Tulsans are very generous. Every year, John 3:16 Mission makes a special effort to brighten the holiday for the less fortunate around us. This year, the Rev. Steve Whitaker, senior pastor and CEO of John 3:16 Mission, said the goal was to have 4,000 frozen turkeys to accompany sacks of groceries for a family of…
Homosexual advocates are becoming more insistent that everyone think and act the way they do and nowhere is that more evident than on most college campuses. At Shawnee State University in Ohio, Professor Nicholas Meriwether had a student who is a man but who wants to be known as a woman. He insisted the professor…
As a Summit Financial employee, I worked with Daniel Keating for the last 17 years as his secretary. My first thought about Mr. Keating is he was a true gentleman in every way. He was with Summit for 20-plus years and was dedicated to this company. He shared the importance of having insurance with many…
If Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy ever wants to stop being a football coach, his next career could be as a philosopher. His recent comments about “liberalism” and “snowflakes” touched off criticism, including the ultra-liberal Washington Post. When asked about football players who transfer to another college because they don’t get to play as much as…
Mayor G.T. Bynum wants to do away with “partisan politics.” It’s just too divisive in his view. Maybe he should register as an Independent instead of a Republican so that the Republicans who voted for him would know more about where he stands. “In Tulsa, people still matter more than partisanship,” Bynum said. That sounds…
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America are mad at the Boy Scouts of America. The BSA, in a move to be more “gender friendly,” have dropped “Boy” from their name and now go by “Scouts of America.” This was an effort to get girls to join what used to be the Boy…
How can Oklahomans fix the liberal Oklahoma Supreme Court so that the justices make rulings base on law instead of politics? Most of those justices – particularly those appointed by liberal governors – have stymied legitimate laws, which were overwhelmingly passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor. A case in point is the…
Tulsa needs to change the method of municipal elections. Here’s the first problem. The primary for the Tulsa City Council election was held on the runoff date for federal, state and county elections. That was deliberately set to lower turnout and favor incumbents. Since there was no chance for a runoff, the two top vote…
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…
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…