You might be thinking based on decades past that you missed the Greek Festival. Yes, it is usually held in September. Don’t panic.
The Gyro, Greek Fries and feast of succulent roasted lamb with tzatziki sauce, green beans, rice pilaf, spanakopita, and tyropita Oklahomans typically enjoy in September are offered in abundance this Thursday October 5th through Saturday October 7th in beautiful downtown Tulsa. Continue reading
Dinesh D’Souza
Working the Republican Party of Tulsa County booth at the State Fair one conversation Sunday was especially memorable. A middle aged African-American man quietly stood and said he was considering switching party registration. Registering voters is the purpose of the booth and I volunteered a form, but he declined saying he was, “Just thinking about it.”
We talked briefly. Not about race so much, but I asked him if the Democratic Party had benefited African-Americans over generations. Continue reading
Las Vegas Harvest Festival moments before shots rang out. Shooter’s hotel shown behind stage. Photos: DailyMail.com
Updated: Civic authorities are reporting this morning that over 527 people have been injured and transported to hospitals and over 59 murdered by a gunman firing automatic weapons from the 32 floor of a hotel into a concert crowd estimated over 20,000 in Las Vegas last night. Continue reading
1988 Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award winners with Hugh M. and Christie Hefner. Print Journalism recipient, David Arnett, is shown far left, back row.
Analysis: National journalists from PolitiFact, the Tampa Bay Times and Poynter are in Tulsa meeting with those who greatly doubt them. Admittedly it was a difficult meeting Tuesday night, but it is clear to friends and foes worldwide that journalism, as we know it, has failed America. Sadly Hugh M. Hefner passed to his final reward Wednesday, but he would have loved the meeting at the Republican Party of Tulsa County offices.
Beyond his hedonism; Hefner promoted the First Amendment and established a foundation with annual awards. I am the 1988 winner of the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in Print Journalism and Hefner was one reason why I established TulsaToday.com in 1996. Well, that and because the daily newspaper fails so frequently to cover conservatives. Continue reading
The Beatification of Father Stanley Rother of Oklahoma, the first native-born American Martyr, occurred Saturday September 23 in Oklahoma City. The ceremony was the largest Catholic service in the history of the State of Oklahoma, taking place in the Cox Convention Center which filled to capacity of 15,000 with substantial overflow outside the arena. Continue reading
