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Senator Brian Crain announces for Tulsa DA

BrianCrain3State Senator Brian Crain announced yesterday that he will be a Republican candidate for Tulsa County District Attorney next year.

Crain served as an Assistant District Attorney in Tulsa County from 1996-1999 when he left to pursue a private law practice. He is a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association and Tulsa Title and Probate Lawyers, and Tulsa Lawyers Helping Children.

“I believe I have a good working knowledge of the issues of concern to the citizens of Tulsa County, particularly in the areas of crime and public safety,” Crain said.
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Property rights change could impact tax vote

By David Arnett, Publisher

TulsaSkyline3Analysis:  The Tulsa World is reporting today (Monday, Sept. 9) that city officials have drafted an ordinance amendment that would restrict rights of property owners within the core business district.

The story by Kevin Canfield notes, “Under the proposal, a property owner wishing to turn land within the IDL (Intercity Dispersal Loop) into a surface parking lot would need approval from the Board of Adjustment.”  Click here to read the Tulsa World story.

This proposal, which must be approved by the City Council, enforces a trendy notion that private ownership and development must increasingly come under the authority of public officials.  The loss of individual property rights is justified by officials who note there are existing property restrictions and this is just a “reasonable” addition.
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Experienced air advantage – the F-35

By David Arnett, Publisher

F35Lighting1Air superiority in war is critical for success and the new Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II is a generation advanced beyond anything America’s opponents can produce.  August 26 in Tulsa this writer was honored to fly the training simulator at the Ducommun LaBarge Technologies local offices.  It is a magnificent machine.
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Republican birthday rally

TulRepubLogo1The Republican Party of Tulsa County will be hosting a party and rally in celebration of the 159th birthday of the Republican Party from 12 noon to 2:30 pm on Saturday, August 17th at the Spirit Bank Event Center, 104th & South Memorial in Tulsa.

The Grand Old Party was established in 1854.  It all started with people who opposed slavery. They were common, everyday people who bristled at the notion that men had any right to oppress their fellow man. In the early 1850’s, these anti-slavery activists found commonality with rugged individuals looking to settle in western lands, free of government charges. “Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men,” went the slogan. And it was thus in joint opposition to human enslavement and government tyranny that an enterprising people gave birth to the Republican Party.

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MicroSecession offers steps of value

By David Arnett

MicroSecessionCoverBook Review:  Over years of writing on public policy the most frequent question from readers is, “What can we do?”  One answer in a personal way is found in the new book MicroSecession by Tulsa author Jonathan Bartlett.  It speaks to how the individual can add value regardless of what the economy or the government does.  A family answer as Washington becomes more oblivious.

MicroSecession, as the jacket notes, “isn’t about getting rich, overthrowing the government, or abandoning civilization.”  The work focuses on practical ideas for increasing personal value on the ground and, in some cases, from the ground up “giving yourself independence by decreasing your dependence” as Bartlett writes.

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