Bell’s Amusement Park in Tulsa is no more. As of the stroke of midnight Sunday night, June 24th, control of the ten acres on which Bell’s has sat for over 50 years at the Tulsa Fairgrounds has reverted back to Tulsa County along with everything left behind by Bell’s. In the impossible scramble to remove [...]
This week promises to be a big week for former state senator Gene Stipe who resigned in disgrace in conjunction with his guilty pleas in a campaign contribution scandal. On Thursday Stipe, who served over fifty years in the Oklahoma Legislature, will appear in the Eastern District of Oklahoma federal courthouse in Muskogee for a [...]
Yesterday the Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily blocked media access to the identities of foster parents. This after the Department of Human Services argued it would deter felons from seeking to care for foster children. Say what? Yes, you read that right. DHS does NOT want to DETER convicted felons from being foster parents. Who wants [...]
The Tulsa World for June 20, 2007 contained a front page story titled “Detained despite green card: Legal, but not safe” telling the story of Jorge Hernandez, a legal resident of the United States who spent nearly a week in the Tulsa Jail. According to the Tulsa World, Jorge, a “Green Card” holder, was arrested [...]
Newsok.com coverage of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services continued on Sunday with two interesting reports. The first DHS slow to close day cares lays out the crux of the problem while the second Examples of day cares that stayed open a while despite serious problems should send a cold chill down the spine of [...]
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