http://www.batesline.com/ Tulsa straight ahead en Copyright 2012 Mon, 14 May 2012 19:50:09 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification This is impressive. Duane Lester, a blogger based in northwest Missouri, posted a lengthy article about the Holt County Sheriff's Department response to an audit report. He took a considerable amount of time to read the audit report, conducted interviews with the auditor and the sheriff, and turn it all... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/blogger-gives-small-paper-owner.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/blogger-gives-small-paper-owner.html Blogosphere Bob Ripley Duane Lester Oregon (Mo.) Times Observer plagiarism Mon, 14 May 2012 19:50:09 -0600 How was my Saturday at the Oklahoma Republican State Convention, you ask? It was about like this:... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/a-report-from-the-oklahoma-repub.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/a-report-from-the-oklahoma-repub.html Oklahoma::Election 2012 Oklahoma Republican Party Sun, 13 May 2012 01:54:38 -0600 There's something creepy going on with email in the race to be Oklahoma's next Republican National Committeeman. If you're a delegate to the 2012 Oklahoma Republican State Convention, you've been getting a barrage of emails from Richard Engle, candidate for Republican National Committeeman, announcing endorsements from a surprising mixture of... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/richard-engles-emails-arent-just.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/richard-engles-emails-arent-just.html Oklahoma::Election 2012 Technology email Oklahoma Republican Party privacy remotely hosted images spyware Sat, 12 May 2012 00:06:33 -0600 This Saturday at the 2012 Oklahoma Republican State Convention, delegates will elect two of its three representatives on the Republican National Committee. (State chairmen are ex officio RNC members.) Oklahoma's National Committeewoman, Carolyn McLarty, is running for re-election and so far has not drawn an opponent. National Committeeman James Dunn... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/steve-fair-for-republican-nation.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/steve-fair-for-republican-nation.html Thu, 10 May 2012 22:43:23 -0600 Congratulations to the Riverview Neighborhood Association and well done to the City of Tulsa Board of Adjustment (BoA). On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, the BoA denied variances that would have allowed a 10-unit townhouse complex on a single lot, once occupied by a single home, at 21st and Cheyenne. (BOA... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/tulsa-boa-riverview-apartment-variances.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/tulsa-boa-riverview-apartment-variances.html Tulsa::Zoning infill development Riverview neighborhood Tulsa Board of Adjustment Thu, 10 May 2012 08:23:11 -0600 If you weren't at Cain's Ballroom on Saturday, April 14, 2012, you missed an evening of family-friendly fun and great music, starting with the induction of Woody Paul, Herman Johnson, Keith Coleman, and Kenny Baker (the latter two, posthumously) into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame, and ending with a... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/national-fiddler-hall-of-fame-ho.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/national-fiddler-hall-of-fame-ho.html Western Swing Cain's Ballroom fiddle Herman Johnson Keith Coleman Kenny Baker National Fiddler Hall of Fame Ramona Reed Riders in the Sky Wed, 09 May 2012 01:03:03 -0600 A homegrown feature film, The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher, already the recipient of multiple awards on the film festival circuit, has been picked up for international release by a division of Warner Brothers. This is a big milestone for Tulsa and a feather in the cap of... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/made-in-tulsa-movie-set-for-inte.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/made-in-tulsa-movie-set-for-inte.html Tulsa Whimsy Blake Ewing Duncan Christopher independent films Mon, 07 May 2012 19:16:37 -0600 Rep. David Derby (R-Owasso) sent me a response to my comments regarding his decision to withdraw his endorsement of his colleague, George Faught, in the race for the Republican nomination for Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District, in connection with Faught's news release on the failure of SB 1433, the personhood bill,... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/personhood-david-derby-responds.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/personhood-david-derby-responds.html Oklahoma::Politics personhood pro-life sanctity of human life Sat, 05 May 2012 19:58:23 -0600 Last week, on April 26, when State Rep. Mike Reynolds tried in vain to appeal the ruling of the speaker pro tempore, so that the Personhood bill (SB 1433) would be heard, only 15 other state representatives were willing to stand with him. This in spite of the fact that... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/personhood-those-few-who-stood-f.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/personhood-those-few-who-stood-f.html Oklahoma::Election 2012 Oklahoma::Politics George Faught Oklahoma House of Representatives personhood pro-life Fri, 04 May 2012 02:50:42 -0600 UPDATE 2012/05/04: The answer is no, by a 5-4 vote to approve the PUD "amendment" and close the street. Thanks to Councilors Blake Ewing, Karen Gilbert, Skip Steele, and G. T. Bynum for upholding the plan and the notion of public infrastructure for public use over the demands of a... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/quiktrips-attempted-street-snatc.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/quiktrips-attempted-street-snatc.html Tulsa::CityHall Tulsa::Zoning comprehensive plan Pearl District PLANiTULSA QuikTrip stormwater management Thu, 03 May 2012 12:18:13 -0600 Georgia Politcs Unfiltered has several updates regarding Georgia Democratic Party political director Ali Rashad Richey, the topic of an entry here late last week. (The link texts below are the titles of the posts at Georgia Politics Unfiltered.) "Georgia Democrats Say No Comment to Political Director Rashad Richey's Recidivism" "Democratic... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/rashad-richey-update-police-repo.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/05/rashad-richey-update-police-repo.html Politics Democratic Party Georgia Rashad Richey Tue, 01 May 2012 12:29:54 -0600 In case you missed it: In the coming weeks, Osage Casinos are bringing in three legendary singers for free, all-ages concerts. This Friday, May 4, 2012, Ray Price will be performing at the Osage Casino west of Bartlesville. Ray Price was a pioneer of the honky-tonk sound in the 1950s;... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/04/ray-price-b-j-thomas-ray-stevens.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/04/ray-price-b-j-thomas-ray-stevens.html Music Western Swing Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:26:40 -0600 Among other steps, AfP is calling on President Obama to stop playing politics with American energy and approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The ad makes multiple references to a September 9, 2010, story in the Washington Times, which establishes that the funds created more jobs abroad than... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/04/afp-ad-obama-spent-billions-fund.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/04/afp-ad-obama-spent-billions-fund.html Politics::Election 2012 Barack Obama energy oil industry Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:46:18 -0600 Normally, I wouldn't post about Democrat Party politics in Georgia, but there are some interesting similarities to the recent allegations about former Oklahoma Democrat Party chairman and former North Carolina Democrat Party executive director Jay Parmley. Consider this as a possible pattern: A senior Democrat state party staffer gets caught... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/04/democrats-behaving-badly-and-the.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/04/democrats-behaving-badly-and-the.html Politics Democratic Party Georgia Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:23:36 -0600 Legendary Tulsa TV weatherman Don Woods is "gravely ill", but "in good spirits" according to a report on KTUL.com: Don is now 84 years old. He spoke with Channel 8 News Director Carlton Houston Tuesday and says he's been in good spirits recently and enjoying the company of family and... http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/04/don-woods-gravely-ill-in-good-sp.html http://www.batesline.com/archives/2012/04/don-woods-gravely-ill-in-good-sp.html Tulsa::History Tulsa::Media Don Woods Gusty KTUL weather Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:24:22 -0600