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Pediatrics Plus Opens Farm Campus

Pediatrics Plus, a leader in pediatric healthcare and therapy services across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Missouri, hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting for its newest Farm in Tahlequah. This week’s celebration marked the organization’s first Farm location in Oklahoma and a major milestone in providing comprehensive, hands-on therapy services to families in the region.

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Nursing Trains for Attacker Response

Rogers State University senior nursing students recently completed an active attacker training exercise led by the RSU Police Department. Held in the basement of the Will Rogers Auditorium on RSU’s Claremore campus, the training prepared graduating seniors to respond to active attacker scenarios in healthcare facilities and other workplaces.

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RSU Top BSN Program in Oklahoma

CLAREMORE, Okla.– Rogers State University’s nursing program has been ranked as the top  BSN program in the state of Oklahoma for 2027 rankings, according to RegisteredNursing.org.

RSU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a four-year degree program, ranked highest in the state with a 95.2% NCLEX test pass rate. The average test pass rate is 80.47 % in Oklahoma, and 86.71% nationally.

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Tulsa Hotel Tax Increase Questions

Analysis: The Tulsa City Council offers a Hotel Tax Proposition November 3rd that has hotel operators in the suburbs cheering. Apparently Council Clowns are eager to drive business away. If passed, locals and regular visitors will likely transition to the many suburbs. Tulsa hotels and restaurants may suffer if regular customers flee. Even downtown convention properties may see reductions as most convention planners track hotel taxes before they book a city.

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TPS’s Excuses Don’t Make Sense

The Emperor Has No Clothes

Analysis: In Hans Christian Andersen’s famous tale, an emperor parades through town wearing magnificent clothes that do not exist. Everyone can see the truth, but nobody wants to say it. Finally, a child announces the obvious: the emperor has no clothes.

I thought about that story while listening to Tulsa Public Schools explain why it must close 17 schools, displace nearly 5,000 students, and reorganize much of the district.

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