During my time in the Senate, I have fought to make school spending more transparent, reduce administrative overhead and eliminate burdensome regulations. Oklahoma needs a transformational tool — educational freedom — to make our education system a bright example for the country. I believe in allowing schools to focus on students, not forcing students to be locked in to where they attend school by where they live. Continue reading
Are open offices bad for us?
By David Arnett
In a January 11 post Bryan Borzkowski writing for the BBC makes a compelling case that the open concept office is harmful to the individual and less productive for the company than its proponents have claimed. Companies are now trending back to traditional space with four walls and a door for each employee. Continue reading
Folk festival launches GoFundMe campaign
By Kent Parker, Tulsa Today
The Woody Guthrie Coalition which presents the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help defray the cost of the 20th annual festival scheduled July 12-16, 2017 in Okemah,OK.
The last several years have been a challenge financially as the costs of travel and lodging have increased. After 17 years of providing a free festival, in 2015 the event in Woody Guthrie’s hometown was forced to charge an admission fee, but organizers report they still struggle to stay afloat. Continue reading
Kathy Taylor is back at City Hall
By David Arnett, Publisher
Analysis: It is ironic that America overwhelmingly voted populist in 2016, but for Mayor the City of Tulsa went elitist in the election of G. T. Bynum. Of course, the daily rag and other leftist attempts at journalism hail the result, but during the campaign, Bynum (Republican) became angry at any suggestion that former-mayor Democrat operative/money bags Kathy Taylor supported his campaign. Whatever, Kathy Taylor is now Chief of Economic Development for the City of Tulsa. Surprise. Bynum lied straight up.
Yes Taylor, the one that drove Tulsa near bankruptcy. The pushy memo writing attorney that left us a city hall we couldn’t afford and promised to sell unused city property that never sold. You know – the DemoRAT tool of big money and union bosses, Kathy Taylor, Tulsa’s mayor from 2006 through 2009. Continue reading
Com. John Doak encourages ECHO program
By Staff Report
OK Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is calling attention to a new effort to combat health issues in rural Oklahoma. He attended the Rural Health Leadership Summit hosted by the OSU Center for Health Sciences (OSU-CHS) on Tuesday. At the event, OSU-CHS officials introduced Project ECHO, an effort to use technology to address addiction, mental health, women’s health, HIV/AIDS and obesity in rural Oklahoma. Continue reading