Archbishop Ben Kwashi

Archbishop Kwashi will speak in Tulsa at Church of the Holy Spirit Anglican Sunday evening at 6 p.m. and Monday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church on persecution and conflict caused by the terrorist group Boko Haram throughout northern Nigeria and how Christians worldwide must witness faith and stand against evil.

In an article published by Christianity Today in November 2014, Kwashi strongly countered the assertion by U.S. President Barack Obama that terrorism is the result of poverty and specifically demanded that the activities of Boko Haram be acknowledged as examples of Islamic extremism – this even before Boko Haram publicly pledged alliance with ISIS.

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A Cherokee Nation residency dispute that resulted in the rejection of Julia Coates’ candidacy for Deputy Chief this month has generated additional questions of propriety in the operation and organization of the Election Commission. Included are allegations that Principal Chief Bill John Baker with partisan cronies have manipulated election districts, micromanaged staff, and mismanaged funds – not to mention doubling the costs to file for office.

Coates will not be on the ballot despite 31 specific items submitted as evidence to the court documenting her domicile in Tahlequah. She is thus punished for teaching Cherokee History part of the year at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Safe Kids Tulsa to provide families with free inspections for their child’s car seat.

The event will feature a Kona Ice snow cone truck and children’s games. The first 50 people to attend will get free snow cones.

According to www.KidsHealth.org, using a child safety seat (car seat) is the best protection you can give your child when traveling by car. Every state in the United States requires that an infant or small child be restrained — and with good reason. Child safety seats can reduce the risk of a potentially fatal injury substantially for babies in particular and also for toddlers. But many safety seats are used incorrectly.

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TPD Chief Chuck Jordan (left) and Tulsa County DA Steven Kunzweiler. Photo from KOTV, NewsOn6.com

Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler, Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan and others discussed the issues of public safety in our community last night at a public forum organized by Tulsa Today and you are welcome to view the entire event online.

Local news media covered elements of the discussion, but missed some of the most compelling points. Of course, they also didn’t mention the event was sponsored by Tulsa Today (the oldest independent online news service in the world) maybe because this type of event is what news organizations should be doing instead of hiding in their cubicles behind armed security guards. They should be engaging the public and providing experts to speak to issues.

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Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler

Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler will join the presenters this Tuesday evening April 21, at the LaFortune Clubhouse Grill 5501 South Yale on the topic of public safety in Tulsa.

This meeting will not focus on the recent tragedy resulting in a second-degree manslaughter charge against Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Robert Charles Bates, 73, in the shooting death of Eric Courtney Harris, 44. This public presentation will focus on the mission and functionality of; law enforcement, prosecution and public perceptions of safety and crime prevention. Because his office will prosecute the charges against Reserve Deputy Bates; Kunzweiler is prevented from speaking on that topic.

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