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Roscoe Turner, RIP

Services for Roscoe Turner will be held at First Baptist Church, 4th & Cincinnati in downtown Tulsa, Monday, January 27, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Moore's Memory Chapel, 1403 S. Peoria, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, January 25,...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 25, 2014 11:15 PM

Roscoe Turner endorses Bill Christiansen for Mayor of Tulsa

Former City Councilor Roscoe Turner has announced his endorsement of his long-time Council colleague Bill Christiansen in the 2013 race for Mayor of Tulsa. Christiansen will face two other announced candidates, incumbent Mayor Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. and former Mayor Kathy Taylor. From the Christiansen campaign news release: In welcoming...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 27, 2013 7:20 PM

Tulsa Election 2011: Redistricting impact in Districts 3, 4, & 5

Redistricting appears to played a key role in the Cockroach Caucus strategy to regain control of the City Council, according to a BatesLine analysis of Tuesday's primary results by precinct. The 2011 redistricting was the most radical since the City Council was established in 1989. Over 20% of the city's...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 17, 2011 1:17 PM

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

Council candidates need your help

UPDATE: Roscoe Turner's volunteers will gather at the Turner home at 3415 E. Haskell St. at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Phone 918-834-7580 to see how you can help. And all campaigns are going to need help on election day: Driving voters to the polls and making last...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 6, 2009 6:44 PM

Roscoe Turner & Jim Mautino need your help

You may feel that there's no hope for a decent outcome in the Tulsa mayor's race, but there's still a chance to elect more proactive, independent-minded, taxpayer-friendly, and neighborhood-friendly city councilors. Two of the key races are in Districts 3 and 6, where two former incumbents with grassroots backing are...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 16, 2009 2:28 PM

Walk for Roscoe Turner

Former District 3 City Councilor Roscoe Turner is trying to regain his seat on the City Council, a seat lost in 2008 to David Patrick. Patrick quit in 1998 to run for State House; Turner won the November special election. Patrick beat Turner in the 2002 Democratic primary, then lost...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 23, 2009 8:09 PM

Running or not

I was happy to learn this last week: * That State Rep. John Wright (R-Broken Arrow) is running for Lt. Governor. John is an intelligent and consistent conservative, and he would be a great choice for the job. * That former Tulsa City Councilor Jim Mautino is running to recapture...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 25, 2009 12:03 AM

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