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More pro-abortion state legislation

August 8, 2019 Tom Strode

Pro-abortion legislatures and governors in at least four states have responded to the wave of state laws this year against abortion with expansions of abortion rights. Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed into law June 19 a bill that protects the right to abortion until the moment of birth. Her action followed the enactment of…

Jim Stovall at Asbury on August 11

August 8, 2019

Renowned author and speaker, Jim Stovall, will speak at Asbury United Methodist, 6767 S Mingo Road, on August 11 at 6 pm. Stovall, who has overcome the limitations of blindness in remarkable ways, has written over 40 books and has produced eight movies, too. Asbury has a new series, “Renewing Strength.”

Mingo Road will grow to 5 lanes

August 8, 2019

City officials held a groundbreaking for the widening of South Mingo Road between East 71st Street and East 81st Street. South Mingo Road between East 71st Street and East 81st Street will be widened from two lanes to five lanes – two northbound lanes, two southbound lanes and a center left-turn lane, and sidewalks will…

Jenks teacher Kirbey Dietzel is a finalist for teacher of the year

August 1, 2019

Kirbey Dietzel, who teaches fifth-grade math and science at Jenks East Intermediate School, has been named one of the 12 finalists for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. Dietzel has been a teacher for eight years and has been at Jenks for six years. All finalists were named teachers of the year for their respective districts…

Seniors battle drug, alcohol addiction

August 1, 2019

The president of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] said substantial research shows that addiction to alcohol and prescription and illicit drugs among senior citizens has gone unnoticed for too long. Weber called a report by the Inspector General at the Health and Human Services Department published in 2017 a wakeup call. The report…

Senate interim studies list released

August 1, 2019

Education, health care and mental health services, criminal justice policies, and retirement issues are among the topics approved for interim studies in the Oklahoma Senate. The Senate President Pro Tempore’s Office released the list of 72 interim studies. The members of the Oklahoma Senate use interim studies to take a more in-depth look at and…

College students need rental insurance

August 1, 2019 Trisha Gedon

STILLWATER – While some stores already are filling shelves with holiday decorations, soon-to-be college or trade school students are making lists and buying things they will need to outfit their new dorm room or apartment. As items are checked off the list and stacked in corner to be moved to school, it will become noticeable…

BATTLING Homelessness

July 25, 2019

Los Angeles appears like a Third World country Like the illegal immigration problem at America’s southern border, homelessness is rising to a crisis level in big cities across the nation. And homelessness is up 10 percent in Tulsa after an 8 percent increase last year. The Rev. Steve Whitaker, senior pastor and CEO of John…

Sales tax holiday is August 2nd-4th

July 25, 2019

After the largest tax increase in state history was enacted in 2018, shoppers can look forward to the state’s annual sales tax holiday next week. In Oklahoma, the average sales tax burden – combining state, county and municipal sales taxes – is almost 9 percent That ranks Oklahoma with the third highest average in this…

State summer meal program for children keeps growing

July 25, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY– A report released by the Food Research and Action Center shows Oklahoma had the nation’s third-highest increase in summer meal participation from 2017 to 2018 with a 14.9 percent increase, but still ranks last overall. Approximately 570 summer meal sites served 16,612 Oklahoma kids daily in July 2018. School officials said summer meals…