Tulsa blog roundup 2009/09/27

MeeCiteeWurkor looks at a traffic fatality that killed a bicyclist. The trail led to the Sinclair refinery parking lot and the question: Does Sinclair Hire Illegal Aliens?

An 1829 letter from President Andrew Jackson, informing leaders of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations that they would have to leave the southern states, has been found. (Via Blair Humphreys.)

Yogi gives a panhandler his lunch and ponders whether shelters and soup kitchens are enablers rather than true helps: Yogi's Den: A Homeless Guy, Leviticus 23:22, and my Lunch

Tasha suggests several more ways to get to know Tulsa, including Twitter and parenthood.

Emily was given a lovely 1946 linen postcard of Tulsa's Webster High School.

Stephen and Elizabeth Thompson spent a week touring famed diners and dives around Oklahoma and Kansas, and recorded the results in their blog Foodies Gone Wild: Oklahoma & Kansas edition.

The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane has a new costumed mascot, replacing old mascot Huffy the Hurricane, Powdered Toast Man's doppelganger.

aRdent Voice wants you to see his wife Lori Sears' portrait drawings. 

Freedom of Information Oklahoma has some interesting stories:

• Does the Open Meeting Act permit a school board to meet 80 miles outside its district?
• Okmulgee officials charged with violating Open Meeting Act
• Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) should be treated as a state agency under Open Meeting and Open Records Acts
• Open Government Pledge signers advance to general elections for Tulsa municipal offices and House District 55 seat

Remember Marc Sherman, who was a midday talk show host on KRMG? He has a blog: Marc's True News