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Editorial: Crime on the rise in big cities

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You are risking your life if you live in Chicago. Over the July 4th weekend, 79 people were shot in Chicago. Fifteen died. Seven-year-old Natalie Wallace was killed. It was the third straight weekend that a child has been shot and killed in Chicago. In New York City, during the first week of July, shootings…

Editorial: The coronavirus in Oklahoma

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Here are some realities of dealing with the coronavirus in Oklahoma: It is most dangerous to people over 50 and especially deadly to those over 75. Children seem to be the least affected. When testing goes up, confirmed cases go up but deaths and hospitalizations don’t rise proportionately. Gatherings at funerals and weddings in particular…

Editorial: Joe Biden – a terrible Democrat

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Until 2020, Hillary Clinton was absolutely the worst presidential candidate ever nominated by the Democrat Party. Now that honor goes to Joe Biden. While griping about a “lack of leadership,” Biden’s personal response to the coronavirus is to hide in his basement. This is a parallel to former President Jimmy Carter who hid in the…

Editorial: No to statehood for Wash., D.C.

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Democrats in the U.S. House are pushing a plan to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. The Democrat House voted 232-180 to pass a bill that got no Republican votes. Thank goodness this scheme has no chance to get past the Republican-run Senate. (By the way, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has no intention to…

Editorial: Fixing the USA on July Fourth

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America is under assault. Americans within our country actually want to erase the U.S. Constitution and change our form of government into a totalitarian system. Capitalism is called “evil” while socialism is creeping into our everyday lives. Traditional morality is laughed at. “Miracle” drugs give license to all kinds of sexuality immorality without consequence. Christianity…

Editorial: Gundy and freedom of speech

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Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy is not a racist. As a college football coach for decades, it would have been impossible for Gundy to hide prejudice if he had even one ounce of it. Now, the liberal media is feeding the frenzy that Gundy is a “racist” because he wore a T-shirt with initials…

Editorial: G.T. Bynum is not a Republican

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Why is Mayor G.T. Bynum in the Republican Party? When President Donald Trump came to Tulsa on June 20, Bynum met him at the airport and then refused to join his campaign rally Downtown. It was a great honor for Tulsa when Trump, also a Republican, chose Tulsa to restart his 2020 re-election campaign. Tulsa…

Editorial: Tulsa Beacon Endorsements for the upcoming June 30 Primary

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Tulsa Board of Education, District 6 Ruth Ann Fate is a dyed-in-the-wool progressive who should not be on a school board. Dr. Jerry Griffin is a college professor with a background in law enforcement. The Tulsa Beacon endorses Dr. Jerry Griffin Tulsa County Court Clerk Tulsa County Court Clerk Don Newberry has the perfect  background…

Editorial: An apology for the American flag?

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he “will never agree with anyone disrespecting the flag of the United States” and then apologized for his statement. In an interview with Yahoo Finance on June 3, Brees also told ESPN he stands with his teammates fighting for “racial equality and justice” but also with the nation’s…

Editorial: The coronavirus and lawsuits

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Do you ever wonder why so many businesses, schools, colleges and sports teams are so worried about the coronavirus? It could be the threat of being sued if a customer gets the virus while patronizing a business, attending a ball game or living in a college dorm. All over the country, lawyers are telling their…