- April 06, 2021 at 08:00PM
2021 School & Municipal General Election: BatesLine ballot card
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Early voting is available Thursday, April 1, and Friday, April 2, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Because there are no state or federal offices on the ballot, there won't be any early voting hours on Saturday. Early voting sites are typically at the county election board, which is...
- April 06, 2021 at 08:00PM 2021 School & Municipal General Election: BatesLine ballot card Click the headline to read the full story.
A recent social media post showed a set of four knives with the lyrics and notation for a four-part grace-after-meals. Titled "Gratiarum actio," "the giving of thanks," the lyrics are, "Pro tuis beneficiis, Deus, gratias agimus tibi." "For your benefits, God, we give you thanks." On the reverse side,...
- March 03, 2021 at 09:42PM Singing Latin grace with notation knives Click the headline to read the full story.
A Facebook post from Bob Wills' Texas Playboys under the direction of Jason Roberts: Many of you have asked about the annual Bob Wills Birthday Bash at the historic Cain's Ballroom. We have been working with the folks at Cain's for the past couple months trying to figure out a...
- February 25, 2021 at 12:03AM Tulsa COVID-19 policies threaten Bob Wills Birthday Bash Click the headline to read the full story.
Every February, the National Latin Exam gives students of the language the opportunity to show what they know, with the potential of earning prizes and scholarships. One of the challenges for doing well in the exam is that the exam syllabus does not align well with many popular Latin curricula....
- February 23, 2021 at 08:30AM National Latin Exam resources Click the headline to read the full story.
You can find all of the results from Oklahoma's February 9, 2021, elections here. Acting Tulsa County Treasurer John Fothergill became treasurer in his own right with a 71%-29% Republican primary victory over Joe Hart. Turnout was 5,294 voters out of 186,076 eligible voters, or 4%. Only 379 out of...
- February 10, 2021 at 08:47AM 2021 School, Municipal, and Special Primary: Results Click the headline to read the full story.
Polls are open today until 7 p.m. The Oklahoma State Election Board's online voter tool will let you know where to vote and will show you a sample of the ballot you'll see. Below are my thoughts on some of the races in the Oklahoma school board primary election and...
- February 09, 2021 at 07:00PM 2021 School, City, and Special Primary: BatesLine ballot card Click the headline to read the full story.
This coming Tuesday, February 9, 2021, Oklahoma voters will vote in school board primaries, some municipal primaries, school bond issues, special elections. Early voting will be available tomorrow, Thursday, February 4, and Friday, February 5, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Because there are no state or federal offices...
- February 03, 2021 at 05:03PM February 9, 2021: School, municipal, and special elections Click the headline to read the full story.
This is not what democracy looks like. Sixteen Oklahoma jurisdictions -- Sapulpa, Pawhuska, other cities and towns, two school districts, a technology (vo-tech) district, and a county -- had propositions on the ballot today. Mostly bond issues, I suspect. State law allows for 11 election dates in odd-numbered years, and...
- January 12, 2021 at 10:20PM Another wasteful special election Click the headline to read the full story.
In a recent public letter, Michael Wallis, historian of Route 66, Oklahoma, and the American West, has called on Tulsa government leaders to keep the Midland Valley Pedestrian Bridge over the Arkansas River. Wallis was a member of the advisory committee that considered designs for a replacement for the...
- December 29, 2020 at 11:59PM Michael Wallis: Save the Midland Valley Pedestrian Bridge Click the headline to read the full story.
Edited from the version originally published on December 25, 2012 Merry Christmas to anyone who happens by BatesLine today. As a Holland Hall high school student, I attended and sang in the annual service of Christmas lessons and carols at Trinity Episcopal Church, modeled after the annual Christmas Eve service...
- December 24, 2020 at 11:43PM A bidding prayer for Christmas, A. D. 2020 Click the headline to read the full story. |
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