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Tulsa District 3 Democratic primary: For Roscoe Turner

This is the ninth rematch between current District 3 Councilor Roscoe Turner and former Councilor David Patrick. The series is tied 4-4, with Patrick winning in 1996, 1998, 2002, and 2008, and Turner winning in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009. (Turner also won the 1998 special election, beating Patrick's sister Synna.)...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 11, 2011 9:28 PM

The Road to April Fool's Day

An edited version of this column appeared in the March 26, 2008, issue of Urban Tulsa Weekly. The published version is no longer available online. Posted on August 4, 2018. The Road to April Fool's Day By Michael D. Bates Tulsa goes to vote next Tuesday, April 1. The main...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 26, 2008 4:13 PM

Spinning World

An edited version of this column appeared in the March 12, 2008, issue of Urban Tulsa Weekly. The published version is available on the Internet Archive. Posted on August 4, 2018. Spinning World By Michael D. Bates It's been a tough few weeks for our monopoly daily newspaper, the Tulsa...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 12, 2008 3:57 PM