Archive for November, 2007

A Horror Story Redux

A horror story redux is how best to describe what has happened to a 14-year-old Delaware County girl.
On November 7th, the girl reportedly had a seizure at school in Gove, OK and was taken to Integris Grove General Hospital. There the girl and her foster mom were informed that the girl was approximately 11 [...]

Waiting For Celine Dion

Tickets went on sale today for the November 13, 2008 Celine Dion concert in Tulsa.
Dion’s is the first big name act to be signed for the Tulsa BOK Center, which isn’t even completed yet but which might be by the time Dion arrives in Tulsa.
And some folks apparently already have “sticker shock” over the [...]

His Own Worst Enemy

Richard Roberts may well be his own worst enemy.
Roberts has certainly done himself no favors with his recent public statements regarding his stewardship of Oral Roberts University or the scandal that is washing over both the university and Roberts himself.
And there appears to be no end to the double-talk and hype, as Richard Roberts has [...]

No Confidence At ORU

Richard Roberts, the embattled President and CEO of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, had another “stink bomb” lobbed his way yesterday when he received a “No Confidence” vote from the tenured faculty at the university.
In addition to the vote of no confidence in Richard Roberts, the tenured faculty also voted on two other motions, one [...]

Bits and Pieces – Nov 7th

Could the end be near for ORU? Or maybe just for the Roberts clan?
In either case things are not looking good down on South Lewis in Tulsa with a $52 million cloud of debt and a major scandal hanging over the house that Oral built.
The latest jolt to ORU was news that Sen. Chuck [...]