Doak calls for Tornado-Resistant bill

By Staff Report

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak

After assessing the damage from yet another tornado and speaking with the people affected in Elk City, Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is calling on the Oklahoma Legislature to pass legislation that would help protect Oklahomans.

House Bill 1720 requires insurance companies to give homeowners an insurance premium discount for building or retrofitting their home to certain tornado-resilient standards. The new law would incentivize people to voluntarily build stronger homes.  Continue reading →

Was DNC’s Seth Rich killed for Wikileaks?

By Mac Slavo, D.C. Clothesline

Seth Rich and Julian Assange

In July of 2016 high level Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was killed on the streets of Washington, D.C. Police investigators say that Rich was killed in a robbery, but skeptical investigative reporters began to look into the suspicious circumstances surrounding his murder almost immediately.  Continue reading →

Katy Perry tour to Tulsa BOK

By Staff Report

Katy Perry

Today, Katy Perry announced the June 9 release of her new album, Witness (Capitol Records), and an extensive arena tour. With Witness, Katy reflects on the changes in her own life and in the world around her, delivering songs that both challenge and inspire.

Singles released thus far – the Platinum-certified “Chained to the Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley and the follow-up single, “Bon Appétit” featuring Migos – hint at the breadth of the musical and thematic elements found on Witness. Each ticket purchase also includes a pre-order for “Witness: The Album.” Continue reading →

Roughnecks blank Orange County

By Rich Lohman

Ian Svantesson celebrates his first of two goals on Saturday night

TULSA, OK—Winning decisively against a quality opponent is always a good thing, but doing it twice in three nights is so much better, as the Tulsa Roughnecks FC handed the Orange County SC a 4-0 loss in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 4,119 at ONEOK Field on Saturday night.

One again, the one-two punch of Ian Svantesson and Juan Pablo Caffa made a huge difference for the Roughnecks on the score sheet, with Svantesson once again turning in a “brace” (two goals), his second in as many games.  Continue reading →

Week of national media factual errors

By David Arnett

A Circa news story by John Solomon focused on accountability notes several specific examples of stupid stories bombastic media got wrong even beyond petulant child Bill Maher’s hissy fit.

Solomon, Chief Operating Officer of Circa, is a lifelong investigative reporter whose three-decades of reporting has spanned many political scandals from Iran-Contra to the Clinton impeachment.  Continue reading →