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tulsaworld.comDrivers pay for state's poor road conditionsOKLAHOMA CITY — Roads in rough shape in Oklahoma cost the average driver about $529 annually.

Another reason for #oklhaom to stop voting for the Republicans who have been in charge of making Oklahoma last in too many rankings

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Texas, you can do it! Vote. Turnout is the key. The GOP cannot win if there's a large turnout, because they are the minority. All souls to the polls! #Texas #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Tulsa World

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It’s been 20 years since Oklahomans elected a governor who wasn't from the GOP, but Munson said the campaign trail showed her that even some Republicans are now ready for a change.

tulsaworld.comMunson hopes frustrated voters make history, elect Democrat to chart new course as governor

tulsaworld.comWhy do so many Oklahomans vote red?Why do so many Oklahomans vote Republican, which may be against what is better for them?

Why do so many #Oklahomans vote red? tulsaworld.com/article_2f0c...

tulsaworld.comState Question 845 proposes to take party balancing out of judicial nominating processIt would also eliminate a prohibition on attorneys and immediate family members of attorneys from being selected to fill at-large vacancies.

#Oklahoma State Question 845 proposes to take party balancing out of judicial nominating process tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

tulsaworld.comElection Board adds early in-person voting sites for Nov. 3This is the first time the Tulsa County Election Board has offered residents four early in-person locations to cast their ballots.

Hey, #Tulsa County Voters, The Tulsa County Election Board has added early in-person voting sites for Nov. 3 tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...

tulsaworld.comClosed primaries are a curse on our democracyI didn't leave my political party. My party left me. Both of them. I've been a Democrat, and I've been a Republican. What I am now doesn't matter. The point

Closed primaries are a curse on our democracy tulsaworld.com/article_93a5...

tulsaworld.comDemocrats want better than paycheck to paycheckThe GOP seems to be coming up short on ways to improve American lives. Under this administration, a new forever war in the Middle East was started, as well as

As JFK said, it is not what you country can do for you, but what you you can do for your country. Now our country needs us to vote. You have heard the phrase, how do you eat an elephant - one bite at a time. Well, we can eat the GOP elephant with each vote we cast for a Democrat

tulsaworld.comHow to reengage American voters who don't careMany Oklahomans were surprised to learn Gentner Drummond had lost the gubernatorial nomination. How did Mazzei win? White House pressure and widespread voter apathy played key roles.

6 Sept

#oklahoma

tulsaworld.comLibbie Peters: It's time to extend to all the freedoms that Christians enjoyWhy can my Christian tradition break ground on a temple in the Tulsa area this week while the Islamic Society of Tulsa cannot get approval to build a mosque in Broken Arrow, asks Libbe Peters.

6 Sept

Well said. While we may be different in many ways, we are all on the path to a better world when we accept the differences in our society fairly

infrastructurereportcard.orgOklahoma Infrastructure Report Card | ASCESee the Oklahoma Infrastructure Report Card, and learn how upgrades in roads, bridges, and utilities could positively impact residents and businesses.

16 Aug

Wonder what we could have if the Oklahoma Republican Legislature focued on what we need to live healthy, safe lives versus telling us how to live our lives

apnews.comUS pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western HemispherePresident Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships.

15 Aug

Did trump make a deal to let China have Taiwan?

tulsaworld.comOklahoma State Testing Program results show familiar struggles in reading, mathFigures released this week by the Oklahoma State Department of Education indicate spring 2026 scores remained largely flat compared to a year ago. #oklaed

8 Aug

In #Oklahoma, 15 years of GOP control has devastated our kids and grandkids future. A lack of appropriate funding for professionally trained teachers and staffs working in buildings that provide a comfortable learning environment to ensure our future has the skills to compete in our economies.

7 Aug

The "October Surprise" this year has some seriously dark possibilities

tulsaworld.comReader urges no votes on SQ 844, SQ 846The Republican Party took total control of Oklahoma's government in 2011. In the 15 years since, they have driven Oklahoma to the bottom of most rankings compared with other states.

2 Aug

Reader urges no votes on SQ 844, SQ 846 tulsaworld.com/article_5aa8...

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1 Aug

Those of you who've shown up 3 times this year: we applaud you. We can't wait to celebrate you at the next one. 🎉 To those who haven't voted yet in 2026: This your official invitation. 8/25 belongs to EVERY registered voter in Oklahoma. Learn More and take the voter pledge: www.thanksforvotingok.com

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29 July

Boomer time Again?

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27 July

29 days until Oklahoma votes again. August 25. Put it on your calendar. 🗳️ #ThanksForVotingOK

16 July

It boggles my mind trying to figure out what the Republicans think they're going to end up with, when they get through dismantling the America they grew up in.

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9 July

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Thankyou 💙

tulsaworld.comRule change could benefit Trump Jr.WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. helped take an online retailer known as the "Amazon of guns" public last year. Now, GrabAGun, where the U.S. president's son is a shareholder and

5 July

What could possibly go wrong?

5 July

While the evening of July 4th is loud and chaotic, the morning after is one of true peace and quiet

21 June

On the wait list to be called for a table in the dining room

substack.comTom Dial (@okpapatom)It is 3:00AM and I am lying awake, frustrated with the recent election results in Oklahoma. You may have heard the phrase “we are not a red state so much as we are a do not vote state” - well we just...

21 June

Gotta vote to get our America back substack.com/@okpapatom/n...

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19 June

tulsaworld.comObama Presidential Center, designed as hub of civic life, to open in ChicagoThrongs of guests converged on a lakefront park in Chicago on Thursday to dedicate the Obama Presidential Center, a sprawling campus honoring the 44th president of the United States.

19 June

If anyone deserves a third term it is this guy.

17 June

The death grip the GOP has on Oklahoma's government is going to be the death of Oklahoma Looks like we will be the number one in state rankings as we work toward being the first state to be last in all economic, educational, environmental and personal freedom issues

I want my America Back. The one that has staggered and stumbled on its way to a more perfect union. The one where Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness meant each of us were free, even encouraged, to be the best person we could be.

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It is written in the Declaration of Independence that all men (read this as everyone) are created equally and that unjust governments should be abolished.

It is our turn to declare independence from the tyranny of an unjust Trump Administration and continue moving America along the path toward that more perfect union envision by our founders 250 years ago.

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My version of America says that you can dislike someone’s lifestyle, but you cannot limit it just because you do not understand it. My version of America welcomes anyone who wants to live in peace with together. My America does not tolerate hatred towards those that live differently from me,

If you find you cannot live and let live in my America, perhaps you are not what an American is supposed to be. If you are not that person yearning to be free and let others live freely in their own lives, Can you truly be considered an American.

The one where the American Dream was encouraged and supported for all, regardless of skin color, choice of faith, country of origin, or preference of who we love.

6 June

My happy place, In a world full of hate and harm. Now, time to get up and get back in the fight!

tulsaworld.comGrocery prices about to go higherAs Americans confront a surge in prices at the pump, another inflation wave is headed for the grocery store.

2 June

Grocery prices about to go higher. Time to adjust your family budget. tulsaworld.com/article_ecc4...

30 May

Trump may have endorsed Mazzei, but he did not write this.

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28 May

Skipping the primary is like letting your mom swipe on your dating app. Now you’re on a date with a guy who brought coupons to a coffee shop. That’s kind of how primaries work. The people who show up early help decide who everybody else gets to choose from later. #OKVotes #thanksforvotingok

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open.substack.comHow to Make a Voting Plan — and Why It WorksPeople who make a plan to vote are much more likely to actually do it. Here's how to build yours in five minutes.

21 May

People who make a written plan to vote are significantly more likely to actually vote. Not because they care more — because their brain treats it like a real appointment. (If you haven’t registered yet, Oklahoma — that deadline is tomorrow. May 22.) open.substack.com/pub/thanksfo...

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13 May

34 Days to the Oklahoma Primary! Only 9 days left to register or update your voter registration before the May 22 deadline. Check it today, because “I meant to” is not a voting plan. thanksforvotingok.com #OKVotes #Oklahoma #thanksforvotingok

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13 May

Some Oklahoma precincts had fewer than 100 votes in the last primary. Not 100 people per candidate. 100 total votes. In those races, a single carpool could shift the outcome. #thanksforvotingok

tulsaworld.comVoting in state Senate shuts down as Republican infighting boilsScores of bills still alive in the House that would have to gain passage through the Senate to have a chance at becoming law are left in limbo.

7 May

#Oklahoma is last in many categories for one reason. A Legislature that cannot legislate in the best interest of all Oklahomans. And The Freedom Caucus is the most hateful group of haters of personal, freedoms anywhere in Oklahoma Bullying and "my-way-or-the -highway" attitudes run rampant in OKC.

6 May

The GOP has denied global warming so much that Mother Nature has bought into this idea. Tulsa was 85 degrees on Monday afternoon and it is now 55 degrees (be 48 by morning) in my garden at 7:00 PM on Tuesday #garden

3 May

The titanic U.S. Economy is sinking, not quickly like the Titanic, but more like the USS O'Brien. But, that doesn't mean Trump is still not moving the economic deck chairs around

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Trump‘s inability to see the second order effects of his actions are incredible

30 Apr

On this day in 1945 - a bad person went to his bunker and did the world a favor

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