New ankle restores Tulsan’s active life

Chris Dodder and family

Chris Dodder and family

Taking my three children to Disney World for the very first time should have been a dream come true. Unfortunately, the lasting effects of a left ankle injury I sustained while playing soccer at the University of Tulsa threatened to ruin that dream. The constant, nagging ankle pain and numbing made it challenging for me to keep up with my 7, 9 and 11 year old children during a recent trip.

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John R. Andrew announces for Court Clerk

John R. Andrew

John R. Andrew

Tulsa- Local Attorney and Businessman John R. Andrew announced Monday that he will run for the office of Tulsa County Court Clerk as a Democrat.

Andrew has lived in Tulsa for most of his life, only moving away to serve in the military and to take care of family who lived elsewhere. The 39-year-old graduated from Broken Arrow High School in 1994. He immediately began serving in the United States Army as an Intelligence Analyst and Linguist. He helped to establish a National Security center in Ft. Gordon, Georgia, before being granted an honorable discharge and returning to Tulsa.

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Roughnecks set to kick off

Roughnecks16John Fogerty used a reference to the new grass on the field in springtime describing the traditional national pastime and, since the Tulsa Roughnecks FC coincidentally plays their home games at ONEOK Field, the same could be said of soccer.

But in that case we’re talking about the INTERNATIONAL pastime now growing in Tulsa from the leadership and success of the Tulsa Roughnecks.

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Don Newberry announces for County Court Clerk

DonNewberryClerkTulsa, OK —Tulsa resident Don Newberry has announced the launch of his campaign for election to the Tulsa County Court Clerk’s office. The election will be held November 8, 2016 following the June 28 primary.

“In order to guide our county into the future while embracing our conservative values, we must elect county officials that reflect those same principals and fight for taxpayers every step of the way,” said Newberry.

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Sen. Ford on approval of education standards

EducationOKPublicSenate Education Chair John Ford issued a statement on the on approval of education standards by the Oklahoma Legislature.

“Both the Senate and the House have passed legislation approving the new English Language Arts and Mathematics standards.  Additionally both resolutions included suggested improvements and instructions intended to assure that the State Department of Education provides assistance to educators in developing their curriculum, and review clarifications and comments.

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