Oklahoma's first transgender candidate to challenge

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Tuesday June 08, 2010 · 2:25 PM PDT

2010/06/08 · 14:25

the odious Sally Kern. You can see the press release with a link to
campaign donations here.

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Monday March 29, 2010 · 4:24 PM PDT

2010/03/29 · 16:24

View from the "eagle cam" at the Sutten Avian Center. An eaglet hatched
yesterday, with the camera recording the first movements. Two more
eggs will (hopefully) hatch soon.

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Friday October 23, 2009 · 8:53 PM PDT

2009/10/23 · 20:53

So I am at the local Friday night lights game, as my son at 17 plays on the team (and we won in the last 90 seconds 49 to 42 thank you very much for asking), and I am talking at half time to a friend. A died in the wool Republican friend. For generations. But he has had health issues.
His words, not mine, "I've had a whole new attitude about health care".

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Sunday October 18, 2009 · 6:10 PM PDT

2009/10/18 · 18:10

There have been some diaries on this site questioning whether to get the flu vaccines, particularly H1N1. I don't know if any minds can be changed, but I come from a close knit family. This story has come down to me, about how the Spanish flu affected my grandparents and their young family. This is their story.

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Tuesday November 11, 2008 · 1:26 PM PST

2008/11/11 · 13:26

Although I am not a frequent poster on this board, I have followed with some interest and pleasure the postings of another popular diarist, who has a post up about moving on, as in leaving his current city (Tulsa) and state (Oklahoma) because of our backwardness. Based upon his previous posts, it seems that he is a generation or so younger than I, with young children. Good questions he asks. I faced much the same choices a quarter century ago, and did not leave. As I live in the same city and state, perhaps my musings can be of benefit.

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Saturday September 06, 2008 · 7:15 AM PDT

2008/09/06 · 07:15

Words fail me. As reported in todays Tulsa World (tulsaworld.com) Senator Inhofe is quoted as " Do you really want to have a guy as commander in chief of this country when you can question whether or not he really loves his country?" This from a man who denies global warming, has been the biggest enabler of the Iraq war policy, has voted against better vet benefits, and the list goes on.

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Thursday May 15, 2008 · 6:37 PM PDT

2008/05/15 · 18:37

At the opening of today's House of Representative's session, a bill was introduced to provide returning veterans with educational and health benfits based on the GI bill that did so much to help returning GI's from WWII. It would be funded by a modest 1/2 of 1% increase in income tax rates on those earning over $500,000 per year. This eminently reasonable proposal was hailed as a major step forward by both parties, and immediately passed the House and Senate with near unamimous consent. The President promised to return early from his delicate Mid East diplomatic trip to sign the bill and preside over this new Era of Good Feeling.

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Friday November 16, 2007 · 5:41 PM PST

2007/11/16 · 17:41

A brief background if you are new to the scandal at Oral Roberts University. Near the start of the school year, three former professors filed suit against Oral Roberts University and its President, Mr. Richard Roberts, alleging improper use of Univeristy resources by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roberts, improper participation by a charitable entity and its employees in an election campaign, and various other imporprieties. All have been denied of course, and the lawyers are busy.

Since the last post, the tenured faculty at ORU have voted to ask Mr. Richard Roberts not to return, the Provost let it be known yesterday that he would resign if Mr. Roberts returned, and Mr. Oral Roberts has returned to try to redeem a wayward son and protect his own legacy. But all is not well.

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Wednesday November 07, 2007 · 6:11 PM PST

2007/11/07 · 18:11

When last we left our good friends at Oral Roberts University, three former professors had sued the University, Board of Regents and Richard Roberts for various allegations of malfeasance, including diverting University money improperly, improper endorsement and support of politcal candidates, Mrs. Roberts improper use of the University jet for shopping extravaganzas and meeting underage males after hours. In other words, just what we have come to expect from the hard right Christian leaders.
But now, things are getting more interesting.

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Saturday October 20, 2007 · 9:41 AM PDT

2007/10/20 · 09:41

In the recent weeks, Oral Roberts University has become embroiled in a scandal, documented in various media (Larry King, CNN, MSNBC, and others). I have written a couple of small posts about this. As I live near the campus and have known various alumni, employees, and others associated with the university for some 30 years, perhaps I can give some background information on this instituion to put the situation in some context.

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Wednesday October 17, 2007 · 9:48 AM PDT

2007/10/17 · 09:48

Local television and newspapers are reporting that Richard Roberts has temporarily stepped aside from the University. If more details emerge, will post them.

Oral Roberts University Scandal Update

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Saturday October 13, 2007 · 4:58 PM PDT

2007/10/13 · 16:58

Haven't seen this posted here today, so will give it a try. New allegations were made yesterday in the suit by three former profs of Oral Roberts University (ORU) against the University by adding the Board of Regents to the suit. The previously undisclosed "salacious" allegations were made public. All of this can be found at tulsaworld.com. More below the fold.

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