PIC’s Landmark Vaccine Book

By Staff Report

As part of its national Education Initiative on Vaccine Safety, Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC) has delivered its landmark book, “Vaccines and the Diseases They Target: An Analysis of Vaccine Safety and Epidemiology” (the Silver Booklet), to every member of Congress, as well as President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. The book equips lawmakers with scientific and statistical data showing that, for normal-risk U.S. children,vaccines have not been proven safer than the diseases they intend to prevent.

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Oklahoma Guardian 2.0 Launch

By David Arnett

UPDATED: The launch of Guardian 2.0, Oklahoma’s next-generation campaign finance & public reporting system will happen – someday in October officials say. It did not happen when promised October 1 and now the public and candidates for office have no exact date for this important ethics system launch. The old Guardian system has been shut down.  The “fast-paced” development effort began in early 2025 by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.

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Permitting Process Holds Us Back

By Monica Collison, President & Exec. Director, OK Rural Association

Opinion: Everyone rails about how government red tape is a problem. I’ve seen it firsthand, and they’re absolutely right—especially when it comes to permitting new energy and infrastructure projects.

Our country’s burdensome permitting process is one of the biggest obstacles to modernizing infrastructure, unleashing American energy production, and spurring economic growth in rural and underserved communities. The capital and technical capabilities exist—they are just sitting on the sidelines because the process of obtaining federal approval for major projects has become so slow, uncertain, and fragmented that it discourages investment altogether.

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Pulp Mill Waste To Green Solution

By Staff Report

Dyes like Congo red and methyl orange create brightly hued shirts, sweaters and dresses. But these commonly used azo dyes can be toxic, carcinogenic and are hard to remove from wastewater.

David Chem, a University of Arkansas chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate, developed an environmentally friendly solution to remove these dyes using a common byproduct of the pulp and paper industry the University announced in a release Monday.

Azo dyes are used in 60-70% of commercial textile production. The dyes dissolve easily in water and resist biodegradation, which makes them an environmental hazard. The runoff from garment plants has the highest concentration of azo dyes, but they also end up in municipal wastewater from washing clothes.

David Chem, chemical engineering graduate student, holds on the right a vial of water with methyl orange dye. On the left, the water is clear after modified lignin bonds with the dye and falls to the bottom of the vial. Photo by Russell Cothren
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Busting Deviant Narratives

By David Arnett

Editorial: With the third largest deviant population in America (San Francisco, Houston are one and two), Tulsa has cause to oppose anti-morality narratives. Our Equality Center may not appreciate the truth, but once the “Gay Marriage” monstrosity became law, the desperate-for-fundraising-profitability folk, focused on a transsexual illusion to prosper themselves and rot the heart of America.

Breaking common propaganda, The Daily Signal offered “‘CULTURE OF VIOLENCE’: How a Big Leftist Transgender Group Juices the Numbers to Demonize Critics” by Senior Editor Tyler O’Neil. Published September 24 as a commentary, it is worthy of careful consideration as news.

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