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Tulsa's library CEO is an overpaid, left-wing twit

Tulsa Library CEO Gary Shaffer is an overpaid, left-wing twit. This is admittedly a snap judgement, but when I saw Shaffer's rationale for a change to the summer reading program that halved participation over the previous year (33,194 down to 16,013) I felt confident in making it. The summer reading...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 21, 2015 2:36 PM

Tulsa Then and Now: historical photo iPhone app

Via TulsaGal, we learn of a cool new way to use modern technology to explore local history. In my Government 2.0 feature story for This Land, I mentioned last October's Tulsa Hackathon, in which teams of beer-and-pizza-fueled developers created mobile applications for local agencies and non-profits. One of the apps...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 2, 2012 5:13 PM