Michael Bates

Spanish Flu in Oklahoma 1918: Avoid osculation

4/28/2020

The earliest reference to Spanish flu or influenza in the Oklahoma Historical Society's Digital Newspapers Collection is from page 4 of the August 31, 1918, edition of the Daily Ardmoreite. The flu is still a far-off thing, but near enough to be worthy of some advice: INFLUENZA AND OSCULATION If your friend or your relative or your best beloved has a runny cold, don't kiss him or don't kiss...

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Ballot harvesting destroys the secret ballot

4/25/2020

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Democrats in Congress and in state capitols are pushing for measures that would enable voter intimidation and undermine the secret ballot, under cover of facilitating voting during the CCP Bat Virus pandemic. Earlier this week, the Daily Signal published a list of 15 election results that were tossed over fraudulent mail-in ballots. The article put a spotlight on the practice of "ballot...

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The Usual Suspects: Tulsa Economic Recovery Advisory Committee

4/22/2020

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Does G. T. Bynum IV know anyone who lives east of Yale, north of 21st, or west of the river? I've been watching the creation of blue ribbon panels for years, and this list is disturbingly familiar. The mayor's picks for his Economic Recovery Advisory Committee are yet another expression of the tunnel vision of this city's ruling class, which can't see beyond its own little network of friends...

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Coronavirus notes 2020/03/30: Support your local retailers

4/4/2020

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The weekend was lovely, just about my favorite time of year in Oklahoma. Redbuds were at their peak, dogwoods starting to bloom. One of our redbuds has developed clusters of blossoms along its trunk, which is quite fetching. Azaleas are starting to pop. There are magnificent purple draperies of wisteria around the city; one of them overhangs the westbound lanes of the Broken Arrow Expressway at...

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Spanish Flu in Oklahoma 1918: Avoid osculation

Ballot harvesting destroys the secret ballot

The Usual Suspects: Tulsa Economic Recovery Advisory Committee

Coronavirus notes 2020/03/30: Support your local retailers

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