Archive for April, 2007

Smoke and Mirrors

First District Congressman John Sullivan dropped by the VA Medical Center in Muskogee Monday for a look-see and a bit of glad handing, even though the facility is within the district of Congressman Dan Boren. With 64,000 vets residing in the First District evidently Congressman Sullivan felt a desire to see what is [...]

Ignoring Mistakes

No one likes admitting they were wrong but eventually we all have to face the reality that we have made mistakes. Everyone except the Oklahoma Legislature, that is. Rather than acknowledging mistakes, learning from them and seeking to prevent them from occurring again our legislators would rather ignore them in hopes that no [...]

Gore Mayor Busted For DUI

Gore, OK Mayor Mike Kinnear, 55, was arrested on an DUI charge last Wednesday night by the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Department.
According to Sequoyah County Sheriff Johnny Philpot, Kinnear was arrested in Gore at approximately 7:45 pm on April 4th. Sheriff Philpot alleges that one of his off-duty deputies previously witnessed Kinnear come into the [...]

For The Record – March 2007

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Bad Girls, Bad Girls – Whatcha’ Gonna’ Do?

Publication Date: 4/05/07
Last Update: 4/05/07

Meet Crystal Lynn Swift (Top) and Tina Marie Tankersley(Bottom).
This duo of alleged desperadoes ended up in the Tulsa jail on various charges in the wake of a really weird incident in the southwestern part of Tulsa on April 4th, 2007.
Details are still sketchy [...]