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Editorial: Tulsa Beacon Endorsements

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These are the corrected endorsements: U.S. Senator (unexpired term) The Tulsa Beacon endorses Markwayne Mullin, Kendra Horn is a very liberal Democrat U.S. Senator The Tulsa Beacon endorses James Lankford U.S. House First District The Tulsa Beacon endorses Kevin Hern U.S. House Second District The Tulsa Beacon endorses Josh Brecheen Oklahoma Governor The Tulsa Beacon…

Editorial: A controversial school year starts

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School is back in session and controversy abounds all over the nation. In Oklahoma, Tulsa Public Schools has been sanctioned for teaching Critical Race Theory, which is against state law. CRT is a Marxist philosophy that blames white people for oppressing minorities. In that system, white students are told they are to blame for “inequity”…

Editorial: Democracy for Rep. Liz Cheney

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U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, got clobbered in her Republican primary on August 16. Why would the good Republicans of Wyoming vote down Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, by a margin of more than 30 points? I t’s because Liz Cheney is a classic Rhino – Republican in name only. Liz…

Editorial: Commonsense for cruise lines

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On September 5, Carnival Cruises will amend its requirement that all passengers be vaccinated before they can sail. Before then, unvaccinated Carnival passengers had to file a request for a vaccine exemption before they could sail. And Carnival will no longer require vaccinated guests staying on board for under 16 nights to be tested for…

Editorial: Incumbents and franking schemes

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Why pay for your re-election campaign when you can arrange for the government to pay for it? Franking privileges let lawmakers send letters, postcards or flyers through the mail (snail mail) without paying postage. Historically, this “privilege” was so over-used by the U.S. Congress and state legislatures that it was restricted to “government business.” “Government…

Editorial: Government extends its powers

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The Founding Fathers knew what they were talking about when they created a government where the people, not the bureaucrats, were in charge. Here is the latest threat. The Internal Revenue Service has its own SWAT teams and has stockpiled 4,500 guns and five million rounds of ammunition. The IRS has spent $725,000 on ammunition…

Editorial: More debt and more spending

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American debt went past $16,000,000,000,000.00 for the first time ever at the end of July. It’s an increase in auto loans, credit card balances but mostly by borrowing for mortgages. Author Dave Ramsey said, “It’s tight out there. They are scared and this is a sign that they are reacting poorly to the situation. “Here’s…

Letter: Dirty politics by Rep.Carol Bush

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Last week, Rep. Carol Bush held a press conference saying that Oklahomans elect abusers to leadership roles and promote abusers as professional athletes. She said this because she had court documents from Rep. Sean Roberts divorce 22 years ago and was alleging him to be an abuser. The ex-wife from those documents, on August 1st,…

Editorial: Tulsa Beacon endorsements

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Tulsans and Oklahomans go to the polls August 23 for city elections and runoff votes. Here are the recommendations from the Tulsa Beacon. Tulsa City Council District 1 – Democrat David Harris District 2 – Republican Jeannie Cue District 3 – Libertarian Daniel Joseph Groves District 4 – Republican Michael Feamster District 5 – Republican…

Editorial: Illegals in liberal New York City?

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Liberals in New York City are getting a taste of their own medicine. New York leaders advocate an open border as long as the illegals stay in Texas, California, New Mexico and Arizona. But Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is fed up with Joe Biden’s unwillingness to enforce federal immigration laws. His policies prompted an invasion…