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Editorial: Distance learning causes problems

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Distance learning is not as effective as instruction in the classroom, especially for elementary students. Many public schools, including Tulsa Public Schools, have instituted distance learning rather than have students show up at school buildings. This has posed many problems. Students are not as accountable when they are someplace else. Low-income students don’t get the…

Editorial: Conservatism and universities

Tulsa Beacon

What would it be like if a conservative were president of a state college or university in Oklahoma? Burns Hargis is retiring as president of Oklahoma State University at the end of the spring semester. Hargis, a Republican, had some significant accomplishments at OSU, particularly with fundraising and new buildings. Hargis is kind of conservative…

Editorial: America needs President Trump

Tulsa Beacon

America needs to re-elect President Donald J. Trump and here’s why. First, he has done a good job of draining the “Swamp.“ Despite an attempted coup by the Democrats, he resurrected our economy, he restored respect for America abroad with trade deals and he has worked tirelessly to guide us through a deadly pandemic. On…

Editorial: Tulsa Beacon Endorsements

Tulsa Beacon

Here are the Tulsa Beacon endorsements and recommendations for the November 3 presidential election. U.S. President – Donald Trump  President Trump has done a great job. Don’t vote for the Harris-Biden ticket – it would be a disaster for America. The Tulsa Beacon endorses President Trump. Oklahoma Corporation Commission – Republican Todd Hiett U.S. Senator…

Editorial: Vote for conservative councilors

Tulsa Beacon

There is scant hope for progress in Tulsa’s city government in the next four years. On November 3, voters in Council Districts 5, 6 and 7 will decide who will represent them. There are six candidates and only two seem to be a genuine conservatives. Justin Van Kirk, a conservative Republican, is running against Councilor…

Editorial: Vote against Rep. Kendra Horn

Tulsa Beacon

President Donald Trump needs State Sen. Stephanie Bice, a Republican, in the U.S. House. Sen. Bice is facing U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Oklahoma, on November 3 in U.S. Representative District 5. This is a crucial decision for Oklahoma and America. Horn pulled off an upset victory two years ago by disguising her true views. She…

Editorial: Democrats’ Catholic bigotry

Tulsa Beacon

According to Senate Democrats, if you are a practicing Catholic, you are not fit to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2017 for a post on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Senate Democrats could find no reason to…

Editorial: Vote for Cody Rogers in SD37

Tulsa Beacon

Sen. Allison Ikley-Freeman, D-Tulsa, barely won a special election in 2017 to replace former Sen. Dan Newberry, R-Tulsa, in Senate District 37 in Tulsa. She is married to Dawn Ikley-Freeman, a woman. Ikley-Freeman is the first married lesbian to be elected to the Oklahoma Senate. Ikley-Freeman was involved in a serious accident on the Turner…

Editorial: Vote for Cheryl Baber in SD35

Tulsa Beacon

Oklahoma Senate District 35 is an open seat because Sen. Gary Stanislawski is term limited. Stanislawski, who has served in the Senate for 12 years, has endorsed fellow Republican Cheryl Baber in the November 3 election. That’s is a telling decision. Baber faces Democrat newcomer Jo Anna Dossett, a liberal. She wants raise taxes to…

Editorial: Biden is ‘cagey’ about his health

Tulsa Beacon

President Donald Trump’s health status is completely transparent. Trump and his wife got the Chinese coronavirus and they got the best medical treatment in the world. The president should get special treatment because he is so important to our nation. To their credit, some of Trump’s critics in the media, wished him a full recovery…