TULSA, OK—The Tulsa Oilers (0-3-1) opened the home side of their 2013-14 schedule on Saturday and Sunday night facing the Allen Americans (3-0-1), the defending champions of the league. Both games had identical 3-2 scores in the losing effort and showcased a glaring error in the game plan of the “reloaded” Tulsa Oilers hockey team. Lack of execution on special teams.
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Lankford bill to reform grant process
Rep. James Lankford, Oklahoma
Washington, D.C. – Representative James Lankford (R-OK) announced the introduction of H.R. 3316, the Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 2013. The bill would direct federal agencies to establish uniform standards for how they notice, award and disclose discretionary competitive grants, which would increase transparency and accountability to American taxpayers during the award process.
“Federal agencies annually award billions in discretionary and competitive grants but have few standards for disclosing the process of awarding the taxpayer-funded projects,” said Lankford. “In some agencies the current process lacks transparency and places an undue burden on grant applicants trying to navigate the system. The nebulous system also makes it difficult for lawmakers to hold agencies accountable for the stewardship and distribution of taxpayer dollars,” concluded Lankford.
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The U.S.-Saudi crackup reaches tipping point
The strange thing about the crackup in U.S.-Saudi relations is that it has been on the way for more than two years, like a slow-motion car wreck, but nobody in Riyadh or Washington has done anything decisive to avert it.
The breach became dramatic over the past week. Last Friday, Saudi Arabia refused to take its seat on the United Nations Security Council, in what Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi intelligence chief, described as “a message for the U.S., not the U.N,” according to the Wall Street Journal. On Tuesday, Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former head of Saudi intelligence, voiced “a high level of disappointment in the U.S. government’s dealings” on Syria and the Palestinian issue, in an interview with Al-Monitor.
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Sen. Inhofe calls for defense of religious minorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry urging the United States leverage its influence to end the increasing practice in the Middle East to silence religious freedom.
“The freedom of religion is one of our most precious constitutional liberties,” Inhofe wrote in the letter. “The increasing attacks against Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East is a violation of the basic human right of the freedom of religion. The United States must send a strong message that it will not accept such violations.”
Jack Munchie Mobile tours Tulsa
Jack in the Box® is introducing Tulsa to its original food truck at the Tulsa Oilers Opening Night on Saturday, October 26th. The Jack Munchie Mobile is a custom-built mobile restaurant that can serve a selection of Jack in the Box favorites including Jumbo Jack® burgers with cheese, Seasoned Curly Fries, Tacos, and Real Ice Cream Shakes. In the coming weeks, the 33’ food truck will offer free products at local community events and will be sampling its abbreviated menu to guests.