by Michael Bates | May 21, 2021 | Culture, History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
Saint Francis Health System is cutting off access for parents of teenagers to their children’s medical records as of June 15. Why is a Catholic Christian organization taking these steps intended to enable teen experimentation with sex, drugs, and gender...
by Michael Bates | May 19, 2021 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
During the Great Depression, the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) commissioned a series of maps in 1936 to document land ownership and taxable value. An example of the maps are shown above. Each map covers a Public Land...
by Michael Bates | May 13, 2021 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
In 1921, Tulsa jeweler Moescha Rosenberg sued his landlord, the Sinclair Oil & Gas Co., for harassing him to get him to surrender his 10-year lease on a prime retail location.
by Michael Bates | May 12, 2021 | Education, History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
The substance of HB 1775 occupies a mere page and a third, 282 words by my count. So why should mainstream media mischaracterize the bill, when they could easily quote the entire text?
by Jenni L. White | May 10, 2021 | Education, Education Policy, Home Education, OKGrassroots, ROPE
As with so many things today – even in this 'red' state of Oklahoma – out-of-state interests and legislators who simply aren't conservatives have caused a problem for EVERYONE in the state.The problem stems from the fact that out-of-state...
by Bok | May 7, 2021 | Cartoons, Education, Humor, OKGrassroots
The CDC decided it was safe for kids to go back to school. But the teachers union had other ideas. And the New York Post obtained emails that show it. The American Federation of Teachers successfully lobbied the CDC to change guidelines for returning to school. The...
