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TulsaNow mayoral surveys online

Grassroots civic group TulsaNow sent a questionnaire to the candidates for Mayor of Tulsa; Bill Christiansen and Kathy Taylor responded. There were multiple attempts to contact incumbent Dewey Bartlett Jr, but he did not respond. Question topics include delays in PLANiTULSA implementation, police department scandals and rising costs, park demolitions,...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 22, 2013 8:35 AM

G. T. Bynum's sexual orientation proposal

I was fairly stunned to see the following message, from Tulsa District 9 City Councilor G. T. Bynum, on my Facebook news feed Thursday afternoon: Proud to see Civil Service Commission approve proposal by Councilor Barnes & me banning City HR discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Bynum crossposted the same...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 17, 2010 9:47 PM

Family-friendly feminism: Jennifer Roback Morse to speak at TU next week

Two University of Tulsa conservative student groups are bringing a scholar and author to speak about economics, women, career, and family. Jennifer Roback Morse describes herself as "your coach for the Culture Wars." Timeless values are the core of prosperity for business, families and society. The Culture Wars are bad...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 7, 2008 6:38 PM

Michelle Obama disses Palin, promises gay adoption rights

While Sarah Palin was speaking to the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, Michelle Obama was hitting two Hollywood fundraisers, giving subtly different messages to different audiences. Patrick Range McDonald of LA Weekly, who covered the events as the designated pool reporter. Here's his description of the first stop of the...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 6, 2008 9:42 AM