LSC Accelerates AI Infrastructure With 500-Mile Dark Fiber Route Boosted by 8 ILAs Linking St. Louis and Tulsa
Yesterday Light Source Communications (LSC), a provider of high-capacity, future-proof dark fiber networks, announced in a highlighted release their new long-haul route connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 500-mile route features a hyperscale tenant and eight in-line amplifiers (ILAs) to boost signal strength along the route and prevent degradation.
Rep. Jim Shaw, R-Chandler, secured committee passage of a bill yesterday that would add criminal penalties to Oklahoma’s existing prohibitions on hostile foreign ownership of land.
While state law already restricts certain foreign ownership of property, Shaw said current statutes lack meaningful criminal enforcement mechanisms. House Bill 1453 would close that gap by making violations a felony offense.
Jon Echols is a fifth-generation Oklahoman with roots back to the Land Run. He is a serial entrepreneur who received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and his law degree from Oklahoma City University.
“I am the only candidate in the Republican primary that’s ever been in an Oklahoma courtroom. I’ve tried numerous cases on the criminal defense side, and some family law but what separates me: I am the only one in this race that has ever started a business with their own money at their own risk out of the Republican and Democrat field, Echols said.
Proponents of adding able-bodied adults, including many working-age men, to Oklahoma’s Medicaid program promised it would solve virtually all the state’s health-care woes. Rural hospitals would suddenly be lavishly funded. State government would be flush with cash. Health outcomes would improve on a skyrocketing trajectory.
Obviously, none of those things has happened despite expansion having been in place for five years now.
Hunters, firearms owners and people who enjoy the shooting sports have yet another place to practice with their firearms. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is pleased to announce the public opening of a new shooting range at Copan Wildlife Management Area, about 13 miles north of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
“We are thrilled to be able to open yet another new range for the enjoyment of firearms and archery shooters alike,” said Communication and Education Supervisor Lance Meek.
