http://www.tulsaworld.comThe latest news and information from the Tulsa World.5Copyright 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.It's Election Day in Tulsa, and maybe a quarter of the residents will actually vote. That's the optimistic in me. Election board officials anticipate 32,000 to 45,000 voters will ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Need_some_reasons_to_vote_today_Try_these/20726?subj=57Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:05:00 CDTIn the ongoing saga with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, news reports indicate the founder and CEO remains on staff with a 64 percent raise, making $684,000 a year. It brings up the question ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/What_is_considered_too_high_for_a_nonprofit_CEO_salary/20724?subj=57Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:15:00 CDTThe opening of last night’s Tony Awards is the new standard for kicking off award shows. It was so good, I watched it three times....http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Neil_Patrick_Harris_gives_best_awards_show_opener_ever/20715?subj=57Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:15:00 CDTA city in Wisconsin isn’t messing around when it comes to bullies and parental involvement. The town council in Monona, Wis., approved an ordinance that holds parents legally responsible when ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/To_ticket_or_not_to_ticket_parents_of_bullies/20690?subj=57Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:51:50 CDTIt’s the anniversary of D-Day, but you wouldn’t know it by the History Channel. The channel dedicated to history is opting for a “Pawn Stars” marathon. It could be argued hundreds ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Where_are_the_D_Day_stories_on_television_Nowhere/20668?subj=57Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:10:00 CDTTulsa’s parks didn’t do too bad in the debut rankings by The Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore® index, landing 31st among the top 50 U.S. cities. But, that's not exactly the kind of ranking ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Tulsa_parks_rank_OK_among_the_top_50_largest_US_cities/20647?subj=57Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:41:06 CDT Wrestling may be saved as an international outcry continues taking down an ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Wrestling_close_to_taking_down_IOCs_decision_about/20614?subj=57Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:36:45 CDTBefore bedtime last night, my 5-year-old daughter had lots of questions about what to do in a tornado. We’ve gone over it before in great detail. Despite all our reassurances, she’s ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Tips_on_helping_children_who_are_becoming_more_scared/20592?subj=57Fri, 31 May 2013 15:51:31 CDTA few weeks ago I found my first Tulsa World press badge from when I started in 1994 as a 22-year-old. I was told by 20-something city hall reporter Zack Stoycoff it looked “very 90s,” which ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/How_much_would_you_pay_for_my_20_year_old_press_pass/20537?subj=57Tue, 28 May 2013 15:24:02 CDTAmong the mounting bad week for President Obama are the outrageous actions his Justice Department took against ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/No_reason_to_secretly_collect_personal_and_business/20335?subj=57Tue, 14 May 2013 10:25:07 CDTTo one-up Prince, the fastest-growing baby names for American boys this year is King and Messiah. The Social Security Administration’s ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Babies_leading_nations_religions_and_Game_of_Thrones/20285?subj=57Fri, 10 May 2013 09:42:00 CDTTulsa may be a redneck city, but we aren’t as much as our Oklahoma City cousin. Or, maybe Tulsa wears redneck like a snake sheds its skin. I'm not exactly sure what it means, but ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Tulsa_A_fifth_of_redneck/20271?subj=57Thu, 09 May 2013 12:24:00 CDTAs the story of how three Cleveland women survived being held prisoner for more than a decade unfolds, the nation is in self-examination mode. We again see evil can live next door. ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Abstinence_and_purity_movements_may_hurt_sex_abuse/20254?subj=57Wed, 08 May 2013 14:35:13 CDTParades weren’t always for celebrations of happy times or memorials for heroes. On this day 101 years ago, women took to the streets of New ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Takin_it_to_the_streets_brought_basic_rights_to_women/20210?subj=57Mon, 06 May 2013 15:30:00 CDTOne of Oklahoma's greatest figures was lost Thursday with the death of Miami native ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Oklahoma_loses_icon_with_the_death_of_Charles_Banks/20174?subj=57Fri, 03 May 2013 14:01:00 CDTThe soundtrack to my two-step lessons was George Jones. In my grandparents' living room with “The Race is On” playing on a record player, grandpa showed me that basic dance. Grandpa ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/George_Jones_funeral_brings_together_old_friends_and/20157?subj=57Thu, 02 May 2013 12:45:49 CDTSome people may be getting out the May pole today, but there's another celebration going on. Celebration might not be the best word for National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. It's ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Talk_to_teens_today_about_sex_and_hopefully_other_days/20130?subj=57Wed, 01 May 2013 10:30:13 CDTEngland isn’t the only country in western Europe with a royal family. Thought it’s worth noting because the United Kingdom branch, with their Prince Harry scandals and Princess Kate morning ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Star_Trek_tribbles_No_its_a_new_Dutch_King/20112?subj=57Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:34:00 CDT All you can write is what you see. -- Woody Guthrie, Feb. 23, 1940 A perk of working at a newspaper is getting the occasional sneak preview of any number of cool things. Today, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/People_have_finally_woken_up_to_Woody_Guthrie_Go_see/20051?subj=57Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:10:00 CDTThe words to Woody Guthrie’s “Deportee” have been sung countless times by musicians all over the world. No one knows the story behind the song. An author is seeking to change this ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Woody_Guthries_deportees_finally_get_their_names_memorial/20026?subj=57Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:38:06 CDTLet them eat salad. Or not. Tulsa Public Schools announced a couple of weeks ago that the salad bar would have to go. The ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Lettuce_not_get_too_upset_over_eliminating_salad_bars/19997?subj=57Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:58:00 CDTThe images have crossed my computer screen a few times now. In black-and-white, a Polish photographer documents how Jewish gravestones, called matzevot, have been desecrated throughout his country....http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/We_must_bear_witness_to_this_tragedy_of_plundered_Jewish/19912?subj=57Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:00:00 CDTThis week ends with a Boston lockdown, Texas disaster recovery, Oklahoma tornado damage, averted poison letters to lawmakers and a somber memorial of the Oklahoma City Murrah Building bombing victims....http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Goodbye_tough_week_Now_name_something_good_that_happened/19944?subj=57Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:49:56 CDTMy hometown of Perry today gets to boast about more than its wrestling program. Tulsa World senior sports columnist John Klein - Perry class of 1972 - gets inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Perry_Known_for_wrestling_and_stringing_together_a/19893?subj=57Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:44:00 CDT Three things are certain: Death, taxes, and lost data. Guess which has occurred. - David Dixon, winner of the 1998 Salon magazine haiku computer error message ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Off_the_network_Epic_computer_fails_not_exclusive_to/19904?subj=57Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:36:40 CDTWhat is in the best interest of a child? That’s the phrase being bandied about in an adoption case being heard before the U.S. Supreme Court. At issue are the rights and limitations ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/How_do_you_define_best_interest_of_a_child/19883?subj=57Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:13:00 CDTToday, a coworker was caught off guard when Gov. Mary Fallin joined him in an elevator. “Um, guess the drought’s over,” he said. “Yes,” Fallin replied. Then, he just looked ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Awkward_elevator_moments_and_ways_to_save_the_day/19810?subj=57Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:18 CDTOklahoma students are slogging through their myriad of state tests this week as winds may spiral out of control. My Saturday ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Students_Tornadoes_are_coming_but_keep_filling_in_those/19800?subj=57Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:21:00 CDTBefore I worked through my own political foundation, Margaret Thatcher was a symbol for me. During my childhood, women were not part of the U.S. political stage. The few American ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Love_her_or_hate_her_Margaret_Thatcher_loomed_large/19781?subj=57Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:02:07 CDTThe night before Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the minister and civil rights leader gave one of the most powerful speeches in history. Not just U.S. history either. Known ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Poignant_Mountaintop_speech_turns_45_and_continues/19734?subj=57Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:34:57 CDTIn a major change in journalism style, the Associated Press has eliminated the term 'illegal immigrant' from use. This means its stylebook will change. This means media sources - ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Illegal_immigrant_no_longer_to_be_used_in_news_stories/19709?subj=57Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:48:00 CDTThe Easter dinner table at my home this year will not feature ham, potatoes or asparagus. The asparagus is no loss. But, the absence of a pork product has my family in shock. ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Jesus_did_not_die_for_the_right_to_eat_ham_on_Easter/19679?subj=57Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:44:36 CDTThe best part of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is finding cool, little colleges previously unknown to most of us. Sure, the basketball is good too. But, who doesn't love finding ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Dont_think_Florida_Gulf_Coast_is_going_away_any_time/19600?subj=57Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:23:24 CDTUnknown to me, my son is among the electorate for the Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards. The original aired Saturday, but I'm betting you can catch a rerun in the next few weeks. Voting ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Kids_Choice_Awards_is_a_popular_slime_filled_night/19583?subj=57Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:06:57 CDTHaving survived an onslaught of celebrations each month since October, I cheered at this mommy blogger's rage against ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/To_over_achieving_parents_Please_tone_down_the_holiday/19537?subj=57Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:50:10 CDTIn a blast of great news to end the week, 19-month-old Jj Garza had a successful surgery Thursday in Oklahoma City and will be coming home in four to seven days. The toddler - who was diagnosed ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Toddler_with_cancer_profiled_in_the_Tulsa_World_pulls/19487?subj=57Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:39:22 CDTThe voices of Oklahoma's immigrant youth are becoming louder and more organized. For years, Tulsa youth have been building a coalition around the issue of immigration reform. Beginning ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Immigration_reform_Boot_Camp_being_held_this_weekend/19480?subj=57Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:03:11 CDTWord travels fast about a new Pope when at a Catholic church. I was at a meeting at Church of the Madalene in Tulsa when news broke of ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Francis_I_is_the_Pope_not_silverware_Catholics_discover/19451?subj=57Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:43:49 CDTThe likelihood of the next Pope being a young, go-getter type is pretty unlikely. The conclave of 115 cardinals is underway to choose the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Of ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/When_Im_64_just_a_memory_for_Pope_candidates/19433?subj=57Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:48:20 CDTJustin Timberlake brought sexy to Veganville . The singer/actor/five-time Saturday Night Live host reprised his popular SNL ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/No_meatCest_chic_Timberlake_feels_the_love_from_vegans/19418?subj=57Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:07:03 CDTIt’s too bad country singer Taylor Swift invoked feminism to justify her hurt feelings. At the Golden Globes, comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler joked that Swift should stay away from Michael ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Taylor_Swift_needs_to_think_twice_about_what_feminism/19370?subj=57Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:25:00 CDTHard to believe, especially if you work downtown, but Tulsa is ranked the fifth best city for car drivers by an online finance comparison company. The ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Got_road_rage_This_online_site_says_probably_not_Tulsa/19364?subj=57Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:01:02 CDTOnce a year, thousands of women dig out their badges. It may seem silly, but I like getting out my old sorority pin for a day. It brings back so many memories of my youth. ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/We_love_our_stinkin_badges_Sorority_alumnae_don_their/19317?subj=57Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:28:02 CDTSo, it took Oklahoma State University an official, independent review by a Dallas attorney to learn what reporters said all along. You cannot use the Federal Educational Rights Privacy Act as ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Hey_Oklahoma_State_University_reporters_are_right_sometimes/19232?subj=57Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:29:00 CDTMy kids today learned anglers are nice guys, fishing can be a big-time sport and the artist famous for Bass Pro Shop's covers is super cool. Oh, and girls can handle a rod and reel just fine, ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/An_artist_anglers_and_fish_flops_make_for_a_memorable/19202?subj=57Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:23:19 CDTAfter parking in my usual downtown spot seven blocks away, I realized that thundersleet is worth parking at a meter. That's going to dismay our City Council, which wants to eliminate downtown ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Thundersleet_Bad_weather_or_good_band_name/19154?subj=57Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:11:18 CDTEveryone has those moments when a dry throat creates a hacking, embarrassing cough. Sometimes that disruptive moment is during a play, on the phone or right in the middle of an interview. ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Rubio_drinks_water_to_growing_chorus_of_amateur_comedians/19038?subj=57Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:13:00 CDTHappy Shrove Tuesday. That’s right. New Orleans may be leading Mardi Gras this fine Fat Tuesday in the ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Party_like_the_Irish_on_this_Shrove_Tuesday_with_pancakes/18995?subj=57Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:00:00 CDTWith grace and wisdom, Pope Benedict XVI has decided to resign, citing his age-related ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Pope_Benedict_XVI_wisely_knows_when_to_fold_em/18987?subj=57Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:10:22 CDTIn the weekly news-you-need-to-know wrap up, these are a few items that might have escaped your attention. Dog eat dog world: The Tulsa City Council can fight like cats and dogs ......http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/Pets_at_council_meetings_big_arrests_and_a_prison_bound/18950?subj=57Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:00:00 CDT