There was much activity this past weekend along this, the most conservative stretch of the Mother Road. Between the OU Red and White game in Norman on Saturday, the Integris Foundation dinner at the Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Carl Albert Awards Dinner at the Cox Convention Center both of Friday evening and the…
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I am the Route 66 Kid! I was born and grew up within a block of Old Route 66 as it passes through what is now known as Midtown Tulsa, OK. I either walked, crossed or attended school along that segment of the Mother Road every day of the World as a youth. I served in the U.S. Navy at each end of America's Main Street at Port Hueneme, CA about an hour from its western terminus in Santa Monica and later at Great Lakes, IL about forty minutes from its eastern terminus in Chicago. I also lived along Old Route 66 while attending college in Oklahoma City. Driving the new ultramodern Interstates that parallel the Old Route, I became familiar with most of the roadside attractions of the dear old Mother Road on numerous treks back and forth from duty stations to home. I currently reside in my hometown and travel those ultramodern Interstates to work in Route 66 towns such at Vinita and Oklahoma City. With rare exception I have kept a personal daily journal since I was in high school. It will soon be in its 41st volume. This blog is an extension of that record. Thank you for stopping in!
A huge and humbling surprise
Well my eclectic brothers, sisters, readers of Reason Rest Stop and only friends, it has been quite a week of many happenings along this the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66. Yours Truly was involved in a lot of them. Information of these events will be forthcoming but first things first. In the midst…
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Electing a new sheriff
A year ago the City and County of Tulsa gained national and international notoriety for all the wrong reasons when a crime suspect was shot and killed by a reserve sheriff’s deputy that mistook his firearm for his taser. The ensuing scandal resulted in a genuine field day in the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. Tuesday’s…
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Sooners advance to Final Four!
The University of Oklahoma’s basketball team made all Sooners proud on Saturday by handily defeating the Oregon Ducks in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen by a score of 80 to 68 in a game in which they never trailed. Being an alumni and fan of all Sooner sports, I felt a measure of redemption in…
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Citizen soldiers of our community
As the acting Oklahoma Democratic Party Veterans Committee representative from the First Congressional District, it was the esteemed duty of Yours Truly to coordinate and facilitate the Veteran’s Legislative Open House at our local Democratic Party HQ this weekend. Saturday, March 19th from 11 AM to 2 PM was the appointed day and time for…
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Watching the demise of the Republican brand
It seems the big news this week was not along the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66 but near the Mother Road’s eastern starting point. The City of Chicago has quite a history when it comes to the confluence of political events, crowds demonstrating them and violence. I remember watching the network news coverage…
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Tasting the sweet fruits of effective grass roots organizing
Super Tuesday has come and gone and the biggest news along this most conservative stretch of Old Route 66 is the winner of the Democratic Primary was NOT Hillary Clinton. Thanks to a motivated, dedicated and well organized local grass roots movement, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders emerged the winner of the Sooner State Primary and…
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Making way for the Bern Unit!
Have you ever stood in a line and waxed philosophical at the length of it? I found myself doing that very thing last night. The most conservative segment of Old Route 66 had a visit from Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Senator Sanders got to visit some of our local cultural venues like the Woody…
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Feeling the axis tilting leftward
It has been a week since the World learned the news of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. I have purposefully waited until after his his memorial service this weekend before weighing in on the implications presented by his sudden absence on the Court. As with the death of any respected public official…
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Oklahoma State House District 70: GAME ON!
I have been a resident of Oklahoma State House District 70 (Midtown/South Tulsa) for just over four years. In that time there have been two Republicans who have been elected to represent the constituents of this very red district. The first was Ron Peters whose tenure from 2000 to 2012 was ended by term limits. …
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