by Sarah Burnett | Jul 14, 2023 | Biblical Wisdom, Books, Feature Post, History, OKGrassroots, Original Content
by Sarah Burnett (Bartlesville, OK) A Patriot’s History of the United States: From Columbus’s Great Discovery to America’s Age of Entitlement, Revised Edition Currently, much of American history is written from a perspective that sees everything...
by Michael Bates | Jul 8, 2023 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
I have finally gotten around to reading Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, in anticipation of the Martin Scorsese film to be released in October. I’m about halfway through, and I was skimming ahead. (It’s OK. I already knew who the bad guys were.)...
by Michael Bates | Jul 8, 2023 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
I have finally gotten around to reading Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, in anticipation of the Martin Scorsese film to be released in October. I’m about halfway through, and I was skimming ahead. (It’s OK. I already knew who the bad guys were.)...
by Jamison Faught | Jul 5, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots
This is a week old, but I thought this statement from House Speaker Charles McCall regarding State Auditor Cindy Byrd’s recent audit finding $30,000,000 in questionable pandemic-related grant spending deserved getting posted: OKLAHOMA CITY (June 27th) –...
by Jamison Faught | Jul 5, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots
Back to the ‘70sBy Jonathan SmallThe surge of inflation under President Joe Biden has given many people flashbacks to the 1970s. Sadly, the latest data released by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) evokes a similar sense of déjà vu.The National...
by Jamison Faught | Jun 29, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots
Ouch. This audit is pretty bad. State Auditor Cindy Byrd has released an audit of federally-funded grants (mainly COVID relief/stimulus money), finding about $30,000,000 in "questioned costs". This audit is federally-mandated, and could end up with the State...
