BatesLinetag:www.batesline.com,2007-09-08://12008-05-16T18:14:14ZTulsa straight aheadMovable Type Publishing Platform 4.0How do you spend $10,923.88 on a non-campaign?tag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42852008-05-16T17:57:44Z2008-05-16T18:14:14ZOne of the oddest of the latest batch of Tulsa City Council campaign contribution reports was Bill Martinson's ethics report. Martinson, the councilor for District 5, was one of three unopposed candidates. The other two, Rick Westcott and John Eagleton, spent nothing on their campaigns. Westcott filed a statement of...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
One of the oddest of the latest batch of Tulsa City Council campaign contribution reports was Bill Martinson's ethics report. Martinson, the councilor for District 5, was one of three unopposed candidates. The other two, Rick Westcott and John Eagleton, spent nothing on their campaigns. Westcott filed a statement of... Continue reading...Bright signs, big QTtag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42842008-05-16T17:17:53Z2008-05-16T17:46:55Z This week in Urban Tulsa Weekly, I review the controversy over the digital billboard ordinance, approved last week by the Tulsa City Council and look ahead to next Wednesday's hearing before the TMAPC on plans for an expanded QuikTrip convenience store at 21st & Harvard. Here is a link...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
This week in Urban Tulsa Weekly, I review the controversy over the digital billboard ordinance, approved last week by the Tulsa City Council and look ahead to next Wednesday's hearing before the TMAPC on plans for an expanded QuikTrip convenience store at 21st & Harvard. Here is a link... Continue reading...Proud of an Okie from Muskogeetag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42782008-05-15T03:50:07Z2008-05-15T04:06:49ZFrom far-off Hoboken, N.J., Mister Snitch! celebrates the landslide election victory of 19-year-old John Tyler Hammons as Mayor of Muskogee with the lyrics from the famous Merle Haggard song, linked to a wide variety of photos -- sweet, nostalgic, and funny, and almost all connected in some way with Muskogee,...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
From far-off Hoboken, N.J., Mister Snitch! celebrates the landslide election victory of 19-year-old John Tyler Hammons as Mayor of Muskogee with the lyrics from the famous Merle Haggard song, linked to a wide variety of photos -- sweet, nostalgic, and funny, and almost all connected in some way with Muskogee,... Continue reading...The Build PAC Boys: Post-election City Council contribution reportstag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42772008-05-15T02:05:37Z2008-05-15T04:32:50ZHere is an overview of the post-general election Form C-1 ethics reports filed with the Tulsa City Clerk's office by 5 p.m. Monday, the deadline for the post-general filing for the April 1 Tulsa City Council general election. Perhaps the most interesting report wasn't from a candidate. It was from...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Here is an overview of the post-general election Form C-1 ethics reports filed with the Tulsa City Clerk's office by 5 p.m. Monday, the deadline for the post-general filing for the April 1 Tulsa City Council general election. Perhaps the most interesting report wasn't from a candidate. It was from... Continue reading...TCC bond fails; OU freshman elected Muskogee mayortag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42742008-05-14T02:56:30Z2008-05-14T15:23:13ZCongratulations to Tulsa County voters: KTUL is reporting that the TCC bond issue failed 45-55 and the TCC permanent property tax increase failed 43-57. And congratulations to John Tyler Hammons. The 19-year-old OU freshman poli-sci major won a runoff tonight to become Mayor of Muskogee, defeating the incumbent a former...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Congratulations to Tulsa County voters: KTUL is reporting that the TCC bond issue failed 45-55 and the TCC permanent property tax increase failed 43-57. And congratulations to John Tyler Hammons. The 19-year-old OU freshman poli-sci major won a runoff tonight to become Mayor of Muskogee, defeating the incumbent a former... Continue reading...Comprehensive Plan kickoff todaytag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42702008-05-13T16:51:04Z2008-05-13T16:59:27ZPLANiTULSA, the city's first comprehensive planning effort since the 1970s, will be launched today at 4:30 at the Central Center at Centennial Park, on 6th Street west of Peoria. The festivities will include a presentation at 5 p.m. by John Fregonese, head of Fregonese Associates, the firm that was hired...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
PLANiTULSA, the city's first comprehensive planning effort since the 1970s, will be launched today at 4:30 at the Central Center at Centennial Park, on 6th Street west of Peoria. The festivities will include a presentation at 5 p.m. by John Fregonese, head of Fregonese Associates, the firm that was hired... Continue reading...TCC election todaytag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42662008-05-13T10:08:36Z2008-05-13T14:05:52ZTulsa County voters will decide today whether to grant Tulsa Community College a permanent property tax increase of 1.7 mills for operations and maintenance (a 23% increase over the current level of 7.21 mills) and, in a separate proposition, a temporary seven-year property tax increase of about 3.1 mills to...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Tulsa County voters will decide today whether to grant Tulsa Community College a permanent property tax increase of 1.7 mills for operations and maintenance (a 23% increase over the current level of 7.21 mills) and, in a separate proposition, a temporary seven-year property tax increase of about 3.1 mills to... Continue reading...Pixar innovationtag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42652008-05-13T02:40:23Z2008-05-13T03:07:39ZAlthough bits and bytes are its bread and butter, no major studio better embodies humanity in film than Pixar. A recent interview with Pixar director Brad Bird presents ten ways that Pixar promotes innovation. (Hat tip to Joe Carter's Evangelical Outpost.) I found two points especially interesting. This one ought...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Although bits and bytes are its bread and butter, no major studio better embodies humanity in film than Pixar. A recent interview with Pixar director Brad Bird presents ten ways that Pixar promotes innovation. (Hat tip to Joe Carter's Evangelical Outpost.) I found two points especially interesting. This one ought... Continue reading...Cosm-oasistag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42642008-05-13T01:56:00Z2008-05-15T04:12:09ZA week ago Saturday afternoon about 3:30, I had just finished attending the Oklahoma Republican State Convention at the Renaissance Hotel. I was hungry, parched, and in need of wi-fi. Cosmo Cafe, on the west side of Memorial at 68th Street, came to mind as a place nearby where I...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
A week ago Saturday afternoon about 3:30, I had just finished attending the Oklahoma Republican State Convention at the Renaissance Hotel. I was hungry, parched, and in need of wi-fi. Cosmo Cafe, on the west side of Memorial at 68th Street, came to mind as a place nearby where I... Continue reading...Council tribute to Roscoe Turner, Maria Barnes, and Cason Cartertag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42572008-05-11T20:49:49Z2008-05-11T21:35:54ZFriday afternoon, my daughter and I attended a brief reception at City Hall to honor the three departing members of the Tulsa City Council: Roscoe Turner, Maria Barnes, and Cason Carter. They were each presented with a plaque honoring their service. The plaques were read and presented by their colleagues....Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Friday afternoon, my daughter and I attended a brief reception at City Hall to honor the three departing members of the Tulsa City Council: Roscoe Turner, Maria Barnes, and Cason Carter. They were each presented with a plaque honoring their service. The plaques were read and presented by their colleagues.... Continue reading...For everything else, there's Master of the Cardtag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42562008-05-11T04:27:33Z2008-05-11T04:48:11ZToll on the Muskogee Turnpike: $1.20. Tank-full of gasoline: $52.50. Tickets to the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival: comped. Digital camera: $329. Having that digital camera handy when you run into a co-worker in full Renaissance Festival costume? Priceless. ### I don't have much for you tonight because we spent the day...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Toll on the Muskogee Turnpike: $1.20. Tank-full of gasoline: $52.50. Tickets to the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival: comped. Digital camera: $329. Having that digital camera handy when you run into a co-worker in full Renaissance Festival costume? Priceless. ### I don't have much for you tonight because we spent the day... Continue reading...The Singing Revolutiontag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42462008-05-09T04:57:51Z2008-05-09T05:19:55ZReader Ted King writes to tell me about a film well worth seeing. It's showing at Tulsa's Circle Cinema through May 15. It's called The Singing Revolution, and it's about Estonia's struggle for independence in the late 1980s, and the role that patriotic songs played in that successful overthrow of...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Reader Ted King writes to tell me about a film well worth seeing. It's showing at Tulsa's Circle Cinema through May 15. It's called The Singing Revolution, and it's about Estonia's struggle for independence in the late 1980s, and the role that patriotic songs played in that successful overthrow of... Continue reading...Inhofe, Coburn, Sullivan "Defenders of Economic Freedom"tag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42442008-05-09T01:55:24Z2008-05-09T02:23:40ZThe Club for Growth's 2007 congressional ratings are out, and Oklahoma Senators Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe and 1st District Congressman John Sullivan were named as Defenders of Economic Freedom for scoring above 90%. Coburn had a 97, just behind S.C. Sen. Jim DeMint, who had the only 100. Coburn...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
The Club for Growth's 2007 congressional ratings are out, and Oklahoma Senators Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe and 1st District Congressman John Sullivan were named as Defenders of Economic Freedom for scoring above 90%. Coburn had a 97, just behind S.C. Sen. Jim DeMint, who had the only 100. Coburn... Continue reading...More TCC tax hike commentarytag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42392008-05-08T04:25:54Z2008-05-08T04:58:24ZStan Geiger has a few blog entries up about next Tuesday's vote on Tulsa Community College's proposed property tax increases. (See my previous entry for links to my column on the topic and sources for additional information.) Here are some excerpts from Stan's latest -- click the links to read...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
Stan Geiger has a few blog entries up about next Tuesday's vote on Tulsa Community College's proposed property tax increases. (See my previous entry for links to my column on the topic and sources for additional information.) Here are some excerpts from Stan's latest -- click the links to read... Continue reading...The TCC tax hike and the citizen budget boardtag:www.batesline.com,2008://1.42242008-05-07T11:42:44Z2008-05-07T11:43:04ZThis week in Urban Tulsa Weekly, I preview next Tuesday's special election for a permanent property tax increase and a temporary property tax increase tied to a $76 million general obligation bond issue for Tulsa Community College. All of Tulsa County will go to the polls. If approved, the permanent...Michael Bateshttp://www.batesline.com
This week in Urban Tulsa Weekly, I preview next Tuesday's special election for a permanent property tax increase and a temporary property tax increase tied to a $76 million general obligation bond issue for Tulsa Community College. All of Tulsa County will go to the polls. If approved, the permanent... Continue reading...