Syria: Barrel bombs from helicopters

Children suffer chemical attack in Syria

The State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said late Saturday, “We continue to closely follow disturbing reports on April 7 regarding another alleged chemical weapons attack, this time targeting a hospital in Douma, Syria.

“Reports from a number of contacts and medical personnel on the ground indicate a potentially high number of casualties, including among families hiding in shelters. These reports, if confirmed, are horrifying and demand an immediate response by the international community. Continue reading →

National Nutrition Month for older adults

One surprising problem that arises with age is making sure you eat enough. As we grow older, a loss of appetite can occur as a side effect of many medications.

Food assistance programs tend to focus on children, and there is not enough awareness of the need for programs for older adults. Having meals prepped ahead of time and reminders to eat can make all the difference. Fuel is energy and if you don’t eat, you won’t have energy.    Continue reading →

Oklahoma: 2018’s 7th most stressed state

With April being Stress Awareness Month and American stress levels on the rise since 2016, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Most & Least Stressed States.

To determine the states with the highest stress levels, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 38 key metrics. The data set ranges from average hours worked per week to personal bankruptcy rate to share of adults getting adequate sleep.  Continue reading →

If teachers walk: Keep walking

Editorial: If teachers walk-out of classrooms after last week’s $400 million (or more) in new taxes to fund a $6,100 teacher pay raise (on average), $33 million for textbooks and $18 million in additional school funding… they should all be fired.

Education reform was absent in the package. Oklahoma suffers over 500 school districts, half a hundred small institutions of higher education (an apparent retirement system for politicians) and teacher unions best described as Marxist.  Continue reading →

Iconic Meadow Gold clocks are back

Meadow Gold sign, photo by David Arnett, Tulsa Today

The National Park Service (NPS) granted $15,000 of the $322,273 necessary to move and restore the Meadow Gold sign in Tulsa. The final piece of that work is complete as modern clocks are now installed on the structure.

NPS notes that neon signs are among the most evocative of Route 66 icons, but for decades many have been threatened by neglect or demolition. Tulsa commemorates Route 66 and those neon signs in a special plaza at 11th Street and Quaker Avenue, just a mile west of the sign’s original location. Continue reading →