Oklahoma’s ‘mean’ laws to blame

Andrew Knittle reports in the Oklahoman today that a sociologist claims Oklahoma’s ‘mean’ laws to blame for high female incarceration rate.

Oklahoma has “mean” laws, provides little help to addicts and the mentally ill and is full of tough-on-crime politicians who are not concerned with rehabilitating criminals, an OU sociologist is quoted from a Wednesday forum on female incarceration. Oklahoma holds the distinction as the state that locks up women at the highest rate in the nation.
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Former agent charged again

Cheryl Salmon

A former Tulsa insurance agent with a prior conviction of embezzlement has now been charged with 11 counts of obtaining money by false pretense and one count of violation of the Oklahoma Producer License Act.

Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) investigators found that Cheryl Salmon, 57, continued to act as an insurance agent after her license was revoked and again collected premium payments and deposited them into her personal account. The total amount of premiums paid to Salmon is more than $150,000.
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Limbaugh: Have we ever had a more dishonest President?

By David Arnett

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh’s instantaneous reaction to President Obama’s Tuesday afternoon press conference was brutally honest. As the President continued to blame Republicans for the government shutdown with ramped up anti-GOP rhetoric while himself refusing to compromise; Limbaugh replied with succinct clarity.

“From start to finish what he said about the debt limit is not true,” Limbaugh said also using the term “over the top” to describe President Obama’s damning political rhetoric and general scare tactics.
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Big Foot focus of class study

Prof Marvin Leeper and folklore class from Murray State College

The annual Honobia Big Foot Conference and Festival took on yet another avenue of study last week end, as professor of English and Folklore, Marvin Leeper, made a presentation on how Oklahoma folklore affects a society. Several members of his folklore class from Murray State College in Tishomingo attended the festival and conference to observe the phenomenon.

Other Conference speakers included independent researchers such as Dr. of Wildlife Science Earnest Ables (ret.) Dr. of Ophthalmology, Jeff Duff, Ron B. formerly with BFRO, and Chris Torado, the Animal Welfare Officer in Oklahoma City. Harry Keaton, founder of Leflore County Paranormal research also made an interesting presentation.
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Tulsa Revolution signs first player

By Rich Lohman, Tulsa Today

Levi Coleman signs with Tulsa Revolution

The Tulsa Revolution signed forward Levi Coleman on Monday. Coleman is a Tulsa native and is the first Revolution player under contract for the team’s inaugural year in the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL).

Coleman, a 6’2″ forward, has extensive soccer experience, having played youth league and competitive soccer as a youngster. His collegiate career includes time at Florida International University and Univ. Missouri – Kansas City, where he led the Kangaroos to the Summit League championship in 2009.
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