Michael Bates

Memorial Day weekend 1973: Saturday night in Tulsa

5/28/2023

For fun, I decided to look up the local newspaper from 50 years ago this weekend. I was particularly curious to see what kind of live entertainment was on offer, and what people were watching on TV. (News clips below are from newspapers.com. Click the image to see the original...

- May 28, 2023 at 04:52PM
Memorial Day weekend 1973: Saturday night in Tulsa
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Stitt saves anti-SLAPP law

5/25/2023

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Monday, May 22, 2023, Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed HB 1236, a bill that, by the change of a single word, would have significantly neutered Oklahoma's deterrent against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). Deep-pocketed and powerful public figures have used meritless lawsuits to punish critics and chill free speech. The...

- May 23, 2023 at 12:42AM
Stitt saves anti-SLAPP law
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Oklahomans for Life backs SB 368

5/22/2023

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Tony Lauinger, State Chairman of Oklahomans for Life, who has tirelessly, for decades and at his own expense, lobbied on behalf of the unborn at the State Capitol, is calling on Oklahomans who oppose abortion to support SB 368. In his message below, Lauinger rightly points out the short-term thinking...

- May 22, 2023 at 10:49AM
Oklahomans for Life backs SB 368
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City of Tulsa informational links

5/18/2023

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I've been asked to give a lecture to a civics class on City of Tulsa government. Below are the collection of links from which my presentation was drawn: Oklahoma Municipal Code (Oklahoma Statutes, Title XI, Cities and Towns) City of Tulsa charter (Municode) City of Tulsa ordinances (Municode) City of...

- May 18, 2023 at 12:00AM
City of Tulsa informational links
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BatesLine 20th anniversary

5/1/2023

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First-ever Wayback Machine snapshot of BatesLine.com, from August 5, 2003 Twenty years ago today at 6:01 am, the first blog entry at batesline.com came into being, an automatically generated entry proclaiming, "MovableType 2.63 has been successfully installed!" The first blog entry authored by a human followed at 12:22 pm,...

- May 01, 2023 at 07:01AM
BatesLine 20th anniversary
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Memorial Day weekend 1973: Saturday night in Tulsa

Stitt saves anti-SLAPP law

Oklahomans for Life backs SB 368

City of Tulsa informational links

BatesLine 20th anniversary

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