Cyclones blow past Golden Hurricane

By Greg Duke, Tulsa Today

TU quarterback Cody Green throws a pass during Thursday night’s game against Iowa State. TU fell to the Cyclones, 38-21.

The Iowa State Cyclones blew into Tulsa Thursday night in the midst of a four-game losing streak dating back to last year, and left with a 38-21 victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The visitors from the Big 12 came into the game obviously intent on stopping the TU run game, which they accomplished by limiting TU senior running back Trey Watts to just 38 yards on 14 carries. The Golden Hurricane were gracious hosts, offering up four turnovers during the game, including two fumbles that occurred during the exchange between senior quarterback Cody Green and running back Ja’Terian Douglas.
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Election board official under investigation

The Tulsa World is reporting today that Tulsa County Election Board’s assistant secretary is under investigation on allegations of possible “double-dipping.”

County officials are investigating whether Shelly Boggs violated any state laws or county policies when she failed to take time off from the county while doing work for the state.
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Senator Coburn on Obamacare expectations

Dr. Coburn (R-OK) appearing today on a morning talk show asserted his holds the most conservative record in the U.S. Senate and that Senator Cruz’s demand to defund Obamacare was “a short term goal with lousy objectives.”

“I’d love to get rid of Obamacare, but I don’t see a path forward to doing that until the President is out of office,” Coburn added.
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Halloween alternative for kids

Friday, October 25, from 6 to 9 p.m., Rhema Bible Church proudly presents Harvest Carnival: A Halloween alternative for children that provides a safe, action-packed, candy-filled party for the entire community.

The event will be held at the Ninowski Recreation Center, located next to the Rhema Park on Rhema’s campus. Rhema is located on Kenosha (71st Street) just east of Aspen (South 145th East Avenue) in Broken Arrow. Open to infants through fifth-graders and their parents, Harvest Carnival offers 80 game booths and a whopping 5,000 pounds of candy. The games and candy are not only fun—they’re free!
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Syria Rebels demand Islamic leadership

Erika Solomon from Beirut for Reuters reports that powerful Syrian insurgent units have rejected the authority of the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC), badly damaging efforts by Western-backed political exiles to forge a moderate rebel military force on the ground.

Thirteen groups, including at least three previously considered part of the coalition’s military wing, the Free Syrian Army (FSA), signed a statement calling for the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad to be reorganized under an Islamic framework and to be run only by groups fighting inside Syria.

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