BatesLinetag:www.batesline.com,2007-09-08://12012-02-09T07:03:08ZTulsa straight aheadMovable Type Pro 4.34-enTulsa school board: For Bruce Niemitag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66392012-02-09T06:03:00Z2012-02-09T07:03:08ZAlthough two Tulsa school board seats are expiring, only one has a contested election next Tuesday, February 14, 2012. That's in School Board Office 5, where former State Rep. Bruce Niemi faces Leigh Goodson in a contest to replace incumbent Brian Hunt, who chose not to run for re-election. Election...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Although two Tulsa school board seats are expiring, only one has a contested election next Tuesday, February 14, 2012. That's in School Board Office 5, where former State Rep. Bruce Niemi faces Leigh Goodson in a contest to replace incumbent Brian Hunt, who chose not to run for re-election. Election... Continue reading...Send a singing valentine!tag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66382012-02-09T02:06:46Z2012-02-09T04:23:06ZThe Augustine Christian Academy Show Choir will be delivering singing valentines next Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Are you looking for something unique and extra special for the ones you love this Valentine's Day? Let them be serenaded by a group of very talented singers from Augustine Christian Academy's Show Choir....Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
The Augustine Christian Academy Show Choir will be delivering singing valentines next Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Are you looking for something unique and extra special for the ones you love this Valentine's Day? Let them be serenaded by a group of very talented singers from Augustine Christian Academy's Show Choir.... Continue reading...Santorum Tulsa visit detailstag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66372012-02-09T01:14:27Z2012-02-09T02:31:06ZStraight from presidential candidate Rick Santorum's Oklahoma campaign team, here's everything you need to know about his visit to the ORU campus tomorrow, February 9, 2012: The ORU College Republicans are holding a forum for Rick Santorum at 1:30pm in the Mabee Center Complex. Come to the East entrance of...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Straight from presidential candidate Rick Santorum's Oklahoma campaign team, here's everything you need to know about his visit to the ORU campus tomorrow, February 9, 2012: The ORU College Republicans are holding a forum for Rick Santorum at 1:30pm in the Mabee Center Complex. Come to the East entrance of... Continue reading...Santorum coming to Tulsa, OKC on Thursdaytag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66362012-02-07T06:16:09Z2012-02-08T22:41:17ZUPDATE: Because of expected crowds, the Tulsa event has been moved to the "Baby Mabee", the TV production studio just to the east of the Mabee Center on the ORU campus, and the Oklahoma City event has been moved to the Magnuson Hotel and Meridian Conference Center, just south of...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
UPDATE: Because of expected crowds, the Tulsa event has been moved to the "Baby Mabee", the TV production studio just to the east of the Mabee Center on the ORU campus, and the Oklahoma City event has been moved to the Magnuson Hotel and Meridian Conference Center, just south of... Continue reading...Presidential roundup 2012/02/06: Nevada, Newt, narcissismtag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66352012-02-06T14:25:11Z2012-02-06T17:32:50ZSome links of interest regarding the presidential campaign: Newt Gingrich had to know that he was not going to finish first in Florida and Nevada, so why not be prepared with statement that puts a positive spin on the results in preparation for likelier victories in the south on Super...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Some links of interest regarding the presidential campaign: Newt Gingrich had to know that he was not going to finish first in Florida and Nevada, so why not be prepared with statement that puts a positive spin on the results in preparation for likelier victories in the south on Super... Continue reading...Tulsa County GOP precinct caucuses tomorrow (mostly)tag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66342012-02-03T17:57:17Z2012-02-03T18:56:47ZYour opportunity to shape the Republican Party's principles, personality, and personnel begins with tomorrow's Republican precinct caucuses. Republican caucuses for most Tulsa County precincts will be held tomorrow morning, Saturday, February 4, 2012, at 10 a.m. Most of the rest of Oklahoma will hold precinct caucuses on Monday evening, February...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Your opportunity to shape the Republican Party's principles, personality, and personnel begins with tomorrow's Republican precinct caucuses. Republican caucuses for most Tulsa County precincts will be held tomorrow morning, Saturday, February 4, 2012, at 10 a.m. Most of the rest of Oklahoma will hold precinct caucuses on Monday evening, February... Continue reading...Newt's Florida challenge and the GOP's sloppy rulestag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66332012-02-03T14:32:01Z2012-02-03T15:21:41ZNewt Gingrich is challenging the plurality-takes-all allocation of Florida's 50 delegates to the Republican National Convention. Mitt Romney finished first in the January 31st primary with 46% of the vote, which means, according to rules adopted by the Florida state party rules, Romney gets all 50. Republicans in Florida and...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Newt Gingrich is challenging the plurality-takes-all allocation of Florida's 50 delegates to the Republican National Convention. Mitt Romney finished first in the January 31st primary with 46% of the vote, which means, according to rules adopted by the Florida state party rules, Romney gets all 50. Republicans in Florida and... Continue reading...Nominated, again, for a Newsietag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66322012-02-01T14:44:20Z2012-02-01T15:18:06ZI've been nominated, once again, for the Tulsa Press Club Newsie awards, in the category of Favorite Blog. This is the second year for the Newsie awards, and categories cover news, weather, and sports in print, online, and on the radio and TV airwaves. (Here are the results from the...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
I've been nominated, once again, for the Tulsa Press Club Newsie awards, in the category of Favorite Blog. This is the second year for the Newsie awards, and categories cover news, weather, and sports in print, online, and on the radio and TV airwaves. (Here are the results from the... Continue reading...Republican cumulative delegates by datetag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66312012-02-01T06:58:34Z2012-02-01T07:38:38ZFlorida turned out as expected, but as I wrote right after South Carolina, there's no need for anyone of the remaining candidates to head for the exits. Mitt Romney's campaign is restarting the inevitability bandwagon. Pundits are falling over each other to be the first to declare that it's all...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Florida turned out as expected, but as I wrote right after South Carolina, there's no need for anyone of the remaining candidates to head for the exits. Mitt Romney's campaign is restarting the inevitability bandwagon. Pundits are falling over each other to be the first to declare that it's all... Continue reading...Riders in the Sky at Cain's, April 14, 2012, for National Fiddler Hall of Fame Galatag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66282012-01-31T07:15:18Z2012-01-31T09:14:51ZThe world's premier cowboy band, Riders in the Sky, will perform at this year's National Fiddler Hall of Fame gala on April 14, 2012, at Tulsa's historic Cain's Ballroom. The Riders' fiddler, Woody Paul, the King of the Cowboy Fiddlers, is one of this year's inductees into the hall of...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
The world's premier cowboy band, Riders in the Sky, will perform at this year's National Fiddler Hall of Fame gala on April 14, 2012, at Tulsa's historic Cain's Ballroom. The Riders' fiddler, Woody Paul, the King of the Cowboy Fiddlers, is one of this year's inductees into the hall of... Continue reading...Bakeries, coffee houses, and economic developmenttag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66272012-01-26T05:44:03Z2012-01-26T06:50:08ZJulie R. Neidlinger has written a moving account of her final farewell to the Patisserie on Fourth, a bakery in downtown Bismarck, North Dakota, where she worked as a baker for a couple of years. The Patisserie on Fourth closed permanently on Tuesday. As she helped the owner clear out...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Julie R. Neidlinger has written a moving account of her final farewell to the Patisserie on Fourth, a bakery in downtown Bismarck, North Dakota, where she worked as a baker for a couple of years. The Patisserie on Fourth closed permanently on Tuesday. As she helped the owner clear out... Continue reading...Oklahoma school choice event a big successtag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66222012-01-25T04:41:25Z2012-01-25T07:08:55ZState of the Union Address notwithstanding, hundreds of Oklahomans turned out for tonight's National School Choice Week event at UCO. We heard remarks by State Superintendent Janet Barresi, former Congressman J. C. Watts, State Sen. Gary Stanislawski, Jeff Reed of the Friedman Institute, and political reporter John Fund (on book...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
State of the Union Address notwithstanding, hundreds of Oklahomans turned out for tonight's National School Choice Week event at UCO. We heard remarks by State Superintendent Janet Barresi, former Congressman J. C. Watts, State Sen. Gary Stanislawski, Jeff Reed of the Friedman Institute, and political reporter John Fund (on book... Continue reading...National School Choice Week forum in Edmond tonight, January 24, 2012tag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66212012-01-24T04:42:43Z2012-01-24T05:13:54ZA reminder that tonight, Tuesday, January 24, 2012, is Oklahoma's National School Choice Week event, "Restoring American Exceptionalism, an Oklahoma Town Hall," at UCO in Edmond, tonight at 7 p.m. Speakers include John Fund from the Wall Street Journal, State Superintendent Janet Barresi, former Congressman J. C. Watts, and Tulsa...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
A reminder that tonight, Tuesday, January 24, 2012, is Oklahoma's National School Choice Week event, "Restoring American Exceptionalism, an Oklahoma Town Hall," at UCO in Edmond, tonight at 7 p.m. Speakers include John Fund from the Wall Street Journal, State Superintendent Janet Barresi, former Congressman J. C. Watts, and Tulsa... Continue reading...Putting blinders on TGOV: What's Bartlett Jr trying to hide?tag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66202012-01-23T14:21:10Z2012-01-23T15:55:11ZTulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr is pushing for a policy change to Tulsa's local government cable channel that would hinder public transparency and accountability in city government. Today, Monday, January 23, 2012, at 2 p.m., in City Hall room 411, the TGOV Coordinating Committee will meet to discuss: Whether or...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr is pushing for a policy change to Tulsa's local government cable channel that would hinder public transparency and accountability in city government. Today, Monday, January 23, 2012, at 2 p.m., in City Hall room 411, the TGOV Coordinating Committee will meet to discuss: Whether or... Continue reading...Flat February: No need to head for the exitstag:www.batesline.com,2012://1.66192012-01-23T04:52:57Z2012-01-24T07:41:11ZThe Wall Street Journal has a fascinating interactive graphic, with stair-steps showing how allocated Republican delegates accumulate over time in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. It's striking to see how far to the right everything has moved this year. The massive step up on Tsunami Tuesday (February 3, 2008) has...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating interactive graphic, with stair-steps showing how allocated Republican delegates accumulate over time in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. It's striking to see how far to the right everything has moved this year. The massive step up on Tsunami Tuesday (February 3, 2008) has... Continue reading...