This morning we heard the news of Pat Campbell's death, after a 2-year bout with brain tumors & the complexed details he bravely faced.
 About two decade ago, a former public school teacher made a career change and became a talk radio personality. From 2004, 'til 2008, Pat hosted a show on Orlando's WFLF. Not long after that, he left Florida to take on the morning drive slot at Tulsa's hot new talk radio station, KFAQ 1170. 
  His arrival in Tulsa was timed perfectly for the impending 'tea Party movement', of which Campbell became a prominent voice and shaper of the Oklahoma conservative agenda.
  Oklahoma govt. became stridently conservative in 2010 with Republicans sweeping all statewide seats and taking strong bicameral majorities of the legislature.
​   Campbell was a fearless investigative interviewer who could cut through 'baloney' and press public officials to a raw honesty that many politicians found very uncomfortable and unnerving.
  Campbell also hosted some national media efforts and often played a key role as a top substitute host for syndicated shows like Rusty Humphries and others.

  The US Census official report shocked the Oklahoma lawmakers.  The state found out that the annual estimates of Oklahoma's population shifts were way off.  Randy Krehbiel has been following this matter for the Tulsa World. Yesterday we spoke in depth about what his research has revealed about both the U.S. congressional districts and the state legislature. 
​  Krehbiel contends that almost every metropolitan district needs another redrawing. For our perspective, Randy Krehbiel is perhaps the most respected Oklahoma journalist on govt & politics.  He says that of Tulsa County's 20-something state House districts, only HD 78 (east central Tulsa) is within the mandated accuracy of population in order to comply with the constitutional requirement for equal protection of rights(US 14th Amendment).
  The US Constitution stipulates that every 10 years these boundaries must be redrawn by the state legislatures. 
   Last year the US Census agency announced that due to Covid concerns, they were unable to  complete the official report prior to the 2021 legislative session. ​