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Vision2: Putting all our eggs in one basket

NOTE: I'll be talking about Vision2 in studio with Pat Campbell and company on 1170 KFAQ, starting at 7:05 a.m. -- Monday morning, October 29, 2012. On Saturday afternoon, I spoke at the invitation of the Tulsa Community Business Group, an organization that meets monthly to encourage the development of...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 28, 2012 10:26 PM

Vision2 meeting tonight, TCC Northeast Campus

Tonight, Friday, August 31, 2012, the City of Tulsa will host a Vision2 public meeting from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at TCC Northeast Campus, Seminar Center, 3727 E. Apache St. As I said earlier this week, the Mayor should be asked why he's willing to leave $153 million on...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 31, 2012 12:40 PM

Tulsa County Commissioners put Vision2 (ObamaVision) on November ballot

The Tulsa County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday morning, to the disappointment of many and the surprise of none, to put a 13-year sales tax extension on the ballot this coming November, more than four years before the tax is scheduled to expire. The package is being called Vision2...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 14, 2012 12:14 AM

"Vision for Jobs" another cynical tax grab?

Just as they did in 2003, Tulsa "leaders" are preying on anxieties about job losses to justify siphoning more of your tax dollars through county government to favored businesses. Two possibilities are being discussed to raise $340 million: Either a county-wide sales tax increase of 0.4 percent or an extension...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 24, 2012 1:05 AM

American Airlines Tulsa base featured on CNBC

Saw a very interesting documentary tonight on CNBC: "Inside American Airlines: A Week in the Life." Tulsa aircraft maintenance personnel feature prominently in several segments: The process of overhauling an MD-80 aircraft, cost-cutting efforts (e.g., building tailcones in Tulsa instead of buying them from Boeing), and rank-and-file reaction to the...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 15, 2011 10:46 PM

Tulsa Sabre reunion, January 22, 2010

Alumni of American Airlines' Sabre reservation system will gather Friday, January 22, 2010, at Mulligan's, in the Radisson Hotel on 41st St, between US 169 and Garnett Rd. Here's the text of the invitation that's going around by e-mail: 30 Years??? Seems like yesterday!!! Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 12, 2010 6:19 PM