Opinion

Editorial: Conservative professor vindicated

November 22, 2018

The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) scored a legal victory in October for a sociology professor fired for his discussions of conservative world-views in his college classroom. PJI helped Professor Eric Thompson in depositions, administrative hearings, and a multi-day arbitration conducted like a trial. The arbitrator, who found many of Moreno Valley College’s claims against the…

Editorial: Highers taxes, more government

November 15, 2018

Mayor G.T. Bynum and the Tulsa City Council love to raise taxes and fees to grow government and they are experts at disguising the impact. The latest salvo of taxation is a “tourism improvement district.” This tax scheme would raise an additional $2,300,000.00 a year by increasing the cost of hotel stays. This scheme mandates…

Editorial: Does spanking cause suicides?

November 15, 2018

Who cares what the American Academy of Pediatrics thinks? That group, like so many others, has surrendered to progressive national leadership and made pronouncement based on liberal politics rather than science or common sense. The latest news flash is that people who are spanked as children will have more problems as adults than those who…

Editorial: Kannady and the New York Times

November 15, 2018

The New York Times loves State Rep. Chris Kannady and for good reason. The New York Times is perhaps the most liberal and biased newspaper in the nation and is completely out of step with the values and politics of Oklahoma. Kannady is a natural hero for the Times because he wants to purge the…

Editorial: New Tulsa school board needed

November 8, 2018

Tulsa needs a new school board. Reform must come from the top and Tulsa won’t get it from the present board. Recently, the Tulsa Public School Board did their annual evaluation of Superintendent Deborah Gist. Of course, Gist passed with flying colors. That’s because Gist is a liberal educator who is more concerned about growing…

Editorial: More on Tulsa’s moral abyss…

November 8, 2018

Hustler Hollywood may already be open on 41st Street just west of Sheridan Road. That means you can add sexually oriented retail merchandize to the list of Tulsa vices – including tribal casinos, alcohol in almost every retail store and marijuana farms. Several years ago, former Mayor (now District Court Judge) Bill LaFortune used his…

Editorial: New legislators face challenges

November 8, 2018

Negative campaigning works, especially when it is reinforced by the liberal news media. Thanks to the wrong-headed belief that lawmakers created the mess in public education, ill-informed Oklahomans have voted in a number of teachers, former teachers and administrators into the Legislature. The first order of business for these “educators” will be to craft a…

Letter: Double standard in Bixby?

November 8, 2018 Dr. Jerry Stinehart

Last fall, four Bixby High School football players were accused of raping another player. Remarks by some Bixby residents were that those players “got a little rough – you know how boys are. They were roughhousing. Boys will be boys.” Numerous school systems in other states are watching to see what the outcome will be…

Editorial: Preventing a ‘blue wave’ Nov. 6

November 1, 2018

One of the keys to the November 6 mid-term election is for Republicans to retain control of the U.S. House and Senate. Forecasts has swayed widely when it comes to predicting what will happen. Many are forecasting a “blue wave” in which Democrats take over the both houses of Congress. That would be bad news…

Editorial: More, more and more gambling

November 1, 2018

Having 135-plus tribal casinos and a statewide lottery is not enough opportunity to gamble for some people. The Republican-led Legislature and Gov. Mary Fallin expanded casino gambling by permitting craps and roulette to tribal casinos. Now, the focus is on letting Oklahomans legally vote on college football and other sporting events. The tribes want it…