Opinion

Editorial: ‘Bring on the Clowns’ – radical Democrats to run for president

February 21, 2019

If you’re a Democrat, the circus is about to come to town. In 2016, at least 17 Republicans ran for president following eight years of the Obama Regime. The Democrats made sure that only two candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, would have serious consideration. For 2020, it looks like the Democrat Party will have…

Letter: Oversight board is not necessary

February 21, 2019 Duane Collins

Tulsa Mayor G. T. Bynum is considering the establishment of a citizen’s advisory board to provide oversight of the Tulsa Police Department (TPD). The mayor says staffing for this board will cost the city about $500,000 per year. This proposal is being driven by activist groups who believe Tulsa law enforcement personnel have not acted…

Letter: Truth about the ‘Green New Deal’

February 21, 2019 Kevin Avera

Here is the evil truth about the “Green New Deal.” This is not some simple basic plan to implement a cleaner, lower-emissions policy into our future lives. Don’t be fooled. This is a sword aimed right at the heart of America. It seeks to : Destroy the aviation industry. There are no such things as…

Editorial: Americans sanction infanticide

February 14, 2019

Infanticide. The definition of infanticide is the killing of a child. By definition, children are innocent and not deserving of death. But more and more politicians (mostly liberal Democrats) and Americans are proposing laws that make it legal to abort any child – born or unborn. The liberal lawmakers in New York State were all…

Editorial: Sen. Warren has to apologize

February 14, 2019

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is not slow to lie in order to advance her career. Raised in Oklahoma, Warren recently announced that she had taken a DNA test that showed she had “Cherokee heritage.” She doesn’t. The amount of DNA in her results is negligible. But Warren is running for the Democrat nomination for president…

Editorial: More tax to benefit Downtown

February 14, 2019

Mayor G.T. Bynum and the Tulsa City Council can raise taxes or fees without any measurable response from the public. A recent example is the raising of the hotel tax by 3 percent for hotels with more than 110 rooms. There seems to be two criteria for these tax increases: they have to be approved…

Letter: Trump blasts late-term abortions

February 14, 2019 Michael Rachiele

It was so very pleasing to hear President Trump mention in the State of the Union Address that our nation has to take a stand against late-term abortion. “There could be no greater contrast to the beautiful image of a mother holding her infant child than the chilling displays our nation saw in recent days. …

Letter: Diversity nonsense in California

February 14, 2019 Duane Collins

The University of California (UC) now requires faculty to adhere to a new creed – diversity. Every applicant for a position must write a diversity statement that tells the university how, in the past, the applicant has promoted diversity — and how the applicant will promote diversity in the future. Diversity is defined by UC…

Editorial: Stitt fulfills campaign promises

February 7, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt hit the ground running in his first month in office and like President Trump, Stitt seems committed to keeping his campaign promises. Stitt has ordered the state plane used by former governors to be sold. That will save a cool million a year. If he needs to go somewhere, there are military…

Editorial: Coach Haith’s character lessons

February 7, 2019

Tulsa basketball coach Frank Haith builds character in the young men he coaches. And he does it by word and by example. In January, TU hosted their annual Coaches vs. Cancer game. Coaches wore sneakers for the fight against cancer. Many schools, including Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, take part in this noble cause. Without much…