Preston Doerflinger to speak
Tulsa City Auditor Preston Doerflinger will speak at a noon luncheon of the Tulsa Republican Men’s Club on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the Hong Kong Restaurant on Memorial Drive near 71st Street.
The public is invited.
February 6, 2010
Firemen take pay cuts, policemen are laid off
Tulsa firefighters voted for pay cuts and saved 147 jobs while the Tulsa Police union rejected a pay cut and 124 officers have lost their jobs. Full Article…
February 4, 2010
Tulsa School employees get layoff notices
Due to declining state revenues, the Tulsa Public Schools is laying off 114 employees and letting an additional 47 vacant jobs go unfilled. Full Article…
February 4, 2010
Instead of heading left, Obama should address the debt
The 2010 State of the Union speech by President Barack Hussein Obama drew praise and criticism - from political friends and foes alike. Full Article…
February 4, 2010
Several area school elections, Jenks city vote set on Feb. 9
Voters in Tulsa (districts 4 and 7), Jenks, Collinsville, Sperry and Union school districts plus the City of Jenks will go to the polls Feb. 9 to select board members and decide the fate of bond issues. Full Article…
February 4, 2010
Dr. Lois Jacobs for School Board
Dr. Lois Jacobs is the right choice for the Tulsa School Board (District 7). Full Article…
February 4, 2010
Humane Society misinformation
I’m writing to clarify some misleading information in Cynthia Armstrong’s letter to the Tulsa Beacon praising the so-called Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). While she dubs the HSUS “the nation’s most important advocate for animals and animal shelters,” the record tells a different story. [“Baboon Treatment at Oklahoma State,” Tulsa Beacon January 21] Full Article…
February 4, 2010
After global warming, liberals need a new world disaster
Columns
by Charles Biggs
Al Gore and his crowd need some help. Full Article…
February 4, 2010
Where will churches benefit in ‘Our vision for Tulsa’
Columns
by Randy Bright
I have been reading the final draft of “Our Vision for Tulsa,” the outcome document of the comprehensive plan, and I still have the same concerns I had in the past that include, among others, how our churches will be treated as we fall under the heavy regulation that will come with zoning changes. Full Article…
February 4, 2010
A Special Arrogance
Columns
by Dan Keating
As city and state governments wrestle with shrinking budgets and loss of revenue, the federal government carries on without a problem in the world. Really there must be nothing finer than holding a federal job or one in academia, a job that pays a very competitive wage including expense accounts and a generous retirement. Working for a university can be even more rewarding with tenure and the fact that teaching takes only a few hours per week. The median compensation package for public school top executives according to Yahoo Finance in 2008 – 2009 was $436,111. “This is at a time when students and families have had to tighten their belts, so I bet they’ll appreciate seeing some restraint among college presidents,” said Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, a critic of executive pay at colleges and other nonprofits. It is also a time of deep recession and worry for much of America. Full Article…
February 4, 2010