Commentary

As we venture on a new round of transformational projects that will set the course for our city’s economy for ourselves and the next generation, it is important we stop and realize one of the often undervalued legacies of the MAPS proposals. We are a city united that has pulled itself together. When we voted […]

In the past, the Fraternal Order of Police has not opposed MAPS initiatives. But MAPS 3 has gone too far. Out of three-fourths of a billion dollars, not one dime is being spent on education, roads, bridges, infrastructure or emergency services ” namely police and fire. Here are just a few of the numerous reasons […]

As we venture on a new round of transformational projects that will set the course for our city’s economy for ourselves and the next generation, it is important we stop and realize one of the often undervalued legacies of the MAPS proposals. We are a city united that has pulled itself together. When we voted […]

In the past, the Fraternal Order of Police has not opposed MAPS initiatives. But MAPS 3 has gone too far. Out of three-fourths of a billion dollars, not one dime is being spent on education, roads, bridges, infrastructure or emergency services ” namely police and fire. Here are just a few of the numerous reasons […]

On Sunday, Oct. 18, Brandon Patrick, a 23-year-old Tulsa man, was beaten and attacked with a knife just after leaving his apartment. According to Patrick, the assailants hurled slurs at his sexual orientation during the assault. Patrick told Tulsa’s Fox23, “I could hear the hatred in her voice and the way she was talking to […]

On Sunday, Oct. 18, Brandon Patrick, a 23-year-old Tulsa man, was beaten and attacked with a knife just after leaving his apartment. According to Patrick, the assailants hurled slurs at his sexual orientation during the assault. Patrick told Tulsa’s Fox23, “I could hear the hatred in her voice and the way she was talking to […]

There is an old Southern tradition that says you should have your opponents speak at your funeral, because they know you better than anyone, and they will try to do you justice in your passing. I come to speak for E.Z. Million. E.Z. hunted me down 10 years ago, when the media first started contacting […]

There is an old Southern tradition that says you should have your opponents speak at your funeral, because they know you better than anyone, and they will try to do you justice in your passing. I come to speak for E.Z. Million. E.Z. hunted me down 10 years ago, when the media first started contacting […]

Props to the Tulsa World for put­ting its money where its mouth is in an effort to protect citizens’ access to public information. The World isn’t the first news organi­zation to sue bureaucratic rascals for information, but this case is one of the most recent. The World filed suit last month against the U.S. Marshals […]

Some Oklahoma Republicans and pundits are predicting gains for the GOP in the 2010 statewide elections because of President Barack Obama’s unpopularity here. This should raise concerns about the state’s cultural environment. Will the so-called “Obama effect” lead to a Republican governor and wider GOP majorities in the Oklahoma House and Senate after the 2010 […]