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posted on
March 19th, 2013
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Batesline
based in
Oklahoma City

Leftist media trashes Ted Cruz on MS Week resolution

Freshman U. S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been unjustly trashed by two left-wing political websites, Politico and Wonkette, over his request to remove a resolution declaring Multiple Sclerosis Awa ...

posted on
March 19th, 2013
from
Batesline
based in
Oklahoma City

Mr. Bean on "Blind Date"

It was June of 1994, and we were chilling out in our room at the bed and breakfast in Inveraray, Scotland, watching TV, and this came on. We had seen a Mr. Bean episode on the flight over, and here ...

posted on
March 18th, 2013
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Batesline
based in
Oklahoma City

Pollutant disposal and landfill days in April, and free mulch now

Just in case you don't read the insert in your city water bill: There will be a household pollutant collection event on Saturday, April 13th, 2013, and Sunday, April 14th, 2013, on the north side o ...

posted on
March 17th, 2013
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Batesline
based in
Oklahoma City

Johnny Gimble's swinging fiddle

I thought I read some sad news about legendary western swing fiddler Johnny Gimble tonight, and I'm hoping I imagined seeing it. I'll hold off on publishing what I thought I read until I can confir ...

posted on
March 14th, 2013
from
Batesline
based in
Oklahoma City

Roundup for π Day 2013

Happy Pi Day! This evening at 6:28 Eastern time, applicants to MIT will learn whether or not they've been admitted. For those hopefuls and anyone else in need of worthwhiling away a little time, so ...

posted on
March 13th, 2013
from
Batesline
based in
Oklahoma City

Kathy Taylor and the BOK Center budget

Former Mayor Kathy Taylor should get a "pants on fire" rating for her campaign's ads claiming that she brought BOK Center in on time and within budget. During my conversation this morning with Pat ...

posted on
March 13th, 2013
from
Batesline
based in
Oklahoma City

Dewey Bartlett Jr: Republican for Kathy Taylor

I'll be on 1170 KFAQ Wednesday morning at 7 with Pat Campbell to talk about mayoral candidate and former Tulsa mayor Kathy Taylor's record during her term from April 2006 to December 2009.* Taylor ...

posted on
March 11th, 2013
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Batesline
based in
Oklahoma City

Ron Peters, Money Belt candidate for Tulsa County Commissioner

Former House District 70 representative Ron Peters has announced his candidacy for the Tulsa County Commission District 3 seat being vacated by retiring Commissioner Fred Perry. In 2003, Peters was ...

posted on
March 11th, 2013
from
Batesline
based in
Oklahoma City

Tulsans Against Chloramine invite mayoral candidates to Tuesday meeting

Last year the City of Tulsa changed the secondary disinfectant used in our drinking water from chlorine to chloramine, a derivative of ammonia. The change was to meet EPA regulations intended to el ...

posted on
March 6th, 2013
from
Batesline
based in
Oklahoma City

Haifa bus bombing: Remembering on the 10th anniversary

Ten years ago today, I awoke to radio news reports of a bus bombing in Haifa, Israel, killing 17 and injuring 53, including many school children. To us it was more than a report of a distant traged ...