The following elections/propositions will be voted on August 27 in the Tulsa municipal elections and runoffs from the June primary elections. Not every race will have an endorsement. If this is the case there will be a discussion of the candidates to help you in your decisions. TULSA MAYOR The Tulsa Beacon endorses Brent Van…
If Dogs could vote they would most certainly be Republicans. (1) Dogs are very protective of their offspring. So they would not support abortion, or allow strangers to brainwash their pups with perverted Ideology. (2) Dogs Love meat too much to be vegans. (3) Dogs are very defensive when it comes to their belongings (such…
As I reflect on the Republican Platform for 2024 and the ongoing national concerns about abortion and marriage which were omitted from the platform, I have noticed that the platform is being criticized for abandoning Christian values as well as for having Christian values. I approve of the platform because it is agreeable with sound…
From an economic standpoint, the minimum wage is terrible public policy. It hurts those its advocates claim to be trying to help, creating unemployment by making certain employment agreements a crime. We would be better off without it, and we certainly should not vote to increase it. Those of us who understand what an economic…
U.S. First District House: The Tulsa Beacon endorses: Kevin Hern in the Republican primary. No endorsement in the Democrat primary. Oklahoma Corporation Commission seat (replacing Bob Anthony): Three Republicans are running, Brian Bingman, Justin Hornback and Russell Ray. Bob Anthony is supporting Russell Ray. Bob Anthony has been the people’s voice on the Corporation Commission…
U.S. First District House: The Tulsa Beacon endorses: Kevin Hern in the Republican primary. No endorsement in the Democrat primary. Oklahoma Corporation Commission seat (replacing Bob Anthony): Three Republicans are running, Brian Bingman, Justin Hornback and Russell Ray. The Tulsa Beacon is endorsing Justin Hornback. Bob Anthony is supporting Russell Ray. OK Senate 11: Democrats…
There is a state wide Petition to put a Constitutional Amendment to raise Minimum Wage on the ballot. The people asking you to sign this say it just puts it before the people for them to decide. What they are not telling you is what you would actually be voting on. First it would be…
In 2020, parents urged the school board at Deer Creek to provide full-time, in-person instruction to students. But the board opted to continue with COVID distance learning for many students. Yet recent reports show officials at Deer Creek schools also allowed charity fundraisers to include events where students lick peanut butter off people’s feet. Former…
Can Oklahoma’s economy continue to grow and its people thrive if businesses lack certainty in our legal system? Unfortunately, we may find out. Members of the Oklahoma Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that contradicted one of the court’s prior rulings, but refused to provide a written opinion explaining if they are overturning their prior…
The story of Oklahoma college tuition usually falls into one of three patterns. Lawmakers cut college appropriations and colleges raise tuition, blaming the lack of appropriations. Or lawmakers provide steady appropriations, and colleges raise tuition, blaming the lack of increased appropriations. Or lawmakers increase appropriations, and colleges still raise tuition, blaming lawmakers for not doing…