Pledging a new generation of conservative leadership, Depew native and OSU Student President Kyle Hilbert today announced his Republican candidacy for State House District 29. Current Rep. James Leewright is seeking the region’s Senate seat, and will be vacating the House position at the completion of his term in 2016.
Academia’s assault on freedom
By Daniel Pollack
Award-winning journalist and New York Times’ best-selling author James O’Keefe released a troubling and powerful new video today showing police officers at Yale University detaining him for merely trying get a statement from Peter Salovey, President of Yale University, and Jonathan Holloway, Dean of Yale College.
This disturbing eviction is further evidence that universities, once thought of as the strongest beacons of free speech, are now asphyxiating members of the Fourth Estate.
Sooners clobber Cyclones
By Greg Duke, Tulsa Today
The Iowa State Cyclones blew into Norman full of confidence Saturday night following their shutout of Texas a week earlier. After recceiving the opening kickoff, Cyclones quarterback Joel Lanning marched his team into OU territory, taking the lead on a 43-yard field goal by kicker Cole Netten. The Cyclones held the lead for 13 seconds.
Justin Bieber world tour headed to BOK Center
By Staff Report
Justin Bieber
With back-to-back worldwide smash hit singles and anticipation for his new studio album PURPOSE this Friday hitting an all-time high, global superstar Justin Bieber has announced his 50+ city PURPOSE WORLD TOUR beginning March 9, 2016 in Seattle, WA. Bieber will make a stop in Tulsa at BOK Center on Thursday, April 7, 2016.
The 58-date tour, promoted by AEG Live, will travel through arenas across North America; fans will be able to see Bieber’s dynamic live show in U.S. cities such as Denver, Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Chicago, Boston and Miami as well as all throughout Eastern and Western Canada. Bieber will play two-night runs at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center, Chicago’s Allstate Arena and Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. The tour will conclude on July 18, 2016 at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden.
Carly Fiorina, the third outsider
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD
Carly Fiorina, GOP Candidate for President
Given that 75 percent of Americans think current government is corrupt, perhaps a bold outsider is the right person at the right time. Carly Fiorina’s articulate, focused, and fearless performances in the Republican debates elevated her from an also-ran to a real contender. Although there are no voting records to peruse, her current positions are consistent with those during her 2010 run against incumbent Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA). But whether Fiorina will make a good president is the relevant question.