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A New Chapter in American History
“Obama will hold the highest office in the land, on January 20, 2009!” shouted Brenan Presley. At the tender age of five, Presley is among 200 students at Deborah Brown Community School. On a daily routine, children recite all the names of the United States Presidents. Now he and his schoolmates will have to make some adjustments to add the 44th president to their already long list.
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Editorial
The Best Of America»In the largest voter turnout for a presidential election in US history and the most watched and celebrated around the world, Sen.Barack Obama’s triumph over Republican rival Sen. John McCain on Tuesday is a milestone that will help the United States bury its long and often brutal history of racism.
Obama won at least 349 Electoral [...]
Community
Ask Rebecca invites you to: Tulsa Community College “Day of Vision 2008”»Tony Alonso remembers life as a young Cuban political refugee as he strives to increase the minority enrollment in higher education at Tulsa Community College.
Alonso, Dean of Diversity and Civic Engagement at Tulsa Community College, will present the award-winning program “Day of Vision,” A college preparation enrichment program for multicultural youth, November 15, 2008 from [...]
Religion
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State and Nation
Democratic Caucus pays tribute to the Honorable Darrell Gilbert»OKLAHOMA CITY State Capitol -Representative Darrell Gilbert faces legislative term limits and will soon retire from the Oklahoma House of Representatives, but he will depart with a solid legacy of advancing mental and medical health care and social services issues in the state.
Representative Gilbert, D-Tulsa, began his legislative career twelve years ago when he was [...]
Sports
Mudbugs beat Oilers»By David Harper
Sports Writer
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs brought their game to score a 9-3 victory over the Tulsa Oilers Halloween night at the BOK Center. Ryan Mior held off the Oilers to allow Travis Clayton, Chris Brassard, Tyrel Lucas and Neil Clark to score two goals a piece, while Kevin Cooper scored a single to bring [...]