

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An Oklahoma State Representative filed legislation to end what he calls a “shocking abuse.” Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, has received numerous calls from concerned constituents who are being asked to take an emergency use authorization (EUA) drug as a condition of continued employment. The manufacturers of the EUA have been exempted from legal liability. While…

Anti-Communism lessons

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Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed legislation to make sure Oklahoma students are taught about the suppression of speech, poverty, starvation, migration, and systemic lethal violence against civilians that has occurred under communist regimes worldwide. Dahm said that since 2017, the president has issued an annual proclamation declaring November 7 as Victims of Communism…

Bill to stop time changes

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As Oklahomans are still adjusting to the annual November time change, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed legislation to keep Daylight Saving Time in place year-round. Senate Bill 1103 would create Central Daylight Time (CDT) in Oklahoma, ending the practice of turning clocks back an hour in November and then setting them forward an…

Virus closes animal shelter

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An outbreak of canine distemper prompted the City of Tulsa to close the Animal Welfare (TAW) Shelter until proactive measures to stop the spread of canine distemper virus (CDV) following confirmation of several recent cases. TAW will be closed indefinitely while it works to treat animals and prevent further spread. During this time, TAW will…

Shortages hurt seniors

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Modern medicine is helping America’s elders live longer, healthier lives. But a segment of that population, those requiring special care at home and in specialized facilities built for the task, has been particularly hard hit by the COVID pandemic. They face a massive shortage of caregivers as home healthcare agencies, nursing homes, hospices and residential…