U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma Clinton J. Johnson reports that U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III sentenced Lee Finch, II, 49, of Houston, Texas, for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor and Travel[ing] with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct. Judge Heil ordered that Finch serve 180 months imprisonment, followed by lifetime supervised release. Upon his release, Finch will also be required to register as a sex offender. According to court records, Finch started coercing and abusing the 12-year-old victim in Jun. 2016 during “sleepovers” at his house. In Sep. 2016 ..read more

In a significant exposure of data “redefinition” today a V1SUT on Substack analysis begins with questions, “If someone told you your child’s school district had a 95.7% Academic Achievement rating, how would you feel? If you then learned that only 46.6% of students at the same district scored as proficient or better on state testing, would that change your view of the district’s performance?” Understanding public data from your child’s school and district is second only to actively participating in your child’s education journey. Interpreting the available data year-to-year is complicated. In ..read more

Research shows Quantum Energy Speeds up Human Cell Recovery A release yesterday from Schoerfling, Austria, heralds new research conducted in the biochemistry lab at The University of Tulsa demonstrating that Quantum Upgrade® helps accelerate the recovery of human cells after the cells are “scratched” with a laser. Quantum Upgrade is a technology service that provides a continuous flow of quantum energy to people in many environments, including homes, cars, and businesses. The studies of the effects of Quantum Upgrade on human dermal fibroblasts exposed to the stress of laser scratchi ..read more

Tulsa Community College with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, will host a Manufacturing Career Fair on Thursday, April 25 at the TCC Northeast Campus. Designed to showcase opportunities within the manufacturing sector, the career fair will feature numerous employers from the region. These companies are eager to connect with potential candidates who are interested in exploring career paths in manufacturing with great starting wages. Bring your resume, dress professionally, and be ready to interview! TCC students and alumni are welcome to set an appointment with Career Services for ..read more

For decades, children who developed autism after receiving routine vaccines have been denied justice. Their parents have been ridiculed, gaslighted, left to cope on their own. Kids suffered. All because the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) determined vaccines didn’t cause autism in three “test” claims. Those three claims determined the fate of over 5,000 children in the NVICP’s Omnibus Autism Proceeding (OAP) — and those 5,000 children represented hundreds of thousands of vaccine-injured children. This twisted miscarriage of justice directly affected the U.S. Supreme Court ..read more

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Beginning local conflict in the current election cycle, Democrat candidates for the office of Tulsa County Commissioner District 2 faced off at an administrative hearing of the Election Board Tuesday morning in a two-on-one attack. Maria Barnes, the complainant, asserted that Jim Rea had not lived in the district for the full six months prior to filing as required by law. Sarah Gray, running for the same office also as a Democrat, was beside her helping Barnes make the case. Rea closed on the purchase of a residence in District 2 September 29 and updated his voter registration October 1, 2023 ..read more

Multi-Platinum band Whiskey Myers announces new tour dates for 2024. Following sold-out dates across the U.S. this year, the genre-bending band will be joined by Southall and Cam Allen at BOK Center on Friday, November 1.  Tickets go on sale Friday, April 19 at 10AM and will be available online at www.bokcenter.com.  Whiskey Myers unveiled their creation of Uncle Chicken’s Sippin’ Whiskey last summer, one of their passion projects that’s enabled them to connect further with fans among their own coffee line and unique, collectible art created for each show and album. Breaking free f ..read more

Opinion: With how competitive the national economic landscape has become, it’s imperative to invest in industries that not only provide stable employment but also drive innovation and prosperity. An industry that holds tremendous promise for Oklahoma’s economic future is aerospace and aviation. Days like the recently held Aero Day here at the Capitol, help to reaffirm our commitment to workforce and economic development in the aerospace industry. For those unfamiliar with this day, Aero Day is an important day here at the Capitol where aerospace and defense businesses from around the state con ..read more

Opinion: Oklahoma has one of the nation’s best election systems. We use paper ballots that allow hand recounts, our ballot machines are not Internet connected, and results are completely tallied on Election Day. Yet some people want to get rid of that system and replace it with one notorious for voter errors, lengthy delays in counting, and growing public distrust of results – “ranked choice” voting. In a ranked-choice voting system, voters designate their first choice in a race, their second choice, and so on down the ballot. If no candidate receives majority support, the second-choice votes ..read more